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14. Investigative Interviewing Of The Child., Thomas D. Lyon
14. Investigative Interviewing Of The Child., Thomas D. Lyon
Thomas D. Lyon
Children, if questioned in a supportive manner, are capable of providing enormous amounts of productive information in response to open-ended questions. The irony is that many direct and suggestive methods once thought necessary to overcome abused children's reluctance to disclose abuse have been found counterproductive in two ways: they minimize the number of details in true allegations at the same time that they increase the risk of false allegations.