TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - Unique considerations for forensic interviews with adolescents: an exploration of expert interviewers' perspectives
JO  - Child maltreatment
A1  - Deck, Sarah L.
A1  - Quas, Jodi A.
A1  - Powell, Martine B.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Although adolescents are at elevated risk of sexual victimisation, very limited research has focused on how best to interview suspected adolescent victims. The current study was conducted to lay the groundwork for the development of best-practice interviewing approaches with adolescents when sexual victimisation is suspected. Expert interviewers with experience and knowledge in interviewing suspected adolescent victims were asked about common challenges they encounter with adolescent interviewees and how they tailor their interviews for this population. The findings indicated that adolescents are often reluctant to disclose, and the strategies the interviewers use to meet the unique needs of adolescents hinge on respecting each adolescent as a relatively autonomous and independent person. Identifying which strategies expert interviewers use is a fruitful starting point for future experimental research that can test and ultimately develop evidence-based practices for this population, which is necessary to help interviewers interact with suspected adolescent victims in ways that align with their psychosocial and cognitive maturity.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1077-5595
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10775595241270046
ID  - ref1
ER  -