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115. Urgent issues and prospects on investigative interviews with children and adolescents.
Legal and Criminological Psychology (2024)
  • Victoria A. Talwar, McGill University
  • Angela M Crossman, John Jay College, City University Of New York
  • Stephanie Block, University of Massachusetts Lowell
  • Sonja Brubacher, Griffith University
  • Rachel Elizabeth Dianiska, University of California, Irvine
  • Ann Karen Espinosa Becerra, University of Ottowa
  • Gail S. Goodman, University of California, Davis
  • Mary Lyn Huffman, Expert Witness
  • Michael E. Lamb, University of Cambridge
  • Kamala London, University of Toledo
  • David La Rooy, University of Otago
  • Thomas D. Lyon, University of Southern California Law School
  • Linda Malloy, Ontario Tech University
  • Lauren Maltby, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
  • Van P Nguyen Greco, University of California, Irvine
  • Martine B. Powell
  • Jodi A. Quas, University of California, Irvine
  • Corey J Rood, University of California, Irvine
  • Sydney Spyksma, Ontario Tech University
  • Linda C Steele, National Children's Advocacy Center
  • Zsofia A Szojka, University of Greenwich
  • Yuerui Wu, NYU-Shanghai
  • Breanne E. Wylie, North Carolina State University at Raleigh
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Abstract
While there has been considerable research on investigative interviews with children over the last three decades, there remains much to learn.  The aim of this paper was to identify some of the issues and prospects for future scientific study that most urgently need to be addressed. Across 10 commentaries, leading scholars and practitioners highlight areas where additional research is needed on investigative interview practices with youths. Overarching themes include the need for better understanding of rapport-building and its impact, as well as greater focus on social-cultural and developmental factors and the needs of adolescents. There are calls to examine how interviews are occurring in real world contexts to better inform best practice recommendations in the field, to find means for ensuring better adherence to best practices among various groups of practitioners, and to understand their importance and impact when not followed, including by those testifying in courts. All reflect the need to better address that recurring challenge of reliably and consistently eliciting accurate and credible information from potentially reluctant young witnesses.
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Publication Date
August 5, 2024
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1111/lcrp.12269
Citation Information
115. Talwar, V., Crossman, A. M., Block, S., Brubacher, S., Dianiska, R., Espinosa Becerra, A. K., Goodman, G., Huffman, M. L., Lamb, M., London, K., La Rooy, D., Lyon, T. D., Malloy, L., Maltby, L., Nguyen Greco, V. P., Powell, M., Quas, J., Rood, C. J., Spyksma, S., Steele, L. C., Szojka, Z., Wu, Y., & Wylie, B. (2024). Urgent issues and prospects on investigative interviews with children and adolescents. Legal and Criminological Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1111/lcrp.12269