Interviewer behaviour in investigative interviews

Memon, Amina; Wark, Linsey; Holley, Angela; Bull, Ray; Koehnken, Guenter

doi:10.1080/10683169608409800

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“…Because option-posing and suggestive questions by definition involve the introduction of information by the investigator, they have the potential to contaminate later phases of the child's report, especially when younger children are involved (Bjorklund et al, 1997;Memon, Wark, Holley, Bull, & Köhnken, 1996) and thus their delayed utilization is forensically important. Similar findings were obtained by Orbach et al (2000), Sternberg, Lamb, Orbach, et al (2001) and Cyr and Lamb (2007) in studies involving Israeli youth investigators, American police officers and Canadian forensic interviewers, respectively.…”

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Use of a structured investigative protocol enhances the quality of investigative interviews with alleged victims of child sexual abuse in Britain

Lamb

Orbach

Sternberg

et al. 2008

Applied Cognitive Psychology

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One hundred alleged victims of child sexual abuse (aged 4-13; M ¼ 9.3 years) were interviewed by police investigators about their alleged experiences. Half of the children were interviewed using the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) structured interview Protocol, whereas the other children, matched with respect to their age, relationship with the alleged perpetrator, and seriousness of the alleged offenses, were interviewed by investigators following the Memorandum of Good Practice. Protocol-guided interviews elicited more information using freerecall invitations and less information using directive, option-posing and suggestive questions than did standard Memorandum interviews. There were no age differences in the proportion of total information provided in response to open-ended invitations in either condition, but there was a significant increase with age in the proportion of central information provided in response to openended invitations. Published in

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Use of a structured investigative protocol enhances the quality of investigative interviews with alleged victims of child sexual abuse in Britain

Lamb

Orbach

Sternberg

et al. 2008

Applied Cognitive Psychology

103

117

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“…Numerous other studies have established that exclusively theoretical training increases theoretical knowledge but does not improve the quality of the interviews (Aidridge & Cameron, 1999), also regarding a number of important practical skills, such as the type of questions used and the length of the interviews (Freeman & Morris, 1999). This is because there is a difference between knowledge of a theory and the ability to implement what is theoretically known (Aidridge & Cameron, 1999;Memon, Wark, Holley, Bull, & Koehnken, 1996;Warren et al, 1999). Warren et al (1999) stressed that interviewing techniques are complex capabilities to acquire, that training must be continuous, and practitioners should have plenty of chances to practice over time in order to crystallize what they have learned from theory.…”

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Simulations of child sexual abuse interviews using avatars paired with feedback improves interview quality

Pompedda

Zappalà

Santtila

2014

Psychology, Crime & Law

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We tested whether simulated child sexual abuse (CSA) interviews with computergenerated child avatars could improve interview quality. Feedback was provided not only on question types, as in previous research, but also on whether the conclusions drawn by the interviewers were correct. Twenty-one psychology students (average age M = 24.5) interviewed four different avatars which had a simulated story of either abuse or non-abuse. The participants were randomly divided into two groups: one received feedback on question types and conclusions after each simulated interview and the other one did not receive any feedback. Avatars revealed pre-defined 'memories' as a function of algorithms formulated based on previous empirical research on children's suggestibility. The feedback group used more open-ended and fewer closed questions. They also made more correct conclusions and found more correct details in the last two interviews compared to the no-feedback group. Feedback on both the question types and conclusions in simulated CSA interviews with avatars can improve the quality of investigative interviews in only one hour. The implications for training practice were discussed.

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“…Fisher, Falkner, Trevisan & McCauley, 2000;Mello & Fisher, 1996; see also Geiselman, 1999) and child witnesses (Milne & Bull, 2003;Memon, Wark, Holley, Bull & Kö hnken, 1996;Saywitz, Geiselman & Bornstein, 1992). In an earlier meta-analysis Köhnken, Milne, Memon, and Bull (1999) concluded that the CI has been shown to elicit 35Á100% more correct witness information than standard interviews across 20 empirical studies and has been found to elicit 41% more correct information than various control interviews.…”

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Interviewing behaviors in police investigators: a field study of a current US sample

Compo

Gregory

Fisher

2012

Psychology, Crime & Law

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Interviewer behaviour in investigative interviews

Cited by 23 publications

References 16 publications

Use of a structured investigative protocol enhances the quality of investigative interviews with alleged victims of child sexual abuse in Britain

Use of a structured investigative protocol enhances the quality of investigative interviews with alleged victims of child sexual abuse in Britain

Simulations of child sexual abuse interviews using avatars paired with feedback improves interview quality

Interviewing behaviors in police investigators: a field study of a current US sample

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