Interviewing alleged victims with intellectual disabilities

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 49-58

  Cederborg, Ann Christin ^a   Lamb, M ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crime victims; Forensic interviews; Intellectual disabilities; Interviewer behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTERVIEW; MALE; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SELECTION; POLICE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SKILL; SWEDEN; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION;

EID: 37449026902     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2007.00976.x     Document Type: Article

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