The vast majority of guidelines recommend that developing rapport with children is essential
for successful forensic child interviewing; however, the question remains as to whether there …

Guidelines for conducting investigative interviews with children often include instructions
that explain the conversational rules of the interview. Despite the widespread and …

Represents a scholarly and ambitious attempt to improve the quality of interviews received
by the courts and minimize the risks of miscarriages of justice, for victims and defendants …

Systematic review and meta-analysis of literature were conducted examining the
effectiveness of the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development Investigative …

Over the last 3 decades, researchers have elucidated the cognitive and motivational
conditions that affect the capacity and willingness of young alleged victims to describe their …

Rape victims can benefit from trauma-informed approaches when reporting rape to police.
Police interviewing skill can prevent survivor re-victimization while eliciting useful crime …

The accuracy of children's reports of abuse has been hotly debated in the press, academia,
and the courtroom. Yet, children's accuracy depends, in part, on the context in which …

This article describes the evolution of forensic interviewing as a method to determine
whether or not a child has been sexually abused, focusing primarily on the United States. It …

Background & objective The forensic interview is an important part of the investigative
process with child witnesses, and ensuring evidence-based practices is crucial to its …

Children's unwillingness to report abuse places them at risk for re‐victimization, and
interviewers who do not respond sensitively to that unwillingness may increase the …