WDC402

Title: “Be on the Lookout!”: Content of Perpetrator Description by an Eyewitness Affects Selection Time of Potential Suspects Abstract: When a crime has just happened, police enforcement need to react quickly before the perpetrator vanishes. They try to obtain a description of the perpetrator from eyewitnesses to share with other officers to react quickly. There […]

Title: Smile for the webcam: Interviewer non-verbal behaviours’ effect on perceptions of  rapport and information disclosure in virtual interviews Abstract: Although the definition for rapport-building varies according to the context in which it is  established, most agree that non-verbal behaviours facilitate it (e.g., smiling, body posture,  nodding). These behaviours are believed to allow the interviewers […]

Title: Using the Demonstrating for More Detail (DeMo) technique with adolescent eyewitnesses Abstract: Adolescent eyewitnesses can be less detailed than adults. Whilst there is much research on how specialised interview techniques can facilitate children’s eyewitness recall, there is little to none with adolescents. The current study examined the use of the Demonstrating for More Detail (DeMo) technique: an […]