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SUMMARY:Oral Presentation: Social workers’ knowledge about children’s memory and investigative interviewing
DESCRIPTION:Title: Social workers’ knowledge about children’s memory and investigative interviewing \nAbstract: \nThe 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 the child. However\, to date\, little is known about how these interviews are conducted. The present study aimed to shed light on Swedish social workers’ experience interviewing children and knowledge about children’s memory and witness abilities. A total of 204 social workers participated in an online survey\, answering questions concerning memory functioning and child investigative interviewing. The main findings were a lack of standardized interviewing guidelines\, with CPS workers instead using various interviewing techniques with limited empirical support. Participants mentioned insecurities regarding posing good\, non-leading questions\, and some expressed feeling unequipped interviewing children. Further\, participants’ knowledge regarding children’s memory varied. Many expressed awareness that memories can be vulnerable to suggestions and that emotions cannot verify a memory’s authenticity. However\, participants were more insecure regarding the possibilities to repress and\, subsequently\, recover memories. Implications for children’s need for protection and legal certainty are discussed. \n 
URL:https://iiirg.org/event/oral-presentation-social-workers-knowledge-about-childrens-memory-and-investigative-interviewing/
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SUMMARY:Oral Presentation: Attorneys’ questions and children’s responses referring to the nature of genital touch in child sexual abuse trials
DESCRIPTION:Title: Attorneys’ questions and children’s responses referring to the nature of genital touch in child sexual abuse trials \nAbstract: \nIn 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 when asked to name them rather than describe their function or location (Burrows et al.\, 2017). Additionally\, young girls may not share an adult understanding of the concept of an ‘inside’ in relation to their genitals (Gallion et al.\, 2016). The present study was the first to analyse attorneys’ questions and children’s responses referring to genital anatomy and the nature of genital touch in court\, in a sample of 153 4-10-year-olds testifying in child sexual abuse trials in California. Preliminary analyses showed that attorneys primarily asked about terminology and location rather than using ‘function’ questions to demonstrate children’s understanding of sexual body parts. In line with previous research\, 42% of ‘naming’ questions failed to elicit clear evidence of children’s knowledge of genitals. Attorneys asked about penetration using closed-ended questions that enforce the inside/outside binary\, rarely providing children with the opportunity to describe genital touch in their own words. Our findings provide preliminary evidence that attorneys use developmentally inappropriate questions when asking children about genital anatomy and the invasiveness of genital touch. \n 
URL:https://iiirg.org/event/oral-presentation-attorneys-questions-and-childrens-responses-referring-to-the-nature-of-genital-touch-in-child-sexual-abuse-trials/
LOCATION:WDC403
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SUMMARY:Oral Presentation: “Be on the Lookout!”: Content of Perpetrator Description by an Eyewitness Affects Selection Time of Potential Suspects
DESCRIPTION:Title: “Be on the Lookout!”: Content of Perpetrator Description by an Eyewitness Affects Selection Time of Potential Suspects \nAbstract: \nWhen 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 is thus a crucial balance to find between the quantity of descriptors to process and the time to consider someone as suspect based on those descriptors. Participants (N = 72) were randomly assigned to one of four conditions that differed based on the description content. They involved either a general description (e.g.\, age\, ethnicity\, height\, corpulence\, etc.)\, a description involving solely facial features\, a standard description (i.e.\, general and facial features)\, and a detailed description (i.e.\, the standard description and new facial features). Participants were then asked to sort through 65 pictures and determine whether those matched or not the given description. Results showed\nthat the decision time to reject a non-matching portrait is inferior to the decision time for description matching portraits. Moreover\, general descriptions and standard descriptions were processed faster than the descriptions emphasizing facial features. The discussion emphasizes the efficiency of shorter descriptions to sort potential suspects when a crime has been or will imminently be perpetrated.
URL:https://iiirg.org/event/oral-presentation-be-on-the-lookout-content-of-perpetrator-description-by-an-eyewitness-affects-selection-time-of-potential-suspects/
LOCATION:WDC402
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SUMMARY:Oral Presentation: Smile for the webcam: Interviewer non-verbal behaviours’ effect on perceptions of  rapport and information disclosure in virtual interviews
DESCRIPTION:Title: Smile for the webcam: Interviewer non-verbal behaviours’ effect on perceptions of  rapport and information disclosure in virtual interviews \nAbstract: \nAlthough 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 to communicate positivity\,  actively listen and present an approachable demeanour which are key components of rapport building in investigative interviews. The objective of this exploratory study is to examine non verbal behaviours exhibited by interviewers within a virtual interviewing context and their  relation to participants’ perception of rapport and the subsequent information disclosure. As part of an existing study\, participants (N = 94) were shown a sexual education video and then  questioned about the video in a live virtual interview using either a Rapport (e.g.\, smiling\,  nodding\, looking towards the screen) or No-Rapport (e.g.\, no smiling\, looking away from the  screen) approach. Preliminary results (N= 35) suggest that within the Rapport condition\, ‘smiling’ was moderately correlated with information disclosure while ‘nodding’ was  moderately correlated with both perceived rapport and information disclosure. Within the No Rapport condition\, ‘head shaking’ was moderately correlated with information disclosure and  ‘nodding’ was moderately correlated with both perceived rapport and information disclosure.  Implications of this study for interviews conducted virtually will be discussed.
URL:https://iiirg.org/event/oral-presentation-smile-for-the-webcam-interviewer-non-verbal-behaviours-effect-on-perceptions-of-rapport-and-information-disclosure-in-virtual-interviews/
LOCATION:WDC402
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SUMMARY:Oral Presentation: Sensemaking and cooperation in investigative interviews: The role of matching
DESCRIPTION:Title: Sensemaking and cooperation in investigative interviews: The role of matching \nAbstract: \nTheories of interpersonal sensemaking predict that cooperation emerges in interactions where speakers are matched on motivational frame and when they are cooperative rather than competitive in orientation (Taylor\, 2002). The current study tested this prediction in an investigative interviewing context. Across two experiments (N = 776)\, participants took the role of a suspect during an interaction with a ‘police’ interviewer. During the interaction\, the suspect and interviewer motivational frames (instrumental\, relational\, or identity) were either matched or unmatched\, and this was done in a cooperative or competitive way (i.e.\, cooperative interactions being friendly and supportive while competitive interactions being hostile and relatively antagonistic). The results showed that within cooperative orientation interactions\, motivational frame matching led to significantly higher willingness to cooperate and greater feelings of being understood by the suspect. In contrast\, within competitive orientation interactions\, motivational frame matching led to significantly less willingness to cooperate and identification of the suspect with the interviewer.
URL:https://iiirg.org/event/oral-presentation-sensemaking-and-cooperation-in-investigative-interviews-the-role-of-matching/
LOCATION:Main Auditorium
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SUMMARY:Oral Presentation: Using the Demonstrating for More Detail (DeMo) technique with adolescent eyewitnesses
DESCRIPTION:Title: Using the Demonstrating for More Detail (DeMo) technique with adolescent eyewitnesses \nAbstract: \nAdolescent 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 addition to the Report Everything (RE) instruction\, which demonstrates the level of detail required in an interview by the interviewer describing an innocuous object. Participants aged 16 to 19 years-old (N = 75) watched a video of a real-life burglary and were later asked to complete a written interview via their mobile devices following one of three instructions: (a) free recall of the target event without any specific instructions (control); b) RE\, or c) RE + the DeMo technique. Preliminary analyses revealed that participants recalled significantly more details (total details\, correct details\, incorrect details\, person details\, action details\, and object details) in the RE and RE+DeMo groups compared to the control. There was no difference in quantity of detail provided for any type of detail between the RE and RE+ DeMo groups. Overall accuracy did not differ as a function of recall instruction. The implications of using the DeMo technique in investigative interviews with adolescent eyewitnesses will be discussed.
URL:https://iiirg.org/event/oral-presentation-using-the-demonstrating-for-more-detail-demo-technique-with-adolescent-eyewitnesses/
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SUMMARY:Practitioner Case Study: When the going gets TUV: the development of a training in urgent safety interviews
DESCRIPTION:Title: When the going gets TUV: the development of a training in urgent safety interviews \nAbstract: \nWhere the interviewing of suspects arguably is a complex task\, conducting an urgent safety interview can be considered its superlative. Instead of collecting evidence with regard to a criminal event that happened in the past – which is the goal of a regular interview –\, in an urgent safety interview information needs to be obtained with regard to an ongoing of upcoming criminal event\, with the aim of protecting the public from (further) harm (see Alison et al.\, p. 114-115). It is thus a unique type of interview that can place enormous strain on the interviewer (Alison et al.\, 2021\, p. 134). \nHence\, the appropriate recruitment\, training and coaching of police officers that have the competencies to conduct these kind of interviews is pivotal for a good outcome. In this practitioner case we will present and discuss the Training Urgent Veiligheidsverhoor (TUV): a training in urgent safety interviews developed by the Netherlands Police Academy. We will describe how it was developed\, its recruitment procedure\, the training itself and its follow-up. \nReferences: \nAlison\, L.J.\, Alison\, E.K.\, Shortland\, N.D.\, Surmon-Böhr\, F. (2021). ORBIT: The science of rapport-based interviewing for law enforcement\, security\, and military. Oxford University Press
URL:https://iiirg.org/event/practitioner-case-study-when-the-going-gets-tuv-the-development-of-a-training-in-urgent-safety-interviews/
LOCATION:Main Auditorium
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SUMMARY:Oral Presentation: Interpreted investigative interviews with children - do they impact Swedish court proceedings?
DESCRIPTION:Title: Interpreted investigative interviews with children – do they impact Swedish court proceedings? \nAbstract: \nThe 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 children\, namely those interviewed via an interpreter\, is cause for concern. In Sweden\, approximately twenty percent of the population was born abroad. Further\, according to estimates\, thirty percent of school-aged children do not speak Swedish in their homes. Hence\, an interpreter may be necessary during the investigative interview if the child does not speak sufficient Swedish. Professionals conducting interpreted child interviews express concerns that the interpreter might have a limited understanding of best-practice child interviewing. However\, it is\, to date\, unknown if the child’s interview being interpreted affects the court’s assessment of the statement. Hence\, the current study aims to investigate if\, and\, in that case\, how the presence or absence of an interpreter during the investigative interview affects the courts’ assessment of children’s testimony. Data from 81 court cases will be analyzed\, and the results will be presented in light of current knowledge on interpreters in the legal setting.
URL:https://iiirg.org/event/oral-presentation-interpreted-investigative-interviews-with-children-do-they-impact-swedish-court-proceedings/
LOCATION:WDC403
CATEGORIES:WDC403
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220624T112000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220624T114000
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SUMMARY:Oral Presentation: How do adults perceive children’s testimony elicited via a language interpreter?
DESCRIPTION:Title: How do adults perceive children’s testimony elicited via a language interpreter? \nAbstract: \nProsecution 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 about interpreter-mediated testimony. The purpose of the present study was to advance understanding of how jurors perceive children and adolescents testifying via a language interpreter and the factors that influence their perceptions. \nWe assessed mock jurors’ perceptions of two audio recordings of investigative interviews with children and adolescents. A 2 (Age: child v. adolescent) x 2 (Interpreter: Present v. Absent) design was implemented with Age varied within-subjects and Interpreter varied between-subjects. Half of the English-speaking participants listened to an interview with a youth testifying in Spanish via an interpreter and half to an interview in English. Then\, participants answered items regarding the youth (e.g.\, credibility\, suggestibility\, intelligence)\, interviewer\, and interview. Data collection and analyses are currently underway and will be completed by May 2022. \nUnderstanding mock jurors’ perceptions of interpreter-mediated interviews with youth is crucial for promoting access to justice for all youth. Our increasingly global society makes it vital to understand how adults perceive interpreter-mediated interviews.
URL:https://iiirg.org/event/oral-presentation-how-do-adults-perceive-childrens-testimony-elicited-via-a-language-interpreter/
LOCATION:WDC403
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SUMMARY:Oral Presentation: Improving decision-making in the criminal justice system: The effect of teaching aids on the evaluation of eyewitness evidence
DESCRIPTION:Title: Improving decision-making in the criminal justice system: The effect of teaching aids on the evaluation of eyewitness evidence \nAbstract: \nJudges\, jurors and other triers of fact often rely upon eyewitness evidence in criminal trials\, but eyewitness memory is not always accurate and can sometimes be contaminated. The I-I-Eye is an evidence-based teaching aid designed to improve the evaluation of eyewitness evidence in legal settings. We aimed to further test the I-I-Eye and examine whether adding an active component to this teaching aid improves its effectiveness. Two experiments (N = 324 and N = 322) were conducted using a 2 (case strength: Weak vs. Strong) by 3 (teaching aid condition: Control vs. Passive vs. Active) between-subjects design. Results of both experiments showed that the I-I-Eye can help jurors recognize strong eyewitness cases\, although it was not particularly effective when the evidence was weak. It was also found that the active component did not further improve sensitivity. We discuss whether teaching aids such as the I-I-Eye may assist decision-makers in the evaluation of eyewitness evidence\, while highlighting some of its main limitations found in our results.
URL:https://iiirg.org/event/oral-presentation-improving-decision-making-in-the-criminal-justice-system-the-effect-of-teaching-aids-on-the-evaluation-of-eyewitness-evidence/
LOCATION:WDC402
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SUMMARY:Oral Presentation: The Way We All Remember: The Influence of Different Cultures on Eyewitness Memory and Investigative Interviewing
DESCRIPTION:Title: The Way We All Remember: The Influence of Different Cultures on Eyewitness Memory and Investigative Interviewing \nAbstract:  \nNowadays\, 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 about events. We conducted two experiments to examine cultural differences in memory for objects and events\, respectively\, comparing Sub-Saharan African participants to a matched Western European control group. The first experiment was aimed at object identification and has been completed. We found that African participants were significantly less likely to convert two-dimensional (2D) to three-dimensional (3D) representations and significantly more likely to respond in the affirmative than European participants. In the second experiment\, which is ongoing\, we move beyond object identification to investigative interviewing about a witnessed event. We will examine differences in free and cued recall of an event (e.g.\, level and type of detail\, accuracy\, emotionality\, response style)\, as well as person and object lineup identification performance. Our findings elucidate cultural factors in eyewitness memory and investigative interviewing. In the paper we will elaborate on what cultural differences mean for investigative interviewing of people from different cultures.
URL:https://iiirg.org/event/oral-presentation-the-way-we-all-remember-the-influence-of-different-cultures-on-eyewitness-memory-and-investigative-interviewing/
LOCATION:WDC403
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SUMMARY:Oral Presentation: Forensic psychology myths and misconceptions acceptance among police students and university students in Finland
DESCRIPTION:Title: Forensic psychology myths and misconceptions acceptance among police students and university students in Finland \nAbstract: \nThe presentation aims to introduce results from a study exploring the prevalence of misconceptions related to forensic psychology among Finnish police students and university students and whether the prevalence was associated with the stage of studies and/or taking courses in forensic psychology and criminology.  Psychology students (n = 149)\, police students (n = 119) and students from educational sciences (n = 68) responded to a 33-item questionnaire assessing misconceptions and beliefs related to forensic psychology (including e.g.\, lying\, criminal profiling\, sexual crimes\, memory). The overall misconception acceptance rate was 25%\, police students holding the highest rate (33%) and the psychology students the lowest rate (19%). Misconceptions related to repressed memories were alarmingly common in all groups. Also\, 65% of the police students believed that trained professionals such as judges and police officers are good at detecting lying. The longer the psychology students and the police students had studied the more they held correct beliefs. Interestingly\, among the police students the number of misconceptions was not associated with the stage of studies. Taking forensic psychology and criminology courses was associated with holding more correct beliefs. Implications for investigative interviewing practice are discussed.
URL:https://iiirg.org/event/oral-presentation-forensic-psychology-myths-and-misconceptions-acceptance-among-police-students-and-university-students-in-finland/
LOCATION:Main Auditorium
CATEGORIES:Main Auditorium
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SUMMARY:Oral Presentation: The Influence of Culture on Witness Accounts: An Interdisciplinary Scoping Review
DESCRIPTION:Title: The Influence of Culture on Witness Accounts: An Interdisciplinary Scoping Review \nAbstract: \nIn 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\, providing the first synthesis of research on the ways in which culture influences the giving\, receiving\, and evaluating of witness accounts from investigations to trial. Comprehensive searches were conducted in Scopus\, Web of Science Core Collection\, APA PsycInfo\, Criminal Justice Abstracts\, and IBSS for relevant journal articles and book chapters. A total of 205 articles were selected for full-text screening. Several thematic areas were identified: (1) The universality of law over culture; (2) Culture shaping memory recall; (3) Language as culture in the courtroom; (4) The use of interpreters; and (5) The mixing of legal cultures. Surprisingly\, almost none of the articles defined “culture”\, leaving the reader to make their own assumptions about what was meant by the term. Preliminary results indicate that cultural mishaps in legal proceedings are plentiful and are not dealt with in a uniform manner. We would welcome a discussion with practitioners to hear their views on the influence of culture on witness accounts. \n  \n 
URL:https://iiirg.org/event/oral-presentation-the-influence-of-culture-on-witness-accounts-an-interdisciplinary-scoping-review/
LOCATION:WDC403
CATEGORIES:WDC403
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220624T095000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220624T105000
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SUMMARY:Round Table: Putting the Guidance into Practice: Tailoring the interview for victims with hidden and/multiple vulnerabilities
DESCRIPTION:Title: Roundtable: Putting the Guidance into Practice: tailoring the interview for victims with hidden and/multiple vulnerabilities \nAbstract: \nThis roundtable will follow the keynote presentation of Dr Kev Smith in which he introduces the 2022 Achieving Best Evidence Guidance to discuss the ‘bigger picture’ as to challenges of implementation. How do interviewers identify vulnerability when it does not fit a check box? \nAnd how can an interview be adapted to provide the witness support?  How does an interviewer work with a victim who has hidden or multiple vulnerabilities? We will then explore what expertise\, training or resources should an interviewer have to assess vulnerability and prepare a bespoke interview? We will also discuss the potential problem of relying on generic assumptions when assessing vulnerability that could undermine the credibility of the victim or witness. We invite academics and practitioners to comment on how the ABE can support interviewers working outside their comfort zone\, how they can be supported to develop a needs assessment approach\, and a bespoke interview that is tailored to the witness.
URL:https://iiirg.org/event/round-table-putting-the-guidance-into-practice-tailoring-the-interview-for-victims-with-hidden-and-multiple-vulnerabilities/
LOCATION:WDC402
CATEGORIES:WDC402
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220624T095000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220624T103000
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SUMMARY:Oral Presentation: False memories… but real investigation
DESCRIPTION:Title: False memories… but real investigation \nAbstract: \nFalse allegations of sexual assault represent between 2 and 10% of sexual crimes reported to the police (see St-Yves & Beauregard\, 2015). These actions – which constitute real crimes – often entail significant costs in police resources and may harm the real victims. Often psychological\, the motivations are varied and the interventions are always tricky\, especially when the evidence is only based on doubts. This is often the case with false memories of sexual assault (see Loftus & Ketcham\, 1991; Ost\, 2014). Although the study of the phenomenon sometimes makes it possible to detect these false crimes (see Hunt & Bull\, 2012; St-Yves & Beauregard\, 2015)\, there is no protocol for intervening with these “false” victims. The purpose of this presentation is to briefly expose the phenomenon of false memories syndrome of sexual assault\, but above all to explore ways of intervening in such situations. \nReferences: \nHunt\, L. & Bull\, R. (2012). Differentiating Genuine and False Rape Allegations: A Model to Aid RapeInvestigations. Serious Crime Analysis Section\, National Policing Improvement Agency. \nLoftus\, E. & Ketcham\, K. (1991) Witness for the Defense. New York: St. Martin Press\, xiv\, pp 288. \nSt-Yves\, M. & Beauregard\, É. (2015). Les fausses allégations d’agression sexuelle : Vers un modèle statistique de prédiction. Revue internationale de criminologie et de police technique et scientifique\, Vol. LXVIII\, No. 1\, 23-40. \nOst\, J. (2014). False Memory. In M. St-Yves (Ed)\, Investigative Interviewing: The Essentials. Carswell (Toronto)\, Canada\, pp. 125-143.
URL:https://iiirg.org/event/oral-presentation-false-memories-but-real-investigation/
LOCATION:Main Auditorium
CATEGORIES:Main Auditorium
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220624T101000
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SUMMARY:Oral Presentation: Beliefs\, Confidence\, and Attribution Bias regarding Deception Cues in Police Officers and Laypeople
DESCRIPTION:Title: Beliefs\, Confidence\, and Attribution Bias regarding Deception Cues in Police Officers and Laypeople \n Abstract: \nPolice 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 based on other factors\, such as the confidence in one’s beliefs and the attribution of cues to deception to oneself\, a close person\, or a complete stranger. In this study\, police officers (N = 124) and laypeople (N = 182) were asked to express to what extent behavioral cues were observed when either a complete stranger\, a close person\, or they themselves were being deceitful. Confidence in their answers was also recorded. Results support the belief-in-nervousness hypothesis\, as most cues were considered to be more present when one was lying. An attribution bias was observed revealing that police officers expect certain deception cues to appear more with other people than with themselves. Additionally\, we show a high correlation between the expected appearance of deceit-related cues and the confidence in the belief. Finally\, Bayesian analyses support the similarity in belief content and confidence between laypeople and police officers. Results are discussed in terms of training and recruiting processes.
URL:https://iiirg.org/event/oral-presentation-beliefs-confidence-and-attribution-bias-regarding-deception-cues-in-police-officers-and-laypeople/
LOCATION:WDC403
CATEGORIES:WDC403
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SUMMARY:Keynote: Kev Smith - The Dual Purpose of Video-Recorded Interviews within the Broad Framework of a Victim-Centred Approach and Trauma Informed Practice
DESCRIPTION:Title: The Dual Purpose of Video-Recorded Interviews within the Broad Framework of a Victim-Centred Approach and Trauma Informed Practice
URL:https://iiirg.org/event/keynote-kev-smith-the-dual-purpose-of-video-recorded-interviews-within-the-broad-framework-of-a-victim-centred-approach-and-trauma-informed-practice/
LOCATION:Main Auditorium
CATEGORIES:Main Auditorium
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220623T165000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220623T171000
DTSTAMP:20260413T114030
CREATED:20220612T123549Z
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UID:14496-1656003000-1656004200@iiirg.org
SUMMARY:Oral Presentation: Information disclosure in sceptical witnesses: Examining the effects of relational and procedural rapport-building
DESCRIPTION:Title: Information disclosure in sceptical witnesses: Examining the effects of relational and procedural rapport-building \nAbstract \nThe beneficial effects of rapport in investigative interviewing are well-documented. However\, it is unclear which rapport-building approaches are most effective. In this research\, the effects of relationship-based rapport and procedure-based rapport on information disclosure by sceptical mock witnesses were examined. Participants (N = 117) watched a simulated burglary and then received statements manipulating their level of scepticism about the interviewer (present vs. absent). Participants were then interviewed via Zoom and asked to provide an account of what they had witnessed. Relationship-based rapport was established by displaying empathy and engaging in reciprocal self-disclosure\, while procedure-based rapport was established by focusing on the interviewee’s procedural understanding. In the control condition participants were questioned without any form of rapport-building. Although participants receiving scepticism instructions did not score higher on a scepticism scale\, the results show they disclosed significantly fewer correct details during the interview. As predicted\, the relationship-based rapport protocol resulted in significantly more correct details than the control protocol (partial η2 = .101). However\, the procedure-based rapport protocol did not yield significantly more details than the control protocol. Our findings suggest that eyewitnesses prefer an interviewer who is friendly and tries to find common ground over an interviewer who is strictly factual.
URL:https://iiirg.org/event/oral-presentation-information-disclosure-in-sceptical-witnesses-examining-the-effects-of-relational-and-procedural-rapport-building/
LOCATION:Main Auditorium
CATEGORIES:Main Auditorium
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220623T163000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220623T165000
DTSTAMP:20260413T114030
CREATED:20220612T123400Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220612T123400Z
UID:14491-1656001800-1656003000@iiirg.org
SUMMARY:Oral Presentation: Police Interviewing and Eyewitness Memory in the Multicultural Context of South Africa
DESCRIPTION:Title: Police Interviewing and Eyewitness Memory in the Multicultural Context of South Africa \n Abstract: \nResearch on investigative interviewing and eyewitness memory has predominantly focused on Western populations\, even though we know that memory is shaped by culture. The purpose of this study was to create a theoretical overview of cultural differences and intercultural communication in eyewitness interviews in a multicultural context. Specifically\, we focused on the context of South Africa\, one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world. We conducted a critical review of the relevant literature and organized a focus group with 12 international experts from different academic fields and cultural informants from South Africa. We focused on identifying and deepening our understanding of cultural factors that may play a role in eyewitness interviews. In the discussion of our findings\, we will distinguish between (a) cultural differences in eyewitness memory (e.g.\, self-construal\, level of detail\, gender and race\, storytelling\, emotional response) and (b) the interaction between the police interviewer and the eyewitness (e.g.\, language barriers\, high-/low-context culture\, power dynamics\, miscommunication). This study contributes to our understanding of cultural differences in eyewitness reports and intercultural communication\, by systematically collecting and analyzing expert knowledge and situating it within the existing literature.
URL:https://iiirg.org/event/oral-presentation-police-interviewing-and-eyewitness-memory-in-the-multicultural-context-of-south-africa/
LOCATION:Main Auditorium
CATEGORIES:Main Auditorium
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220623T161000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220623T163000
DTSTAMP:20260413T114030
CREATED:20220612T124219Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220612T124219Z
UID:14505-1656000600-1656001800@iiirg.org
SUMMARY:Sponsor Talk: Mangold - Scientific analysis of interview recordings with Mangold INTERACT
DESCRIPTION:Title: Session 2: Scientific analysis of interview recordings with Mangold INTERACT \nAbstract: \nMangold 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 and debriefing. \nOur software Mangold INTERACT is the ideal follow-up tool in your project tool-chain. It enables the extraction of complex information from your recorded videos and converts them into meaningful and scientifically based information. \nIn session two of the presentation\, Dominik shows how to use their professional behavioral research software Mangold INTERACT for executing a qualitative and quantitative coding of the recorded videos. Based on the set codes in Mangold INTERACT\, several interesting statistics can be processed automatically by the software with just one click.
URL:https://iiirg.org/event/sponsor-talk-mangold-scientific-analysis-of-interview-recordings-with-mangold-interact/
LOCATION:WDC403
CATEGORIES:WDC403
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220623T161000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220623T163000
DTSTAMP:20260413T114030
CREATED:20220612T123121Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220612T123121Z
UID:14489-1656000600-1656001800@iiirg.org
SUMMARY:Oral Presentation: Developing a Time-Critical Questioning framework in a naturalistic environment
DESCRIPTION:Title: Developing a Time-Critical Questioning framework in a naturalistic environment \nAbstract: \nThere are numerous situations where eliciting accurate and detailed information is crucial to assess and neutralise immediate threats\, but time is limited (e.g.\, escaped/released hostage\, search following IED attack). Current approaches rely on asking a series of focused/closed questions\, which does not align with best interviewing practices and can lead to critical omissions. Across two experiments\, we developed a Time-Critical Questioning framework to i) align the goals between interviewer-interviewee; ii) facilitate recall; and iii) draw on effective questioning practices. In a laboratory proof-of-concept experiment (N = 111) using a mock-witness paradigm\, we tested the use of instructions that maximise reporting of information of tactical value in a hostage-taking scenario. The results informed our methodology to conduct an experiment in a naturalistic environment\, where 142 participants completed an escape room activity in teams of 4-5 members. Participants were then individually interviewed for 10 minutes with either the Time-Critical Questioning framework\, an Open-to-Closed (Funnel) Questioning approach\, or the Direct approach. Participants interviewed with the Time-Critical Questioning framework reported significantly more correct information of tactical value relative to participants interviewed with the Direct approach. Findings can inform methodological practices in applied memory research\, and effective approaches for intelligence gathering operations in time-limited contexts.
URL:https://iiirg.org/event/oral-presentation-developing-a-time-critical-questioning-framework-in-a-naturalistic-environment/
LOCATION:Main Auditorium
CATEGORIES:Main Auditorium
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220623T155000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220623T165000
DTSTAMP:20260413T114030
CREATED:20220612T123808Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220612T123808Z
UID:14499-1655999400-1656003000@iiirg.org
SUMMARY:Round Table: Refugee/Asylum Interviewing
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://iiirg.org/event/round-table-refugee-asylum-interviewing/
LOCATION:WDC402
CATEGORIES:WDC402
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220623T155000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220623T161000
DTSTAMP:20260413T114030
CREATED:20220612T124051Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220612T124051Z
UID:14502-1655999400-1656000600@iiirg.org
SUMMARY:Sponsor Talk: Mangold - Investigative Interview Recordings with Mangold VideoSyncPro Studio
DESCRIPTION:Title: Session 1: Investigative Interview Recordings with Mangold VideoSyncPro Studio \nAbstract: \nMangold 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 and debriefing. \nOur software Mangold INTERACT is the ideal follow-up tool in your project tool-chain. It enables the extraction of complex information from your recorded videos and converts them into meaningful and scientifically based information. \nIn session one of the presentation\, Dominik Wessling presents Mangold and their own Software VideoSyncPro Studio for a lip-sync recording of investigative interviews by using several microphones and network cameras. He also describes the requirements on the interview recordings for law enforcement purposes and gives a brief insight into the functionality of their flexible mobile interview recording system.
URL:https://iiirg.org/event/sponsor-talk-mangold-investigative-interview-recordings-with-mangold-videosyncpro-studio/
LOCATION:WDC403
CATEGORIES:WDC403
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220623T155000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220623T161000
DTSTAMP:20260413T114030
CREATED:20220612T122900Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220612T122900Z
UID:14484-1655999400-1656000600@iiirg.org
SUMMARY:Oral Presentation: Assessing professional rapport: Systematically mapping evidence to inform the  development and validation of a new measure
DESCRIPTION:Title: Assessing professional rapport: Systematically mapping evidence to inform the  development and validation of a new measure. \nAbstract:  \nProfessional use of rapport building skills are considered central to good investigative interview  practice\, with practitioners and scholars in agreement that efforts to build rapport can facilitate cooperation and disclosure of information. However\, there is little consensus in the scientific  literature relating to how to build or measure rapport\, which has implications for training. The  current project focuses on measuring rapport in professional interactions. In Phase 1\, a systematic  review was conducted to identify relevant studies that had tested a measure of rapport. Following  an initial screening process\, 134 articles were identified\, of which 53 had developed a new measure  of rapport\, and 34 had modified an existing measure of rapport. Only 11 measures of rapport had  been validated. A Searchable Systematic Map was produced to illustrate key characteristics of the  published measures\, sub-measures\, and observational assessments of rapport. In Phase 2\, items  within each measure of rapport were coded according to whether they related to the interviewer (i)  Paying attention\, (ii) Building a relationship\, (iii) Being approachable\, (iv) Being professional\, or  whether the item measured (v) Mutual rapport/connection. These categories were used to develop a new rapport measurement tool that is currently being validated in line with methodological  recommendations.
URL:https://iiirg.org/event/oral-presentation-assessing-professional-rapport-systematically-mapping-evidence-to-inform-the-development-and-validation-of-a-new-measure/
LOCATION:Main Auditorium
CATEGORIES:Main Auditorium
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220623T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220623T152000
DTSTAMP:20260413T114030
CREATED:20220612T031140Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220612T031140Z
UID:14473-1655996400-1655997600@iiirg.org
SUMMARY:Oral Presentation: Effectiveness of the first online training in Investigative Interviews with child victims in Chile during the COVID-19 pandemic
DESCRIPTION:Title: Effectiveness of the first online training in Investigative Interviews with child victims in Chile during the COVID-19 pandemic \nAbstract: \nIn order to support the training of investigative interviewers in the context of the implementation of the Law of Videorecorded Interviews in Chile during the COVID-19 pandemic\, Fundación Amparo y Justicia\, along with experts in adult education\, developed an online training model to facilitate the acquisition of the competences required to conduct investigative interviews with child victims of sexual and other violent crimes. \nThe present study explores the effectiveness of the first two online courses in the Investigative Interview technique during the first semester of 2021. The study evaluated the performance of seventeen interviewers in mock interviews with trained actors playing the role of child victims\, before and after their training experience. \nThe results showed an increase in the adherence of the interviewers to the different phases contained in the NICHD protocol\, and the use of a major proportion of open-ended questions at the end of the course. \nOne of the main conclusions is that the online-program outcomes are as positive as the in-person courses carried out previously in Chile and internationally. A remaining challenge is the need to assess this online method with a larger sample of participants.
URL:https://iiirg.org/event/oral-presentation-effectiveness-of-the-first-online-training-in-investigative-interviews-with-child-victims-in-chile-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/
LOCATION:WDC402
CATEGORIES:WDC402
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220623T144000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220623T152000
DTSTAMP:20260413T114030
CREATED:20220612T122618Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220612T122618Z
UID:14481-1655995200-1655997600@iiirg.org
SUMMARY:Student Event: Managing Relationships as a Student and ECR (Supervisors\, Peers\, Collaborators and Friends)
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://iiirg.org/event/student-event-managing-relationships-as-a-student-and-ecr-supervisors-peers-collaborators-and-friends/
LOCATION:WDC403
CATEGORIES:WDC403
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220623T144000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220623T150000
DTSTAMP:20260413T114030
CREATED:20220612T030947Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220612T030947Z
UID:14469-1655995200-1655996400@iiirg.org
SUMMARY:Oral Presentation: Rapport-building: Chat vs. in-person witness interviews
DESCRIPTION:Title: Rapport-building: Chat vs. in-person witness interviews \nAbstract: \nThe psycholegal literature stresses the importance of rapport in investigative interviews. The recommended rapport tactics consist of verbal (e.g.\, establishing common ground) and non-verbal behaviors (e.g.\, displaying empathy). Most of the research\, however\, has examined rapport in in-person contexts\, where both verbal and non-verbal behaviors are present. In this study\, we were interested in the effectiveness of conducing online witness interviews via chat\, which de-emphasize the use of non-verbal rapport. Witnesses (N = 131) experienced a virtual reality mock crime scenario and were interviewed in person or online via chat. We found that participants perceived rapport more positively when interviewed in-person on three measures: attentiveness\, trust/respect\, and expertise\, indicating that non-verbal behaviors can be instrumental for the quality of rapport. Excluding non-verbal behaviors potentially cause hesitation\, or even distrust. Two other measures of rapport\, cultural similarity and connected flow\, were not perceived differently across interview medium. \nEven though our results showed that chat interviews may be less appropriate for building rapport in some respects\, this did not result in the reporting of less crime-related details nor in lower overall statement accuracy. Overall\, in-person interviews yielded better rapport ratings but were equally productive in terms of the quality of information obtained.
URL:https://iiirg.org/event/oral-presentation-rapport-building-chat-vs-in-person-witness-interviews/
LOCATION:WDC402
CATEGORIES:WDC402
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220623T143000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220623T143000
DTSTAMP:20260413T114030
CREATED:20220612T030604Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220612T030604Z
UID:14462-1655994600-1655994600@iiirg.org
SUMMARY:Oral Presentation: Information elicitation in an online chat
DESCRIPTION:Title: Information elicitation in an online chat \nAbstract: \nAdvancements in the digitalisation of intelligence investigations require effective elicitation of information in online contexts. This research aimed to develop a rapport-based information gathering approach to interview human intelligence (HUMINT) sources online. Two versions of a rapport-based interviewing protocol were developed and tested for respective use in situations where some key information is known to the interviewer or not. These protocols draw on evidence-based interviewing practices for eliciting information in face-to-face interviews\, such as rapport-building\, transfer of control\, open prompts\, confirmatory claims and elements of motivational interviewing. Participants (N = 202) engaged as HUMINT mock-sources in an immersive online scenario that placed them in an information management dilemma. They strategically disclosed and withheld some information in a subsequent interview\, which was conducted in an online chat\, using only text-based communication. Rapport-based interviewing approaches elicited significantly more units of information and were perceived more positively by participants\, in contrast to participants interviewed using a direct approach. Our data also allow us to examine the extent to which the counter-interrogation tactics present in online intelligence interactions map onto those observed in face-to-face interactions. These findings are relevant for security practitioners tasked with eliciting critical intelligence in online contexts from potentially reluctant sources.
URL:https://iiirg.org/event/oral-presentation-information-elicitation-in-an-online-chat/
LOCATION:WDC402
CATEGORIES:WDC402
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220623T142000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220623T144000
DTSTAMP:20260413T114030
CREATED:20220612T030803Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220612T030803Z
UID:14466-1655994000-1655995200@iiirg.org
SUMMARY:Oral Presentation: The implications for sexual assault investigations of anonymous online reporting
DESCRIPTION:Title: The implications for sexual assault investigations of anonymous online reporting \nAbstract: \nIt is well established in the literature that rape and sexual assault are the most underreported crimes world-wide\, with an estimated 80-90% of sexual assaults going unreported annually. In response to shortcomings within the criminal justice system\, we have seen innovations in the online collection of anonymous and confidential reports.  While users might be reporting anonymously\, they know that their information will be used by police for intelligence purposes and crime mapping\, with the option of making a formal complaint later. This research compares the questioning strategies used in best practice police interviewing with the questioning approach used in the online forms for anonymous reporting of sexual assault. I will present the findings of a recent study of questions used in such online forms.  The study demonstrates that the online forms are constructed without the benefit of research evidence about how best to elicit detailed and reliable accounts\, and in fact in many cases\, violate the established principles of eliciting narrative accounts.  Recommendations for improvements to anonymous reporting forms will be discussed\, along with the application of form-based\, ‘written interviews’ to multi-lingual settings.
URL:https://iiirg.org/event/oral-presentation-the-implications-for-sexual-assault-investigations-of-anonymous-online-reporting/
LOCATION:WDC402
CATEGORIES:WDC402
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220623T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220623T152000
DTSTAMP:20260413T114030
CREATED:20220612T030342Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220612T142355Z
UID:14455-1655992800-1655997600@iiirg.org
SUMMARY:Symposium: Refugee/Asylum Interviewing
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://iiirg.org/event/symposium-refugee-asylum-interviewing/
LOCATION:Main Auditorium
CATEGORIES:Main Auditorium
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