This study examined the influence of question type during investigative interviews with
victims of child sexual abuse on the number of items of Investigation Relevant Information …

Using transcripts of 26 real-life interviews with suspected child sex offenders from England,
this study examined the use of empathy and the impact of question type on the amount of …

It is well established that not all investigative interviewers adhere to 'best‐practice'interview
guidelines (ie, the use of open‐ended questions) when interviewing child witnesses about …

This study explored the influence of question type and interviewer style on the quantity and
quality of responses offered by children in interviews for suspected sexual abuse. The …

Police interviewers find the investigation of sexual crimes 'technically difficult'and 'stressful'to
conduct by having to make sense of very powerful and painful emotions. In addition, such …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to examine the nature of leading questions used by a
representative sample of investigative interviewers of children. In particular, it examined …

One hundred alleged victims of child sexual abuse (aged 4–13; M= 9.3 years) were
interviewed by police investigators about their alleged experiences. Half of the children were …

Recent research has established that investigative interviewers have difficulty adhering to
open-ended questions and instead ask specific questions when interviewing children about …

The present study looks into the association between the types of questions used by
interviewers and the number of details obtained among preschoolers during an investigative …

This study was designed to explore 1) the ways in which interviewers refocus alleged victims
of abuse on their previous responses and 2) how children responded when they were …