Established as the foremost textbook on communication, the seventh edition of Owen
Hargie's Skilled Interpersonal Communication is thoroughly revised and updated with the …

Legal and social service professionals often question whether various features of young
witnesses' responses during interviews are characteristic of children's event reports or …

The pursuit of justice increasingly relies on productive interactions between witnesses and
investigators from diverse cultural backgrounds during investigative interviews. To date, the …

Child 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 …

Artificial intelligence (AI) and gaming systems have advanced to the stage where the current
models and technologies can be used to address real-world problems. The development of …

Abstract Children (N= 114, ages 7–13) witnessed a transgressor steal money from a wallet
and then asked them to lie about the theft when interviewed by a novel interviewer. During …

Forensic investigations involving children carry heavy consequences and often present
immense challenges. Most child maltreatment allegations first occur in an informal setting …

When responding to allegations of child sexual, physical, and psychological abuse, Child
Protection Service (CPS) workers and police personnel need to elicit detailed and accurate …

High-quality interviews that follow best-practice guidelines are the best means available to
frontline child protective service (CPS) workers and specially trained police officers to …

Objectives The standard interview method (SIM) is a guidance framework for information
gathering interviews. This article describes the purpose, scope, origin, experimental basis …