Forensic interviews with preschool children: An analysis of extended interviews in Norway (2015-2017)
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Baugerud GAB, Johnson MS, Hansen, Magnussen S, Lamb ME. Forensic interviews with preschool children: An analysis of extended interviews in Norway (2015-2017). Applied Cognitive Psychology. 2020;34(3):654-663Abstract
This study examined the quality of forensic interviews conducted by specially trained
police officers in the Norwegian Barnahus between 2015 and 2017, using the
sequential interview (SI) model, a Norwegian version of the extended interview
model that has not previously been studied. Two hundred and seven interviews of
alleged abused preschool children (3–7 years old) were selected from around the
country. Developmental trends in interview dynamics and the pattern of disclosure
were analyzed. Analyses showed that the interviews were long but involved few
open-ended and many suggestive questions, especially in interviews with the youngest
children who did not disclose. Because similar findings were obtained in previous
studies of Norwegian interviews not using this model, the findings suggest that
the SI interview model does little to improve the formal quality of forensic interviews
with very young children, and show the need to develop new forms of interviewer
training which are more intensive than those currently employed.
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WileySeries
Applied Cognitive Psychology;Volume 34, Issue 3Journal
Applied Cognitive Psychology
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