Title: Social workers’ knowledge about children’s memory and investigative interviewing Abstract: The Child Protective Services (CPS) can be prominent actors in child sexual abuse (CSA) investigations as they often conduct the first safety assessment upon receiving a report of concern for a child. As part of this assessment, CPS may conduct an investigative interview with […]
Title: Attorneys’ questions and children’s responses referring to the nature of genital touch in child sexual abuse trials Abstract: In child sexual abuse cases, establishing the location and invasiveness of genital touch is of key importance. However, research demonstrates that children struggle to provide clear terms for their sexual body parts in investigative interviews, especially […]
Title: Interpreted investigative interviews with children - do they impact Swedish court proceedings? Abstract: The investigative interview often constitutes vital evidence in child abuse investigations. In the past decades, countries across the globe have implemented evidence-based guidelines in investigative interviews with children. Recent research has found that the quality of interviews with one group of […]