Forensic Interview Techniques in Child Sexual Abuse Cases: A Scoping Review

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dc.contributor.authorFernandes, D., Gomes, J. P., Albuquerque, P. B., & Matos, M.
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-13T17:26:51Z
dc.date.available2019-02-13T17:26:51Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractChild sexual abuse (CSA) is widely recognized as a global public health problem with negative consequences for victims, their families, and society. The child’s testimony is essential to the case outcome, given the frequent absence of physical or biological evidence of the abusive acts. Thus, the child forensic interview plays a decisive role in criminal investigation. The present scoping review aims to identify and describe the judicial procedures for collecting CSA victims’ testimony using an evidence-based approach and a structured methodology. The review followed Preferred Reporting Items of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis-Scoping Review guidelines. Studies were identified through manual reference checking and in four electronic databases: PsycARTICLES, PubMed, SCOPUS, and Web of Science. In all, 146 studies were identified according to the defined inclusion criteria, that is, empirical studies identifying judicial procedures to collect CSA victims’ testimony, published in English or Portuguese. In total, 30 different forensic interview procedures to collect the child victim’s testimony were found. The National Institute for Child Health and Human Development investigative interview protocol was the most frequently mentioned. Despite the variety of protocols, it was possible to conclude that they have a similar general structure. This review also identified gaps in interviewing practices with CSA victims. The scoping review corroborates the importance of forensic interviews with CSA victims, stating its implications for criminal investigation, the legal system, and the child’s recovery process.en_US
dc.identifier.citationFernandes, D., Gomes, J. P., Albuquerque, P. B., & Matos, M. (2023). Forensic Interview Techniques in Child Sexual Abuse Cases: A Scoping Review. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 15248380231177317.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/15248380231177317
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/4246
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTrauma, Violence, & Abuseen_US
dc.subjectInternational Resourcesen_US
dc.subjectPortugalen_US
dc.subjectchild sexual abuseen_US
dc.subjectforensic interviewen_US
dc.subjecttestimonyen_US
dc.subjectscoping reviewen_US
dc.titleForensic Interview Techniques in Child Sexual Abuse Cases: A Scoping Reviewen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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