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Peer reviewedRoberts, Kim P.; Powell, Martine B. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2001
This article reviews research on positive and negative effects of verbally or mentally rehearsing a memory of an abuse incidence on the length, accuracy, and structure of children's reports of a particular incident. Implications for interviewing children in sexual abuse investigations are discussed and a set of recommendations is provided.…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Interviews, Memory, Performance Factors
Peer reviewedLamb, Michael E.; Sternberg, Kathleen J.; Esplin, Phillip W. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1998
Describes the factors that influence children's competence when they are being interviewed about sexual abuse and discusses ways in which investigative interviewers can maximize the quality and quantity of information they obtain from alleged witnesses and victims. Strategies for developing rapport and eliciting factual information are described.…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Development, Children, Competence
Peer reviewedSaywitz, Karen; Camparo, Lorinda – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1998
Reviews suggestions derived from the clinical and experimental literatures for interviewing child witnesses to abuse. Guidelines for questioning children are provided and phases of a forensic interview are outlined in a step-by-step fashion. The suggestions presented highlight a developmental perspective designed to facilitate children's memory…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Development, Children, Competence
