Allegation Rates in Forensic Child Abuse Investigations: Comparing the Revised and Standard NICHD Protocols
Allegation Rates in Forensic Child Abuse Investigations: Comparing the Revised and Standard NICHD Protocols
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DOI：
10.1037/a0037391
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发表时间：
2014-08-01
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2
通讯作者：
Katz, Carmit
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作者：
Hershkowitz, Irit;Lamb, Michael E.;Katz, Carmit
使用国家儿童健康和人类发展研究所 (NICHD) 调查访谈标准协议 (SP) 或该协议的修订版本 (RP) 对 426 名 4 至 13 岁的疑似家庭内虐待受害者进行了访谈，旨在增强儿童与访谈者之间的融洽关系，并为可能不愿提出指控的疑似受害者提供额外的非暗示性支持。所有指控均得到独立证据的证实，证明所指控的虐待行为确实发生过。分析显示，当雇用 RP 而不是 SP 时，儿童更有可能提出虐待指控。这些结果表明，支持性法医访谈可能有助于对年轻受害者的虐待行为进行有效报告，否则他们可能不愿意提出指控。
Four hundred twenty-six 4- to 13-year-old suspected victims of intrafamilial abuse were interviewed using either the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Investigative Interview Standard Protocol (SP) or a revised version of this Protocol (RP) designed to both enhance rapport between children and interviewers and provide additional nonsuggestive support to suspected victims who might be reluctant to make allegations. All allegations were corroborated by independent evidence documenting that the alleged abuse had indeed taken place. Analyses revealed that children were significantly more likely to make allegations of abuse when the RP rather than the SP was employed. These results suggest that supportive forensic interviewing may facilitate valid reports of abuse by young victims who might otherwise be unwilling to make allegations.