Do Prosecutors Use Interview Instructions or Build Rapport with Child Witnesses?

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dc.contributor.authorAhern, E. C., Stolzenberg, S. N., & Lyon, T. D.
dc.date.accessioned2015-10-27T17:02:25Z
dc.date.available2015-10-27T17:02:25Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractThis 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, preceding explicit questions about abuse allegations. Prosecutors failed to effectively administer key interview instructions, build rapport, or rely on open-ended narrative producing prompts during this early stage of questioning. Moreover, prosecutors often directed children's attention to the defendant early in the testimony. The productivity of different types of wh- questions varied, with what/how questions focusing on actions being particularly productive. The lack of instructions, poor quality rapport-building, and closed-ended questioning suggest that children may not be adequately prepared during trial to provide lengthy and reliable reports to their full ability.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAhern, E. C., Stolzenberg, S. N., & Lyon, T. D. (2015). Do Prosecutors Use Interview Instructions or Build Rapport with Child Witnesses?. Behavioral sciences & the law, 33(4), 476-492.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4568943/pdf/nihms-719622.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/2600
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherBehavioral sciences & the lawen_US
dc.subjectchild witnessen_US
dc.subjectrapporten_US
dc.subjectprosecutionen_US
dc.subjectinterviewen_US
dc.titleDo Prosecutors Use Interview Instructions or Build Rapport with Child Witnesses?en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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