What themes trigger investigative interviewers to ask specific questions when interviewing children? Guadagno, Belinda L., Hughes-Scholes, Carolyn H. and Powell, Martine B. 2013, What themes trigger investigative interviewers to ask specific questions when interviewing children?, International journal of police science & management, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 51-60, doi: 10.1350/ijps.2013.15.1.301. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title What themes trigger investigative interviewers to ask specific questions when interviewing children? Author(s) Guadagno, Belinda L. orcid.org/0000-0002-9954-2314 Hughes-Scholes, Carolyn H. Powell, Martine B. orcid.org/0000-0001-5092-1308 Journal name International journal of police science & management Volume number 15 Issue number 1 Start page 51 End page 60 Total pages 10 Publisher Vathek Publishing Place of publication Dalby, Isle of Man Publication date 2013 ISSN 1461-3557 1478-1603 Keyword(s) investigative interviewing child sexual abuse police training Summary Recent research has established that investigative interviewers have difficulty adhering to openended questions and instead ask specific questions when interviewing children about abuse. The current study aims to examine the themes in abuse-related interviews that trigger investigators to ask specific questions. Twenty police officers who were authorised to conduct investigative interviews with children completed a mock interview with an expert in child abuse interviewing who had been trained to play the role of an abused child. During the interview, the officers were stopped by a researcher and asked to reflect on why they had asked specific questions. Overall, the results revealed five areas where the officers deviated from open-ended questions. These related to: (1) the identity of the alleged offender; (2) the meaning of terms used by the child to describe genitals; (3) whether or not penetration occurred; (4) the offender's intent and motives; and (5) the timing of the abuse and where it occurred. Each of these themes is discussed, along with the implications for trainers and researchers in child abuse interviewing. Language eng DOI 10.1350/ijps.2013.15.1.301 Field of Research 170104 Forensic Psychology Socio Economic Objective 940406 Legal Processes HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30052557 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Arts and Education Faculty of Health School of Psychology Higher Education Research Group Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 20 May 2013, 14:44:17 EST Tue, 21 May 2013, 08:29:59 EST Fri, 24 May 2013, 12:52:09 EST Mon, 27 May 2013, 08:50:06 EST Mon, 27 May 2013, 15:57:35 EST Mon, 27 May 2013, 15:58:24 EST Mon, 27 May 2013, 15:59:15 EST Mon, 27 May 2013, 16:04:42 EST Mon, 27 May 2013, 16:06:04 EST Fri, 13 Jun 2014, 17:22:51 EST Fri, 22 Aug 2014, 15:26:03 EST Fri, 17 Oct 2014, 12:05:25 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 782 Abstract Views, 5 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 20 May 2013, 14:44:06 EST by Jane Moschetti