A test of three refresher modalities on child forensic interviewers’ posttraining performance

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Cyr, Mireille
Dion, Jacinthe
Gendron, Annie
Powell, Martine
Brubacher, Sonja
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2021
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This study aims to advance the field of child forensic interviewing by assessing the impact of different refresher training modalities on police officers’ abilities to adhere to the steps of an interview protocol and on the types of questions used. Previously trained police officers (N = 46) were randomly assigned to one of three experimental conditions: (1) supervision with an expert, (2) peer group supervision, and (3) computer-assisted exercises on children’s investigative interview techniques. Comparison of interviews conducted before (n = 136) and after (n = 124) the refresher modalities revealed an improvement in performance across time for almost all steps of the protocol. There were more effects associated with time than with modality of refresher training with regard to question types used during episodic memory training and the substantive phase of the interview. Although there were some differences between the three conditions, no method emerged as clearly superior. Results suggest that all modalities could be useful in refreshing adherence to the steps of an interview protocol and use of best practice questioning approaches. The discussion highlights that the time devoted to the three modalities was likely not enough and that further studies are needed to determine the most optimal delivery of refresher training.

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Psychology, Public Policy, and Law

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© 2021 American Psycological Association. This article may not exactly replicate the final version published in the APA journal. It is not the copy of record. Reproduced here in accordance with publisher policy. Please refer to the journal link for access to the definitive, published version.

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Policy and administration

Forensic psychology

Applied and developmental psychology

Professional education and training

Criminology

Law in context

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Cyr, M; Dion, J; Gendron, A; Powell, M; Brubacher, S, A test of three refresher modalities on child forensic interviewers’ posttraining performance., Psychology, Public Policy, and Law

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