Opinion: Study finds cognitive bias in how medical examiners evaluate child deathsRead More
Child Abuse Allegations
Rosa Jimenez, convicted on “junk science”, set for release after more than 15 years in prison
Steven C. Gabaeff, MD
Her Lawyers Say She Was Coerced to Plead Guilty to a Crime That Never Happened
Two Families, Two Fates When the Misdiagnosis is Child Abuse
State of Michigan Governor’s Task Force on Child Abuse and Department of Health and Human Services: Forensic Interviewing Protocol
State of Michigan Governor’s Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect and DHHS (2015). Forensic Interviewing Protocol (4th ed.)
Summary: The Little Rascals Daycare Case
PBS Frontline (1997). Summary of the Little Rascal Daycare Case.
Child Welfare Law and Practice, Chapter 5: Investigative Interviewing of the Child
Lyon, Thomas D. (in press). Investigative interviewing of the child. In D.N.Duquette & A.M. Haralambie (Eds.) Child Welfare Law and Practice (2d Ed.).Denver, CO: Bradford.
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Structured forensic interview protocols improve the quality and informativeness of investigative interviews with children: A review of research using the NICHD Investigative Interview Protocol
Lamb, M., Orbach, Y., Hershkowitz , Esplin,P ., Horowitz, I. (2007 ). A structured interview protocol improves the quality and informativeness of investigative interviews with children: A review of research using the NICHD investigative interview protocol. Child Abuse and Neglect. 31, 1201 1231.
Suggestibility of the Child Witness: A Historical Review and Synthesis
Ceci , S., Bruck, M. (1993). The suggestibility of the child witness: a historical review and synthesis. Psychological Bulletin. 113, 403 439.
Suggestibility of the Child Witness: A Historical Review and SynthesisRead More
Can Children Be Useful Witnesses? It Depends How They Are Questioned
Brown, D., Lamb, M. (2015 ). Can children be useful witnesses? It depends how they are questioned. Child Development Perspectives.
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American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) Practice Guidelines: Forensic Interviewing in Cases of Suspected Child Abuse
American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children. (2012). Practice guidelines: Forensic interviewing in cases of suspected child abuse. APSAC.
Webinar: Best Practice Interviewing of Children in Sexual Abuse Cases
Presenter: John Helminski. Offered by IDS, on June 25, 2020. Materials are available.
Webinar: Best Practice Interviewing of Children in Sexual Abuse CasesRead More
Death penalty case: Jury finds San Jose man not guilty in 2016 child killing
Childrens Allegations of Sexual Abuse in Criminal Trials: Assessing Defense Attacks on Credibility and Identifying Effective Prosecution Methods
Date: February 2020 Author: Stacia N. Stolzenberg Annotation: This study examined how attorneys establish and attack children’s credibility in cases that involve alleged child sexual abuse (CSA), and assessed how attorneys phrased questions for such children, how children responded, and whether questioning practices were sensitive to the developmental level of the child.