The Journal of Forensic Practice: Volume 18 Issue 2

A guide to clarifying evidence in Australian child forensic interviews

Kimberlee S. Burrows, Martine B. Powell, Mairi Benson

Interviewing victims of child sex abuse requires considerable care in order to minimise error. Due to children’s heightened suggestibility any question asked of a child could…

Question type and its effect on children ' s maintenance and accuracy during courtroom testimony

Christine Saykaly, Angela Crossman, Mary Morris, Victoria Talwar

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the influence of question type (open-ended, prompted, reverse order and chronological order recall) on children’s ability to maintain a…

The benefits of multiple recollection strategies on adolescents’ testimonies: quality versus within-statement consistency?

Sanne van Can, Olivier Dodier, Henry Otgaar, Fanny Verkampt

The purpose of this paper is to examine the beneficial effect of a modified cognitive interview (MCI) on adolescents’ testimonies in case of a negative emotional event…

Putting the Mr. Big technique back on trial: a re-examination of probative value and abuse of process through a scientific lens

Kirk Luther, Brent Snook

A recent Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) ruling resulted in stricter rules being placed on how police organizations can obtain confessions through a controversial undercover…

Deceiving suspects about the content of their alibis: consequences for truthful and untruthful suspects

Melanie Sauerland, Svenja Mehlkopf, Alana C Krix, Anna Sagana

– The purpose of this paper is to test how modifying one’s alibi statement interacts with exposure to deceptive interrogation techniques.

Developing a professional identity in a new work environment: the views of defendant intermediaries working in the criminal courts

Brendan M. O'Mahony, Jane Creaton, Kevin Smith, Rebecca Milne

– The purpose of this paper is to find out how intermediaries interpret their role working with vulnerable defendants at court.

Guest editorial

Rebecca Milne, Ray Bull