This thesis examined the influence that interviews conducted with child complainants have on the conduct and outcome of child sexual abuse trials. The results suggest that interview quality mainly affects how complainants are cross-examined, which in turn influences trial outcomes
With over twenty thousand complaints reported annually to police of child sexual abuse in South Afri...
This dissertation presents the findings of a Personal Research Project undertaken by the author in H...
Investigative interviews with alleged victims form the central plank of evidence in the prosecution ...
Child sexual abuse cases are often not prosecuted because of poor evidential quality of the vi...
The submission argues that legal decisions concerning the validity of sexual abuse allegations are ...
This project seeks to assess the extent to which those who participate in the justice system identif...
Children who have experienced trauma, have contact with child protective services, and/or who have e...
The current thesis is based on interviews conducted with twenty-six 3- to 8-year old children who we...
Dissertation submitted for the degree of PhD, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, ...
Objective: The aim of the research was to analyse interviewer practice in investigative interviews, ...
The aim of this study was to compare and contrast the perceptions of various stakeholders regarding ...
The current study examined the consistency of investigative interviewers\u27 performance (n=31) acro...
In many jurisdictions, police officers are responsible for deciding whether cases of child abuse are...
Although there is now a significant body of psychological literature examining the investigative int...
This thesis investigated three main areas of child sexual abuse cases. Firstly, the practice and pro...
With over twenty thousand complaints reported annually to police of child sexual abuse in South Afri...
This dissertation presents the findings of a Personal Research Project undertaken by the author in H...
Investigative interviews with alleged victims form the central plank of evidence in the prosecution ...
Child sexual abuse cases are often not prosecuted because of poor evidential quality of the vi...
The submission argues that legal decisions concerning the validity of sexual abuse allegations are ...
This project seeks to assess the extent to which those who participate in the justice system identif...
Children who have experienced trauma, have contact with child protective services, and/or who have e...
The current thesis is based on interviews conducted with twenty-six 3- to 8-year old children who we...
Dissertation submitted for the degree of PhD, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, ...
Objective: The aim of the research was to analyse interviewer practice in investigative interviews, ...
The aim of this study was to compare and contrast the perceptions of various stakeholders regarding ...
The current study examined the consistency of investigative interviewers\u27 performance (n=31) acro...
In many jurisdictions, police officers are responsible for deciding whether cases of child abuse are...
Although there is now a significant body of psychological literature examining the investigative int...
This thesis investigated three main areas of child sexual abuse cases. Firstly, the practice and pro...
With over twenty thousand complaints reported annually to police of child sexual abuse in South Afri...
This dissertation presents the findings of a Personal Research Project undertaken by the author in H...
Investigative interviews with alleged victims form the central plank of evidence in the prosecution ...