Title: Assessing professional rapport: Systematically mapping evidence to inform the  development and validation of a new measure. Abstract:  Professional 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 […]

Title: Developing a Time-Critical Questioning framework in a naturalistic environment Abstract: There 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 […]

Title: Police Interviewing and Eyewitness Memory in the Multicultural Context of South Africa  Abstract: Research 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 […]

Title: Information disclosure in sceptical witnesses: Examining the effects of relational and procedural rapport-building Abstract The 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. […]

Title: The Dual Purpose of Video-Recorded Interviews within the Broad Framework of a Victim-Centred Approach and Trauma Informed Practice

Title: False memories… but real investigation Abstract: False 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 […]