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... > process > planned process > study method > study method of memory > objective study method of memory > interview > investigative interview > Achieving Best Evidence interview

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Achieving Best Evidence interview  

Definition(s)

  • The Achivieving Best Evidence (ABE) interview is 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., in press).

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  • ABE interview
  • ABE investigative interview protocol
  • ABE model
  • ABE protocol

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • 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.

    [Study type: literature review / Access: open]
  • • Fernandes, D., Gomes, J. P., Albuquerque, P. B., & Matos, M. (in press). Forensic interview techniques in child sexual abuse cases: A scoping review. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 15248380231177316. https://doi.org/10.1177/15248380231177317

    [Study 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

    [Study type: literature review / Access: open]

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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