Open AccessTele-forensic interviewing can be a reasonable alternative to face-to-face interviewing of child witnesses.
Author(s) -
Jason J. Dickinson,
Nicole E. Lytle,
Debra Ann Poole
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
law and human behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.432
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1573-661X
pISSN - 0147-7307
DOI - 10.1037/lhb0000443
Subject(s) - interview , legal psychology , face (sociological concept) , psychology , social psychology , forensic science , face to face , criminology , applied psychology , sociology , law , political science , epistemology , social science , medicine , philosophy , veterinary medicine
Tele-forensic interviews have the potential to aid investigations when children live far from interviewers, there is a risk of disease transmission, or when expertise is not locally available. However, it is unknown whether tele-forensic interviewing is an effective alternative to face-to-face interviewing, particularly for children most prone to suggestibility and lapses of attention.