Investigative Interviews with Victims of Child Sexual Abuse: The Relationship between Question Type and Investigation Relevant Information

Phillips, Emma; Oxburgh, Gavin; Gavin, Amanda L.; Myklebust, T.

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“…This replicates the findings of Oxburgh et al (2012), but fails to support the suggestions of Holmberg and Christianson (2002) and Kebbell et al (2006) that using empathy, by itself, in interviews might produce some kind of better quality interview À however, as previously stated, this finding should be treated cautiously. The present research also supports previous research regarding the use of different question types, which suggests that asking appropriate questions in interviews leads suspects to disclose significantly higher amounts of information that may be relevant to the investigation (see Myklebust & Bjørklund, 2006, 2009Oxburgh et al, 2012;Phillips, Oxburgh, Gavin, & Myklebust, 2011).…”

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“…There is now overwhelming acceptance that using open-ended questions (e.g., those starting with "Tell," "Explain," "Describe") encourage interviewees (adults and children) to freely recall events, which, in turn, are also associated with more full and accurate accounts (Aldridge & Cameron, 1999;Cederborg, Orbach, Sternberg, & Lamb, 2000;Davies, Westcott, & Horan, 2000;Griffiths & Milne, 2006;Korkman, Santtila, & Sandnabba, 2006;Lamb et al, 1996;Loftus, 1982;Milne & Bull, 1999, 2006Moston, Stephenson, & Williamson, 1993;Myklebust & Bjørklund, 2006;Pipe, Lamb, Orbach, & Esplin, 2004;Powell & Snow, 2007;Shepherd, 2007;Sternberg, Lamb, Esplin, Orbach, & Hershkowitz, 2002). Such accounts should then be followed by more "probing" forms of questions (e.g., five WH questions À "what," "when," "where," "why," "who" and "how").…”

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The Impact of Question Type and Empathy on Police Interviews with Suspects of Homicide, Filicide and Child Sexual Abuse

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Psychiatry, Psychology and Law

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Conducting interviews with "high-stake" offenders, especially those accused of murder and sexual offences, represents a complex and emotive area of work for police officers. Using an English sample of 59 actual police interviews, the effects of empathy and question type on the amount of investigation-relevant information obtained from interviews with suspects of child murder, child sex offences and adult murder were analysed and compared. No direct effects of empathy on the amount of information elicited were found. However, in interviews classified as empathic, interviewers asked significantly more appropriate questions than they did in interviews classified as non-empathic, and significantly more items of information were elicited from appropriate questions. There was a significant effect of offence type on the number of inappropriate, questions asked, with significantly more inappropriate questions being asked in interviews with suspects of child sex offences than in interviews with suspects of child or adult murder.

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The Impact of Question Type and Empathy on Police Interviews with Suspects of Homicide, Filicide and Child Sexual Abuse

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“…If the child spoke about multiple types within one utterance, they were coded separately. The types, as in Phillips, Oxburgh, Gavin, and Myklebust (2012) …”

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Dynamics of Repeated Interviews with Children

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Ridley

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Applied Cognitive Psychology

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Concerns regarding repeat interviews with child witnesses include greater use of suggestive questions in later interviews due to bias, and that children may appear inconsistent and, therefore, be judged as less reliable in court. UK transcripts of first and second interviews with 21 child victims/witnesses (conducted by qualified interviewers) were coded for question types and child responses. Interviewers were consistent in their proportional use of question types across interviews. Furthermore, children were as informative in second interviews as in first, mostly providing new details consistent with their prior recall. Despite the apparent lack of training in conducting repeated interviews, no negative effects were found; second interviews appeared to be conducted as well as initial interviews and they provided new details without many contradictions. It is suggested that when a child's testimony is paramount for an investigation, a well-conducted supplementary interview may be an effective way of gaining further investigative leads.

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“…A Tabela 1 resume a descrição dos estudos pesquisados, seus objetivos, método e principais resultados. Nota-se na Tabela 1 semelhanças nos resultados de estudos realizados por diversos autores (Aldridge et al, 2004;Cyr & Lamb, 2009;Hershkowitz, Fisher, et al, 2007;Hershkowitz et al, 2005;Hershkowitz et al, 2006;Lamb et al, 1996;Lamb et al, 2007;Orbach et al, 2000;Peixoto, Ribeiro, & Alberto, 2013;Phillips et al, 2012e Toth, 2011, os quais afi rmam ser possí-vel quantifi car um maior número de relatos e de detalhes forenses relevantes em entrevistas com o protocolo. Foram também apontadas limitações do protocolo NICHD e Olafson, 2012, apontando que o mesmo pode não obter bons resultados com crianças resistentes em fazer a revelação ou fazê-la parcialmente; crianças muito pequenas; com defi ciência intelectual e crianças envolvidas em disputa de guarda.…”

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“…Além dos autores do protocolo, outros pesquisadores (Cronch et al, 2006;Cyr, Dion, Mcduff, & Trotier-Sylvaini, 2012;Herman, 2009;Olafson, 2012;Phillips et al, 2012;Snider & Everson, 2011e Toth, 2011 afi rmam ser o Protocolo NICHD o mais pesquisado e aquele que oferece o melhor suporte para conduzir entrevistas forenses com crianças em casos de abuso sexual. Adicionalmente, tais autores também defendem que o grande número de questões abertas, ao invés de somente questões sugestivas ou fechadas a respeito do evento em que a agressão aconteceu, possibilita que o protocolo transmita informações de qualidade superior às que são infrequentes nas entrevistas exclusivamente sugestivas ou com opção de respostas fechadas, que maximizam a possibilidade de contaminação do relato.…”

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Investigação de suspeita de abuso sexual infantojuvenil: O protocolo NICHD

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ResumoO presente artigo consiste em uma revisão sistemática de literatura que se refere à escuta adequada e às estratégias para investigação da violência sexual infantil, com especial ênfase no Protocolo NICHD (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development), reconhecido pela literatura internacional especializada como um dos instrumentos mais adequados para a entrevista estruturada com crianças vítimas de violência. O procedimento consistiu em verifi car nas bases de dados eletrônicas Bireme, INDEXPSI, SciELO, PePSIC, PubMed, Web of Science e PsycINFO, utilizando-se como descritores as palavras NICHD e sexual abuse, para artigos publicados entre os anos de 2000 e 2013. Foram consultados também acervos de livros em universidades. Nas bases de dados relacionadas, foram encontrados 73 artigos, dos quais 47 foram excluídos tendo como critério de exclusão artigos relacionados a outras temáticas de violência que não a sexual, e artigos repetidos, resultando em 26 artigos consultados. Nos acervos de Universidades foram consultados quatro livros nacionais, quatro livros internacionais e uma dissertação de mestrado, resultando em um total de 35 publicações analisadas. O protocolo apresenta-se como um instrumento estruturado, transmitindo informações de qualidade superior àquelas obtidas por entrevistas com menos questões abertas. Como resultado são produzidas respostas mais precisas, com relatos mais detalhados e ricos e com maior número de revelações.Palavras-chave: Abuso sexual infantil, oitiva de crianças, Protocolo NICHD.

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Investigative Interviews with Victims of Child Sexual Abuse: The Relationship between Question Type and Investigation Relevant Information

Cited by 48 publications

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The Impact of Question Type and Empathy on Police Interviews with Suspects of Homicide, Filicide and Child Sexual Abuse

The Impact of Question Type and Empathy on Police Interviews with Suspects of Homicide, Filicide and Child Sexual Abuse

Dynamics of Repeated Interviews with Children

Investigação de suspeita de abuso sexual infantojuvenil: O protocolo NICHD

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