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040 _aAFVC
100 _99339
_aWestera, Nina
245 _aPolice investigators’ perceptions of the challenges associated with interviewing adult sexual assault complainants
_cNina Westera, Mia Gentle, Martine Powell and Rachel Zajac
260 _bSage,
_c2022
500 _aViolence Against Women, 2022, First published online, 26 October 2022
520 _aAlthough police organizations have devoted considerable effort to training investigators in evidence-based witness interviewing techniques, there is some suggestion that current practices do not meet the multifaceted requirements of sexual assault cases. Here, we assessed the specific challenges inherent in conducting interviews with adult sexual assault complainants, by conducting in-depth interviews with 21 experienced investigators from both Australia and New Zealand. The challenges that investigators identified fell into three broad themes: meeting the evidential needs of sexual assault investigations, establishing credibility, and managing complainant vulnerabilities. We discuss how the investigative interview process might be modified in line with these challenges. (Authors' abstract). Record #7902
650 _aCRIMINAL JUSTICE
_9167
650 _aPOLICE PROCEDURES
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650 4 _aSEXUAL VIOLENCE
_9531
650 0 _aVICTIMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE
_96716
651 4 _aNEW ZEALAND
_92588
651 _aINTERNATIONAL
_93624
651 4 _aAUSTRALIA
_92597
700 _aGentle, Mia
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700 _aPowell, Martine
_911433
700 _aZajac, Rachel
_911434
773 0 _tViolence Against Women, 2022, First published online, 26 October 2022
830 _aViolence Against Women
_94609
856 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1177/10778012221120447
_zDOI: 10.1177/10778012221120447
942 _2ddc
_cARTICLE
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