Tell Me What Happened : Structured Investigative Interviews of Child Victims and Witnesses

by Michael E. Lamb (University Of Cambridge); Irit Hershkowitz (University Of Haifa); Yael Orbach (Human Development); Phillip W. Esplin (Private Practice)

• ISBN13: 9780470773284
• ISBN10: 0470773286
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2008-11-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Investigation of child abuse is often hampered by doubts about the reliability of children as only sources of information. Over the last decade, consensus has been reached about children's limitations and competencies. New for the Wiley Series in the Psychology of Crime, Policing and Law, Tell Me What Happened summarizes key research on children's memory, communicative skills and social tendencies, describes how it can be incorporated into a specific structured interview technique and reviews evidence involving more than 40,000 alleged victims.

Table of Contents

About the Authors

Series Preface

Acknowledgements

Interviewing Children About Abuse: An Overview and Introduction

Factors Affecting the Capacities and Limitations of Young Witnesses

How do Investigators Typically Interview Alleged Victims?

The NICHD Investigative Interview Protocols for Young Victims and Witnesses

Does Use of the Protocol Affect theWay Investigators Interview Alleged Victims and Witnesses?

Interviewing Suspected Victims Under Six Years of Age

The Effects of the Protocol on the Broader Investigative Process

Interviewing Reluctant Suspected Victims and Suspects

Interviewing Children with Intellectual and Communicative Difficulties

Promoting and Maintaining Developmentally-Appropriate Interviewing by Training Interviewers

What Has Been Achieved: What Else Needs to Be Done?

Investigative Interview Protocol

Focused Questions about Tactile Contact [Touching]

Interview Guide for Youthful Suspects

References

Index

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