The Effect of Specialist Training on Sexual Assault Investigators’ Questioning and Use of Relationship Evidence

摘要: Two studies examined the immediate and longer-term impact of specialist training on sexual assault investigators’ use best-practice questions relationship evidence. Investigators completed mock suspect interviews immediately 9–12 months following a 4-week course that concentrated Whole Story approach to offence investigations. The had an positive non-sexual grooming details, long-term details. It also increased open decreased specific questions, with performance sustained for open-depth yes/no questions. Specialist can improve ability adopt narrative interviewing ask about yet skill erosion remains issue future programs need address. Incorporating evidence into investigative in open-ended manner may be key strategy improving understandings victim-offender dynamics cases, which could have implications attrition conviction rates.