Lying is common among adults and a more complex issue in children. In this article, I review
two decades of empirical evidence about lying in children from the perspective of speech act …

This article reviews best practice for interviewing child witnesses. In most officially
recognized abuse cases, the child previously disclosed abuse, making it possible to elicit …

Represents a scholarly and ambitious attempt to improve the quality of interviews received
by the courts and minimize the risks of miscarriages of justice, for victims and defendants …

Four hundred twenty-six 4-to 13-year-old suspected victims of intrafamilial abuse were
interviewed using either the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development …

This study examined the effects of coaching (encouragement and rehearsal of false reports)
and truth induction (a child‐friendly version of the oath or general reassurance about the …

This article reports on the evaluation of an interactive interviewer training system with a
large, heterogeneous sample of investigative interviewers of children. The system, delivered …

The current study explored the expected consequences of disclosure discussed by 204 5-to
13-year-old suspected victims of child sexual abuse during the course of investigative …

Background & objective The forensic interview is an important part of the investigative
process with child witnesses, and ensuring evidence-based practices is crucial to its …

Adolescents comprise a vulnerable population that is exposed to crime and also may be
reluctant to disclose full details of their experiences. Little research has addressed effective …

This study tested the effects of narrative practice rapport building (asking open‐ended
questions about a neutral event) and a putative confession (telling the child an adult “told me …