Conducting Interviews with Child Victims of Abuse and Witnesses of Crime

This book is a practical and thoughtful guide for the forensic interview of children, presenting a synthesis of the empirical and theoretical knowledge necessary to understand the account of child victims of abuse or witnesses of crime.

Autorentext

Mireille Cyr is a licensed psychologist and a professor in the Department of Psychology at the Université de Montréal. Among other research in child sexual abuse, she has conducted studies on the French version of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Protocol that is now taught in Québec, Canada and in many French-speaking countries in Europe. She is the scientific director of CRIPCAS, a research center dedicated to sexual abuses and marital problems and co-holder of Marie-Vincent Foundation Chair on Sexual Abuse Against Children. In the last 20 years, she has trained police officers and other psychosocial and judicial professionals, mostly in Europe and Canada. She is the author of numerous books, chapters and articles and the impact of her work has been recognized by numerous awards. She is a member of the Royal Society of Canada.

Inhalt

Chapter 1 - Factors Influencing Disclosure

Chapter 2- Memory in Children

Chapter 3- Suggestibility in Children

Chapter 4 - Children's Development

Chapter 5 - Investigative Protocols and Tools

Chapter 6 - The Revised NICHD Protocol

Chapter 7 - Empirical Studies on the NICHD Protocol and Testimony in Court

Chapter 8 - Conclusion