Abstract Children (N= 114, ages 7–13) witnessed a transgressor steal money from a wallet
and then asked them to lie about the theft when interviewed by a novel interviewer. During …

Ross Cheit's book The Witch-Hunt Narrative highlights the difficulties of prosecuting child
sexual abuse. Drawing examples from a single case, Alex A., we examine the ways in which …

Child witnesses are often asked wh-prompts (what, how, why, who, when, where) in forensic
interviews. However, little research has examined the ways in which children respond to …

Despite efforts by advocates, practitioners, and legislators to alleviate the burden on child
maltreatment victims in the criminal justice system, many challenges remain for prosecutors …

Summary Wh‐prompts (what, how, why, who, when, and where) vary widely in their
specificity and accuracy, but differences among them have largely been ignored in research …

As children's testimonies of child sexual abuse (CSA) often lack concrete evidence to
corroborate a child's claims, attorneys devote a substantial amount of time to establishing a …

Most of the foregoing research on child investigative interviewing has focused on interview
practices in Western countries, thus potentially limiting the generalizability and application of …

Purpose This study examined how children alleging sexual abuse are asked about clothing
placement during abusive episodes, both in criminal trials and forensic interviews. The …

Research shows that both utterance type and rapport‐building can affect children's
productivity during the substantive phase of investigative interviews. However, few …

Forensic interviewers are routinely advised to instruct children that they should indicate
when they do not understand a question. This study examined whether administering the …