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Forensic Interviews with Preschool Children: An Analysis of Extended Interviews in Norway (2015-2017)
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Baugerud, Gunn-Astrid; Johnson, Miriam S.; Hansen, Helle B. G.; Magnussen, Svein; Lamb, Michael E. – Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2020
This study examined the quality of forensic interviews conducted by specially trained police officers in the Norwegian Barnahus between 2015 and 2017, using the sequential interview (SI) model, a Norwegian version of the extended interview model that has not previously been studied. Two hundred and seven interviews of alleged abused preschool…
Descriptors: Interviews, Police, Preschool Children, Foreign Countries
Examining Children in English High Courts with and without Implementation of Reforms Authorized in Section 28 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act
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Henderson, Hayden M.; Andrews, Samantha J.; Lamb, Michael E. – Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2019
This study examined whether the implementation of Section 28 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act (1999) improved lawyers' questioning strategies when examining child witnesses in England. The government's Section 28 pilot study involved judges holding Ground Rules Hearings, during which restrictions and limitations were placed on the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Children, Court Litigation, Juvenile Justice
Does Implementation of Reforms Authorized in Section 28 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act Affect the Complexity of the Questions Asked of Young Alleged Victims in Court?
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Henderson, Hayden M.; Lamb, Michael E. – Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2019
This study examined whether the implementation of Section 28 (S28) of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act and the introduction of mandatory ground rules hearings reduced the complexity of the questions English lawyers asked when examining child witnesses. This study compared cases with (n = 43) and without (n = 43) the S28 special measures…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Legislation, Hearings, Difficulty Level
Effects of Introductory Style on Children's Abilities To Describe Experiences of Sexual Abuse.
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Sternberg, Kathleen J.; Lamb, Michael E.; Hershkowitz, Irit; Yudilevitch, Liora; Orbach, Yael – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1997
Fourteen interviewers conducted 51 investigations of child sexual abuse with children (ages 4.5 to 12.9 years). Interviewers used a script including either open-ended questions or direct questions. Both rapport-building scripts took about seven minutes. Children who had received the open-ended training provided twice as many details and words…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Children, Disclosure, Interviews
Using a Human Figure Drawing to Elicit Information From Alleged Victims of Child Sexual Abuse
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Aldridge, Jan; Lamb, Michael E.; Sternberg, Kathleen J.; Orbach, Yael; Esplin, Phillip W.; Bowler, Lynn – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2004
Ninety 4- to 13-year-old alleged victims of sexual abuse were interviewed by police officers using the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) investigative interview protocol, following which they were shown a human figure drawing and asked a series of questions. The drawing and associated questions elicited an average of…
Descriptors: Recall (Psychology), Child Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Freehand Drawing
Investigative Interviews of Alleged Sexual Abuse Victims with and without Anatomical Dolls.
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Lamb, Michael E.; And Others – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1996
A study of 24 videotaped interviews with sexually abused children (ages 4-12) investigated the effectiveness of using anatomically correct dolls during the interview process. Results found that when children were interviewed without dolls they gave longer and more detailed responses, suggesting that use of the dolls inhibited rather than…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Evaluation Methods, Interviews, Investigations
Conducting Investigative Interviews of Alleged Sexual Abuse Victims.
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Lamb, 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