Dynamics of verbal interaction between interviewer and child in interviews with alleged victims of child sexual abuse

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 109-119

  Korkman, Julia ^a   Santtila, Pekka ^a,b   Sandnabba, N Kenneth ^a  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b Poliisiammattikorkeakoulu   (Finland)

Author keywords

Child response types; Child sexual abuse investigations; Forensic interviews; Interview dynamics; Interviewer utterance types

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VICTIM;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CRIME VICTIMS; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33645078668     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2006.00498.x     Document Type: Review

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