Police's and victim care officers' beliefs about memory and investigative interviewing with children: Survey findings from Malaysia

• Published in: Applied cognitive psychology Vol. 36; no. 3; pp. 573 - 580
• Main Authors: Chung, Kai Li, Ding, I Ling, Sumampouw, Nathanael E. J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bognor Regis Wiley 01.05.2022; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Beliefs; Child Abuse; Child abuse & neglect; Child sexual abuse; Child welfare; Children; Cultural Differences; culture; Foreign Countries; Interviews; investigative interviewing; Law Enforcement; Laws; Memory; Memory functioning; Police; Psychological Studies; Questioning Techniques; Reliability; Scientific evidence; Sexual Abuse; victim care officer; Victims; Vignettes; Witnesses; Malaysia

Years of psychological research has demonstrated that the use of investigative interviewing methods based on up‐to‐date scientific evidence is important to ensure the reliability of child witnesses' statements. Ideally, professionals working with children are equipped with knowledge of memory f...