Investigative interviewing of alleged child abuse victims: an evaluation of a new training programme for investigative interviewers

Cederborg, Ann-Christin; Alm, Charlotte; Nises, Djaildes Lima da Silva; Lamb, Michael E.

doi:10.1080/15614263.2012.712292

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“…Participants who received such training used dramatically more invitations and fewer option-posing prompts than interviewers who did not receive feedback on post-training, compared to baseline, interviews. These findings have been replicated across multiple studies, suggesting that ongoing supervision and feedback may be key for interviewers’ adherence to recommended practices (Cederborg, Alm, Lima da Silva Nises, & Lamb, 2013; Lamb, Sternberg, Orbach, Esplin, & Mitchell, 2002; Lamb, Sternberg, Orbach, Hershkowitz, Horowitz, & Esplin, 2002). One might think that, because of the productivity of improved methods, interviewers would naturally continue to increase their use of open-ended questions over time.…”

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Repeated Self- and Peer-Review Leads to Continuous Improvement in Child Interviewing Performance

Stolzenberg

Lyon

2016

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The present study examined whether a training model that focuses on consistent exposure to protocol procedure, self-evaluation, and intensive peer-review sessions could improve interviewers’ ability to adhere to best practices. Law students (N = 19) interviewed 5- to 10-year-old children on a weekly basis as part of a semester-long forensic child interviewing class. They transcribed their interviews, and participated in one-hour self and peer-reviews. The proportion of each question type was calculated (option-posing, Wh-, and open-invitations) within each interview for each interviewer. Across ten weeks of interviews, interviewers consistently improved their performance, decreasing the proportion of option-posing questions by 31% and increasing the proportion of open-invitations by 47%. All interviewers improved. The present study suggests that with consistent self-evaluation and peer-review, forensic interviewers can incrementally improve their performance.

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Repeated Self- and Peer-Review Leads to Continuous Improvement in Child Interviewing Performance

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Lyon

2016

jofsw

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“…Smith et al (2009) found that recency of training, but not overall amount of training, was associated with greater use of one recommended technique (open-ended questions) in a sample of interviews conducted by police officers. Furthermore, many researchers have reported that intensive, ongoing training and feedback on practice interviews are required to maintain high-quality interviewing skills (Cederborg, Alm, da Silva Nises, & Lamb, 2013;Lamb et al, 2002;Price & Roberts, 2011). Unfortunately, the quality, intensity, and effectiveness of most interviewer training programs are not routinely assessed or publicly reported.…”

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How Common is “Common Knowledge” about Child Witnesses among Legal Professionals? Comparing Interviewers, Public Defenders, and Forensic Psychologists with Laypeople

Buck

Warren

Bruck

et al. 2014

Behavioral Sci & The Law

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The present study evaluates the knowledge of jury-eligible college students (n = 192), investigative interviewers (n = 44), forensic psychologists (n = 39), and public defenders (n = 137) in regard to the research on interviewing children. These groups' knowledge was compared with the scientific research on the impact of interview techniques and practices on the accuracy of child witnesses. Jury-eligible students were the least knowledgeable, but their accuracy varied widely across items. Both interviewers and public defenders performed better than jury-eligible students, but they lacked substantial knowledge about the research on interviewing children on certain topics (e.g., using anatomically detailed dolls); forensic psychologists were the most knowledgeable. These findings suggest that professionals in the legal system need substantial professional development regarding the research on interviewing strategies with child witnesses. They also highlight the need for experts to provide case-relevant information to juries who lack basic information about the validity and reliability of children's reports.

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“…Research-based knowledge may also potentially improve the quality of information available to courts (Cedeborg et al, 2013).…”

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Policing child abuse: challenges and opportunities for specialist units

Martin

Kelly

Jackson

et al. 2017

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Structured Abstract PurposeDrawing on literature from the field and the recent experience of an evaluation into a child abuse investigation in Scotland, this paper will argue that evidence from the literature suggests that a more holistic approach drawing on the ideas of communities of practice could improve the way in which child abuse investigations are conducted. DesignThis article has been informed by a recent evaluation of a new national unit that was set up to investigate suspected child abuse in Scotland. This unit was established as part of the transition from eight regional police services in Scotland to a single national police service, Police Scotland. An important part of this evaluation was to consider the messages from previous research into the development of national police units and the role of the police in child protection investigations more generally. FindingsWhat was uncovered were the challenges that police officers face in the current context of child abuse investigation particularly around construction of child abuse investigations, collaborative working, staff well-being, and training. ValueThis paper contributes to a growing body of work examining the way in which child abuse investigations are conducted by police and the importance of inter-agency collaboration to support this. It contributes to academic debates and knowledge about the overall investigation process where to date there has been a paucity of literature and research which has tended to focus on evidence and experiences and to a boarder literature recognising the need for holistic approaches to approaches to tackle Child Abuse Article Classification Viewpoint

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Investigative interviewing of alleged child abuse victims: an evaluation of a new training programme for investigative interviewers

Cited by 60 publications

References 44 publications

Repeated Self- and Peer-Review Leads to Continuous Improvement in Child Interviewing Performance

Repeated Self- and Peer-Review Leads to Continuous Improvement in Child Interviewing Performance

How Common is “Common Knowledge” about Child Witnesses among Legal Professionals? Comparing Interviewers, Public Defenders, and Forensic Psychologists with Laypeople

Policing child abuse: challenges and opportunities for specialist units

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