The intermediary is the first new, active role to be introduced into the criminal trial in two
centuries, and could be seen as a potential threat to the principle of party control of the …

We examined 120 trial transcripts of 6‐to 12‐year‐old children testifying to sexual abuse.
Age and attorney role were analyzed in relation to question types, children's responsiveness …

Little is known about how the dynamics of sexual abuse and disclosure are discussed in
criminal court. We examined how attorneys ask child witnesses in sexual abuse cases (N …

In the first study to systematically assess lawyers' questioning of children in Scotland, we
examined 56 trial transcripts of 5‐to 17‐year‐old children testifying as alleged victims of …

We used sequential analysis to examine the relationship between interviewer question
types, child responsiveness, and subsequent interviewer prompting in 103 forensic …

Background Attrition of child sexual abuse (CSA) cases occurs at different stages of
investigation, and only a small proportion of the cases reported to police are referred for …

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 …

This study examined the effects of repeated questions (n= 12,169) on 6-to 12-year-olds'
testimony in child sexual abuse cases. We examined transcripts of direct-and cross …

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 …

This study examined the quality of interview instructions and rapport‐building provided by
prosecutors to 168 children aged 5–12 years testifying in child sexual abuse cases …