For several decades, researchers have examined how children develop autobiographical
memory, demonstrating that even young children report useful information about their …

This white paper consists of evidence-based recommendations for conducting forensic
interviews with children. The recommendations are jointly drafted by researchers in child …

An alarming number of youth worldwide are victims of commercial sexual exploitation,
particularly sex trafficking. Normative developmental processes and motivations across the …

Background & objective The forensic interview is an important part of the investigative
process with child witnesses, and ensuring evidence-based practices is crucial to its …

This study examined the quality of forensic interviews conducted by specially trained police
officers in the Norwegian Barnahus between 2015 and 2017, using the sequential interview …

Increased knowledge about practitioners' experiences of conducting forensic child
interviews may provide valuable insights into the perceived challenges they encounter when …

Child maltreatment victims are often reluctant to report abuse when formally interviewed.
Evidence-based guidelines like the National Institute of Child Health and Human …

Child abuse victims are required to participate in stressful forensic investigations but often
fail to fully report details about their victimization. Especially in intrafamilial abuse cases …

This proof-of-concept study focused on interviewers' behaviors and perceptions when
interacting with a dynamic AI child avatar alleging abuse. Professionals (N= 68) took part in …

Abstract The Standard National Institute of Child and Health Development Protocol (SP)
models the use of cognitively focused techniques for forensic interviewing, whereas the …