Investigative interviewers' perceptions of their difficulty in adhering to open-ended questions with child witnesses
| dc.contributor.author | Wright, Rebecca ; Powell, Martine B. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-06-23T18:06:25Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-06-23T18:06:25Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2006 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Best practice guidelines for conducting investigative interviews of children emphasise the importance of obtaining free narrative accounts with the use of open-ended questions. However, research indicates that most investigative interviewers underutilise open-ended questions, even following intensive training in their use. The aim of the current study was to explore investigative interviewers' perceptions of their difficulty in asking open-ended questions. During a training course on how to use open-ended questions, eight child abuse investigators were individually interviewed about why they had asked specific questions in a 10-minute mock interview conducted immediately earlier with a school child. Overall, three reasons were identified. These related to: 1. the specificity of the information required from children; 2. the unfamiliar nature of the open-ended discourse style; and 3. the complex distinction between open-ended versus specific questions. Each of these themes is discussed, along with the implications for trainers and researchers in child investigative interviewing. (Author Abstract) | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Wright, Rebecca ; Powell, Martine B. (2006). Investigative interviewers' perceptions of their difficulty in adhering to open-ended questions with child witnesses. International Journal of Police Science & Management, 8(4), 316-325. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dro.deakin.edu.au/eserv/DU:30003859/powell-investigativeinterviewersperceptions-2006.pdf | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11212/4786 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | International Journal of Police Science & Management | en_US |
| dc.subject | child abuse | en_US |
| dc.subject | interviewing | en_US |
| dc.subject | effectiveness | en_US |
| dc.subject | assessment | en_US |
| dc.subject | research | en_US |
| dc.subject | International Resources | en_US |
| dc.subject | Australia | en_US |
| dc.title | Investigative interviewers' perceptions of their difficulty in adhering to open-ended questions with child witnesses | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |