Interviewing Children

DebraA.Poole,PhD, is a professor of psychology at Central Michigan University. Since receiving a doctorate in developmental psychology from the University of Iowa, she has conducted studies on children's eyewitness testimony and interviewing techniques. Her research, funded by grants from the National Institute of Mental Health and the National Science Foundation, has explored the effects of repeated questioning, how children respond to different question forms, the influence of misinformation from parents on children's event narratives, children's ability to report the sources of their knowledge, and the risks and benefits of interview props. Dr. Poole has worked with policy groups in Michigan and Maine to craft interview protocols and is on the editorial boards of the journals Lawand Human Behavior and Psychology, PublicPolicy,and Law.

• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionThe Science of Interviewing ChildrenThe Forensic PerspectiveConversational HabitsConventional Content: Early Interview PhasesConventional Content: Case Issues PhasesCase-Specific Decisions and ExplorationProtocols and Interviewer TrainingReferencesIndexAbout the Author