Interviewing sexually abused children

dc.contributor.author	Songca, Rushiella
dc.contributor.author	Le Roux, J
dc.date.accessioned	2019-02-12T13:16:51Z
dc.date.available	2019-02-12T13:16:51Z
dc.date.issued	2005
dc.identifier.citation	Songca R &Le Roux 2005 " Interviewing sexually abused children" De Jure 38 319-331	en
dc.identifier.issn	1466 3597
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/25262
dc.description.abstract	The submission argues that legal decisions concerning the validity of sexual abuse allegations are based upon two interrelated factors apart from physical evidence, namely, the quality and credibility of the child's statements and the reliability of the investigatory interview(s) which elicited those statements. Communication problems could also exist during interviews. Often the child's interview is the single most important component for determining whether or not the abuse occurred. Thus article evaluates the reliability of child interviews in criminal courts	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	University of Pretoria	en
dc.subject	child interviews, video technology, children testimony, child sexual abuse cases	en
dc.title	Interviewing sexually abused children	en
dc.type	Article	en
dc.description.department	College of Graduate Studies	en