Improving credibility assessment in child sexual abuse allegations: The role of the NICHD investigative interview protocol

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 99-110

  Hershkowitz, Irit ^a   Fisher, Sara ^a   Lamb, Michael E ^b   Horowitz, Dvora ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c DIVISION FOR INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (Israel)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Credibility; Forensic interviews; Structured interviews

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTERVIEW; ISRAEL; JUVENILE; NICHD PROTOCOL; RELIABILITY; VALIDITY; VICTIM;

ADULT; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECEPTION; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; ISRAEL; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 33847396522     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2006.09.005     Document Type: Article

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