Title: The implications for sexual assault investigations of anonymous online reporting Abstract: It is well established in the literature that rape and sexual assault are the most underreported crimes world-wide, […]
Title: Information elicitation in an online chat Abstract: Advancements in the digitalisation of intelligence investigations require effective elicitation of information in online contexts. This research aimed to develop a rapport-based […]
Title: Rapport-building: Chat vs. in-person witness interviews Abstract: The psycholegal literature stresses the importance of rapport in investigative interviews. The recommended rapport tactics consist of verbal (e.g., establishing common ground) […]
Title: Effectiveness of the first online training in Investigative Interviews with child victims in Chile during the COVID-19 pandemic Abstract: In order to support the training of investigative interviewers in […]
Title: Roundtable: Putting the Guidance into Practice: tailoring the interview for victims with hidden and/multiple vulnerabilities Abstract: This roundtable will follow the keynote presentation of Dr Kev Smith in which […]
Title: Improving decision-making in the criminal justice system: The effect of teaching aids on the evaluation of eyewitness evidence Abstract: Judges, jurors and other triers of fact often rely upon […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]