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A structured forensic interview protocol improves the quality and informativeness of investigative interviews with children: a review of research using the NICHD Investigative Interview Protocol

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How the results of research on children's memory, communicative skills, social knowledge, and social tendencies can be translated into guidelines that improve the quality of forensic interviews of children is shown.
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This article is published in Child Abuse & Neglect.The article was published on 2007-11-01 and is currently open access. It has received 541 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Interview & Poison control.

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Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

TL;DR: This paper conducted a multisite study of juvenile drug courts to examine the ability of these courts to reduce recidivism and improve youth's social functioning, and to determine whether these programs use evidence-based practices in their treatment services.
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Victimization of children with disabilities.

TL;DR: CWDs were more likely than TD children to be abused by parent figures and to experience physical abuse resulting in body injury or serious sexual offenses, including those involving penetration, repeated abuse, use of force, and threats.
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A preliminary mapping of individual, relational, and social factors that impede disclosure of childhood sexual abuse

TL;DR: The importance of using a broad ecological framework to understand the factors that inhibit disclosure of CSA is pointed to, as barriers to disclosure do not constrain solely the victims.
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Assessing the effectiveness of the NICHD investigative interview protocol when interviewing French-speaking alleged victims of child sexual abuse in Quebec.

TL;DR: French-speaking investigators using the NICHD Protocol used open-ended prompts rather than focused questions when interviewing alleged victims, and these interviewers needed fewer questions to get relevant information when using the Protocol.
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Use of a structured investigative protocol enhances the quality of investigative interviews with alleged victims of child sexual abuse in Britain

TL;DR: One hundred alleged victims of child sexual abuse (aged 4-13; M = 9.3 years) were interviewed by police investigators about their alleged experiences as discussed by the authors, and half of the children were interviewed using the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) structured interview Protocol, whereas the other children, matched with respect to their age, relationship with the alleged perpetrator, and seriousness of the alleged offenses, are interviewed by investigators following the Memorandum of Good Practice.
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Handbook of Child Psychology

William Damon
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the importance of biology for human development and the role of the human brain in the development of human cognition and behavior, and propose a model of human development based on the Bioecological Model of Human Development.
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The Battered-Child Syndrome

TL;DR: The battered-child syndrome, a clinical condition in young children who have received serious physical abuse, is a frequent cause of permanent injury or death and should be considered in any child exhibiting evidence of fracture of any bone, subdural hematoma, failure to thrive, soft tissue swellings or skin bruising.
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Maltreatment and disabilities: a population-based epidemiological study.

TL;DR: The study established a significant association between the presence of an educationally relevant disability and maltreatment, and children with disabilities are 3.4 times more likely to be maltreated than nondisabled peers.
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The APSAC Handbook on Child Maltreatment

TL;DR: In this article, an integrated model of psychotherapy for abused children is proposed, where adults, adolescents, and children who sexually abuse children are treated according to an integrative model.
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Jeopardy in the Courtroom: A Scientific Analysis of Children's Testimony

TL;DR: The authors examined real life cases in which children were key witnesses in criminal chid abuse trials and found that children are more suggestible than adults, and if so, what are the implications for those who work with child witnesses.
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