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Direct linkKatz, Carmit; Hershkowitz, Irit – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2012
Objective: The current study aimed to explore the frequency and effects of multipart prompts on the testimonies of children who were alleged victims of sexual abuse and were interviewed using the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Investigative Protocol. The effects of the multipart prompts were studied by considering…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Children, Sexual Abuse, Victims of Crime
Katz, Carmit; Hershkowitz, Irit – Research on Social Work Practice, 2013
Objective: The present study was designed to test the effects of repeated retrievals in the course of forensic investigations with children who are the alleged victims of sexual abuse. Method: Using the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development protocol, 56 children participated in a first free-recall interview that was followed by…
Descriptors: Interviews, Child Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Victims of Crime
Hershkowitz, Irit – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2011
Objectives: A commonly cited risk factor for sexually intrusive behavior (SIB) among children and adolescents is a history of abuse. Based on a large and non-clinical nationwide sample of children who were investigated as abuse victims and suspects of SIBs in Israel over a decade, the present study examines the rate of abuse history among child…
Descriptors: Siblings, Child Abuse, Family Characteristics, Risk
Hershkowitz, Irit; Fisher, Sara; Lamb, Michael E.; Horowitz, Dvora – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2007
Objectives: The study was designed to explore whether the credibility of children's statements regarding their alleged experiences of child sexual abuse could be assessed in a more valid and reliable way when investigative interviews were conducted using the NICHD protocol rather than in an unstructured manner. Methods: Forty-two experienced…
Descriptors: Interrater Reliability, Credibility, Child Abuse, Sexual Abuse
Hershkowitz, Irit; Lanes, Omer; Lamb, Michael E. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2007
Objective: The goal of the present study was to examine how children disclosed sexual abuse by alleged perpetrators who were not family members. Methodology: Thirty alleged victims of sexual abuse and their parents were interviewed. The children were interviewed using the NICHD Investigative Interview Protocol by six experienced youth…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Self Disclosure (Individuals), Victims of Crime
Hershkowitz, Irit; Horowitz, Dvora; Lamb, Michael E.; Orbach, Yael; Sternberg, Kathleen J. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2004
Objective: To introduce and evaluate a structured interview protocol designed for investigative interviews of youthful alleged perpetrators of child sexual abuse. Method: Seventy-two alleged perpetrators ranging from 9 to 14 years of age (M=12 years) were interviewed by 1 of 13 experienced youth investigators, employed by the Israeli Ministry of…
Descriptors: Interviews, Child Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Incidence
Hershkowitz, Irit; Horowitz, Dvora; Lamb, Michael E. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2005
Objective: To identify characteristics of suspected child abuse victims that are associated with disclosure and nondisclosure during formal investigations. Methodology: The database included all suspected cases of physical and sexual abuse investigated in the state of Israel between 1998 and 2002. All investigative interviews were conducted using…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Investigations, Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse
