Forensic interviewing in child sexual abuse cases: Current techniques and future directions

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 195-207

  Cronch, Lindsay E ^a   Viljoen, Jodi L ^a   Hansen, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Forensic interviews; Sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; CHILD SAFETY; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; COGNITION; EMPIRICISM; FAMILY; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; LAW SUIT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; REVIEW; SEXUAL CRIME; SKILL; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TECHNIQUE; TOUCH;

EID: 33646043418     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2005.07.009     Document Type: Review

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