Forensic Interviews Regarding Child Sexual Abuse A Guide to Evidence-Based Practice

Forensic Interviews Regarding Child Sexual Abuse A Guide to Evidence-Based Practice / edited by William T. O'Donohue, Matthew Fanetti.

This wide-ranging volume combines the current findings and frontline knowledge working practitioners need to know about forensic interviewing of children in sexual abuse cases. Coverage begins with the basics: legal and ethical principles, interview planning and procedure, psychometric and cultural...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: O'Donohue, William T. (Editor), Fanetti, Matthew (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edition:1st ed. 2016.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Psychology.
Social work.
Child psychology.
School psychology.
Pediatrics.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • Basic Issues
  • Histgory of child forensic interviewing: important cases and trends. - How memory works
  • Basic principles of interviewing children and adolescents
  • Understanding suggestibility
  • The major interviewing protocols: content and psychometrics
  • Evaluating forensic interviews
  • Understanding relevant case law and statutes
  • Courtroom testimony and expert witnesses
  • The process of disclosure for children
  • Truth, lies and recantations
  • Child abusers' threats and grooming
  • Culture issues
  • Working with others: the roles of the medical examination, prosecuter, defense
  • Important Components of a Forsensic Interview
  • Preparing for the interview
  • What to avoid and how
  • What to assess and how
  • What to do when disclosure does not happen
  • What to do in special cases
  • Integrating information and drawing conclusions.

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