The aim of the study was to examine what kind of biases can occur in simultaneous and sequential line-ups and whether age and distance has an impact on these biases.
23 January 2020Research
How do children disclose physical abuse?
The study explores the characteristics of child physical abuse disclosures. The overall disclosure rate of child physical abuse was 74 %, but only 42 % had disclosed to adults and only 12 % had reported to authorities. The strongest factors predicting disclosure to an adult are younger age, female gender, no previous experiences of child… Read more »
An analysis of question style and type in official Finnish asylum interview transcripts
Jenny Skrifvars, Julia Korkman, Veronica Sui, Tanja van Veldhuizen & Jan Antfolk The objective of the study was to examine if the questions used in asylum interviews allow detailed and accurate narratives. Question style, question type and question order were analyzed from interviews of 80 official asylum cases in Finland. You can read the article… Read more »