WDC403

Title: “Defence representatives in interview – A pain in the **** or an aid to interviewing? A view from the dark side.” Abstract: This presentation highlights the level of understanding of legal representatives as to the different techniques of Investigative Interviewing and the perceived impact, if any, of their presence and, where it occurs, intervention […]

Title: Session 1: Investigative Interview Recordings with Mangold VideoSyncPro Studio Abstract: Mangold International supplies mobile and stationary audio-video-systems for lip-sync audiovisual recordings of interrogations and investigative interviews which can be used for legal processes. We equip your interview rooms with the newest computer/audio/video technology, including our well-proven VideoSyncPro Studio Software for audio and video control […]

Title: Session 2: Scientific analysis of interview recordings with Mangold INTERACT Abstract: Mangold International supplies mobile and stationary audio-video-systems for lip-sync audiovisual recordings of interrogations and investigative interviews which can be used for legal processes. We equip your interview rooms with the newest computer/audio/video technology, including our well-proven VideoSyncPro Studio Software for audio and video […]

Title: Beliefs, Confidence, and Attribution Bias regarding Deception Cues in Police Officers and Laypeople  Abstract: Police officers' beliefs regarding deception detection are often remote from the scientific consensus. These beliefs commonly rely on the nervousness hypothesis, stating that deceit involves observable behavioral indicators of stress. However, little is know about how these beliefs may vary […]

Title: The Influence of Culture on Witness Accounts: An Interdisciplinary Scoping Review Abstract: In an ever more globalized world, it is becoming more common for witnesses and those gathering evidence to be from different countries. Investigative interviewers and legal practitioners frequently report problems when questioning witnesses with different cultural backgrounds. We conducted a scoping review, […]

Title: The Way We All Remember: The Influence of Different Cultures on Eyewitness Memory and Investigative Interviewing Abstract:  Nowadays, more and more people report about their memories in cross-cultural contexts, such as asylum interviews and international criminal cases. That poses challenges, because there are differences in how people from different cultural backgrounds remember and talk […]

Title: How do adults perceive children’s testimony elicited via a language interpreter? Abstract: Prosecution of crimes against youth often depends on youths' testimony. This presents unique challenges for youth who are not fluent in the jurisdiction's official language and are thus assigned language interpreters and for those individuals who are listening to and making judgments […]

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 […]

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: 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 […]