The application of a 'story-telling' framework to investigative interviews for suspected child sexual abuse

Legal and Criminological Psychology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 37-56

  Westcott, Helen L ^a   Kynan, Sally ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SEXUAL ABUSE; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 1242340271     PISSN: 13553259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135532504322776843     Document Type: Article

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