Introduction It is well established that child victims are some of the most challenging
populations to interview. Indeed, children tend to feel ashamed, scared or in denial, leading …

In this article, we present our ongoing work in the field of training police officers who conduct
interviews with abused children. The objectives in this context are to protect vulnerable …

One of the main challenges in cases where child sexual abuse or physical abuse is
suspected is that the children are usually the only available sources of information about the …

Memory for prior contacts has several important applied implications, including contact
tracing (for communicable diseases). Incomplete episodic memory reports, which occur …

With increasing frequency, adults are coming forward to allege that they suffered sexual
abuse in childhood. Legitimate questions are then raised in these “historic” cases about …

Little work has tested how emotion regulation (ER) processes influence children's memory
for negative experiences. We investigated how two intrapersonal ER processes (affect …

The current study examined how mood affects the impact of false feedback on belief and
recollection. In a three-session experiment, participants first watched 40 neutral mini videos …

STATE v. WALKER 935 NW2d 874 (2019) STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Lawrence Eugene
WALKER, Appellant. No. 18-0457. Supreme Court of Iowa. Filed November 22, 2019. On …

The way that complainants of child sexual assault are questioned about their experiences
can profoundly influence the accuracy, credibility, and consistency of their evidence. This is …

Abstract Defense lawyers (n= 51) and psychologists (n= 49) with experience in court cases
involving child witnesses were surveyed on their beliefs about young child witnesses …