Professional guidelines for forensic interviews of children emphasize cognitive factors
associated with memory retrieval and pay less attention to emotional factors that may inhibit
cooperativeness. Can an additional focus on rapport-building alter the dynamics of
interviews with alleged victims of intra-familial abuse, who are often uncooperative?
Transcripts of interviews with 199 suspected victims who made allegations when
interviewed were coded to identify expressions of interviewer support and children's …

Does enhanced rapport-building alter the dynamics of investigative interviews with
suspected victims of intra-familial abuse? Research to Practice Summary …