Concept information
Preferred term
Achieving Best Evidence interview
Definition
- An investigative interview including "a guidance with recommendations to identify the needs of vulnerable witnesses or victims, to plan, and prepare for the interview, to conduct the interview, and to prepare victims for the court process. The interview is typically structured in two major phases: (1) rapport building and (2) free recall followed by open-ended questioning." (Fernandes et al., 2024, p.8).
Broader concept
Synonym(s)
- ABE interview
- ABE investigative interview protocol
- ABE model
- ABE protocol
Belongs to group
Bibliographic citation(s)
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• Farrugia, L. D., & Maras, K. L. (2023). Achieving best evidence from victims and witnesses. In G. E. Oxburgh, T. Myklebust, M. Fallon, & M. Hartwig (Eds.), Interviewing and interrogation: A review of research and practice since World War II (pp. 389–411). Torkel Opsahl Academic EPublisher.
• Document type: literature review
• Access: open
- • Fernandes, D., Gomes, J. P., Albuquerque, P. B., & Matos, M. (2024). Forensic interview techniques in child sexual abuse cases: A scoping review. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 25(2), 1382 – 1396. https://doi.org/10.1177/15248380231177317
• Document type: literature review
• Access: open
- • Smith, K., & Shaw, G. (2022). Achieving best evidence in criminal proceedings: Guidance on interviewing victims and witnesses, and guidance on using special measures. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/achieving-best-evidence-in-criminal-proceedings
• Document type: literature review
• Access: open
Creator
- Frank Arnould
Study method of
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URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-XM2QB5LL-0 - • Fernandes, D., Gomes, J. P., Albuquerque, P. B., & Matos, M. (2024). Forensic interview techniques in child sexual abuse cases: A scoping review. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 25(2), 1382 – 1396. https://doi.org/10.1177/15248380231177317
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