Australian stakeholders’ views on improving investigative interviews with adult sexual assault complainants
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Westera, NJ
Zajac, R
Powell, M
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Investigating sexual assault is one of the most challenging tasks in modern-day policing. Because investigators must rely largely on the account provided by the complainant to establish whether or not a criminal offence has occurred, the way in which these accounts are elicited becomes paramount. Although there is a strong empirical consensus on how to maximise the completeness and accuracy of eyewitness accounts, several researchers have suggested modifying adult sexual assault interview protocols to better satisfy investigative and evidential needs and to provide complainants with a greater level of emotional support. This article explores professional stakeholders’ views on what form these changes might take, and identifies the broad themes that drive these views.
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Psychiatry, Psychology and Law
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Criminology
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Ali, MM; Westera, NJ; Zajac, R; Powell, M, Australian stakeholders’ views on improving investigative interviews with adult sexual assault complainants, Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 2019, pp. 1-16