Dynamics of repeated interviews with children

dc.contributor.authorWaterhouse, Genevieve F. ; Ridley, Anne M. ; Bull, Ray ; La Rooy, David ; Wilcock, Rachel.
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-24T17:32:04Z
dc.date.available2019-04-24T17:32:04Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractConcerns regarding repeat interviews with child witnesses include greater use of suggestive questions in later interviews due to bias, and that children may appear inconsistent and, therefore, be judged as less reliable in court. UK transcripts of first and second interviews with 21 child victims/witnesses (conducted by qualified interviewers) were coded for question types and child responses. Interviewers were consistent in their proportional use of question types across interviews. Furthermore, children were as informative in second interviews as in first, mostly providing new details consistent with their prior recall. Despite the apparent lack of training in conducting repeated interviews, no negative effects were found; second interviews appeared to be conducted as well as initial interviews and they provided new details without many contradictions. It is suggested that when a child’s testimony is paramount for an investigation, a well-conducted supplementary interview may be an effective way of gaining further investigative leads. (Author Abstract)en_US
dc.identifier.citationWaterhouse, Genevieve F. ; Ridley, Anne M. ; Bull, Ray ; La Rooy, David ; Wilcock, Rachel. (2016). Dynamics of repeated interviews with children. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 30(5), 713-721.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://openresearch.lsbu.ac.uk/download/b4034a4df270572e89d3650fd67cc93c1cf899bc8f1f46f738c76a22fd2c8a3c/646531/Dynamics%20of%20repeated%20interviews%20with%20children.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/4314
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherApplied Cognitive Psychologyen_US
dc.subjectchild abuseen_US
dc.subjectforensic interviewingen_US
dc.subjectmultiple interviewsen_US
dc.subjectresearchen_US
dc.subjectInternational Resourcesen_US
dc.subjectUnited Kingdomen_US
dc.titleDynamics of repeated interviews with childrenen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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