Title:
Interviewing children : the science of conversation in forensic contexts / Debra Ann Poole.
Author:
Poole, Debra Ann, author.
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Publication Information:
Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2016]
Call Number:
HV8073.3 .P66 2016
Abstract:
Because of children's incomplete language development, their greater risk of retrieving inaccurate information in response to memory cues, and their desire to say what they think the interviewer wants to hear (whether truthful or not), child eyewitness testimony can be unreliable. In this book, Debra Ann Poole presents a flexible, evidence-based approach to interviewing children that reduces the ambiguities and errors in children's responses. Through her descriptions of best practices, brief summaries of supporting research, and example interview dialogues, Poole provides a road map for anyone working in a forensic context This book is essential reading for those who interview children, supervise interviewers, review interview findings, or craft local policies about interviewing children.
Edition:
First edition.
ISBN:
9781433822155
Physical Description:
x, 233 pages ; 27 cm
Contents:
The science of interviewing children -- The forensic perspective -- Conversational habits -- Conventional content: early interview phases -- Conventional content: case issues phases -- Case-specific decisions and exploration -- Protocols and interviewer training.
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