The Journal of Forensic Practice: Volume 18 Issue 2
Research relating to criminology, psychology and evidence-based practice across all forensic settings
Table of contents - Special Issue: Investigative interviewing: investigation and probative value
Guest Editors: Rebecca Milne and Ray Bull
A guide to clarifying evidence in Australian child forensic interviews
Kimberlee S. Burrows, Martine B. Powell, Mairi BensonInterviewing victims of child sex abuse requires considerable care in order to minimise error. Due to children’s heightened suggestibility any question asked of a child could…
Question type and its effect on children ' s maintenance and accuracy during courtroom testimony
Christine Saykaly, Angela Crossman, Mary Morris, Victoria TalwarThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the influence of question type (open-ended, prompted, reverse order and chronological order recall) on children’s ability to maintain a…
The benefits of multiple recollection strategies on adolescents’ testimonies: quality versus within-statement consistency?
Sanne van Can, Olivier Dodier, Henry Otgaar, Fanny VerkamptThe purpose of this paper is to examine the beneficial effect of a modified cognitive interview (MCI) on adolescents’ testimonies in case of a negative emotional event…
Putting the Mr. Big technique back on trial: a re-examination of probative value and abuse of process through a scientific lens
Kirk Luther, Brent SnookA recent Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) ruling resulted in stricter rules being placed on how police organizations can obtain confessions through a controversial undercover…
Deceiving suspects about the content of their alibis: consequences for truthful and untruthful suspects
Melanie Sauerland, Svenja Mehlkopf, Alana C Krix, Anna Sagana– The purpose of this paper is to test how modifying one’s alibi statement interacts with exposure to deceptive interrogation techniques.
Developing a professional identity in a new work environment: the views of defendant intermediaries working in the criminal courts
Brendan M. O'Mahony, Jane Creaton, Kevin Smith, Rebecca Milne– The purpose of this paper is to find out how intermediaries interpret their role working with vulnerable defendants at court.
ISSN:
2050-8794e-ISSN:
2050-8808ISSN-L:
2050-8794Renamed from:
The British Journal of Forensic PracticeOnline date, start – end:
2013Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr. Carol Ireland
- Dr Neil Gredecki