The burden of proof of the Dutch police: Why the scenario model continues to deliver low‐quality child interviews

dc.contributor.authorOtgaar, H., de Ruiter, C., La Rooy, D., Horselenberg, R., Hershkowitz, I., & Geijsen, K.
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-07T17:35:34Z
dc.date.available2019-05-07T17:35:34Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractIn a recent paper (Otgaar et al., 2019), we reported on the first empirical investigation into the Scenario Model, an interview method used by the Dutch police to interview alleged child victims of abuse. We found that open prompts, known to elicit detailed and accurate statements in children, were rarely used. Based on our findings, we argued that on this aspect of conducting child interviews (i.e., the types of questions used), the Scenario Model needs improvement. Rispens et al. (in press)—who developed and teach the Scenario Model— commented on our findings and disagreed with our conclusion. It is a positive sign that the Dutch police have joined the academic discussion on child investigative interviewing. In this reply, we will argue that Rispens et al. have not used sound arguments to support their conclusion and that we stand by our position that Dutch child interviews need improvement. We will discuss some issues of disagreement but will also focus on topics that we agree on.en_US
dc.identifier.citationOtgaar, H., de Ruiter, C., La Rooy, D., Horselenberg, R., Hershkowitz, I., & Geijsen, K. (2019). The burden of proof of the Dutch police: Why the scenario model continues to deliver low‐quality child interviews. Applied Cognitive Psychology.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/acp.3541
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/4323
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherApplied Cognitive Psychologyen_US
dc.subjectforensic interviewen_US
dc.subjectNetherlandsen_US
dc.subjectInternational Resourcesen_US
dc.subjectlaw enforcementen_US
dc.subjectchild abuseen_US
dc.titleThe burden of proof of the Dutch police: Why the scenario model continues to deliver low‐quality child interviewsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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