Child forensic interviewing in Children's Advocacy Centers: Empirical data on a practice model

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1031-1052

  Cross, Theodore P ^a   Jones, Lisa M ^b   Walsh, Wendy A ^b   Simone, Monique ^b   Kolko, David ^c  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Child interview; Child sexual abuse; Children's advocacy centers; Forensic investigations; Multidisciplinary coordination

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER; CHILD CARE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; COOPERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVALUATION; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HOME; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL RECORD; POLICE; PROTECTION; SCHOOL; VIDEOTAPE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD ADVOCACY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36048970346     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2007.04.007     Document Type: Article

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