Title: Transfer of Avatar Training Effects to Investigative Field Interviews of Children Conducted by Police Officers Abstract: Previous research with students and some professional groups (psychologists) have repeatedly demonstrated that repeated feedback in simulated investigative interviews with computerized child avatars improves the quality of the interviews conducted with real children who have witnessed a mock […]

Title: Examining a new interview technique to gather information and elicit cues to deceit: The Ghostwriter Method Abstract: Background. This is the second experiment ever conducted to examine a new lie detection tool: the Ghostwriter (GW) Method. We examined its effect on eliciting information, cues to deceit and the technique’s working mechanisms. Method. 150 participants […]

Title: Examining the Challenges and Barriers of Cold Case Investigations  Abstract: Criminal cold case is typically defined as one that is currently unresolved, in which no fresh leads exist, and a substantial amount of time has passed (often 1- 3 years). Cold cases introduce substantial barriers and challenges for investigators. For example, witness memory is […]

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 […]