The impact of questioning style on the content of investigative interviews with suspected child sexual abuse victims

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 81-97

  Davies, Graham M ^a   Westcott, Helen L ^b   Horan, Noreen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child sexual abuse; Child witnesses; Investigative interviews; Questioning styles

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034560617     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10683160008410834     Document Type: Review

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