Investigative interviews of child witnesses in Sweden

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1355-1361

  Cederborg, Ann Christin ^a   Orbach, Yael ^b   Sternberg, Kathleen J ^b   Lamb, Michael E ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Interview practices; Investigative interviews; Sexual abuse; Victims

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; POLICE; RELIABILITY; SEXUAL ABUSE; SWEDEN; VICTIM; WITNESS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; SWEDEN;

EID: 0033847323     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-2134(00)00183-6     Document Type: Article

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