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Using transcripts of 26 real-life interviews with suspected child sex offenders from England, this study examined the use of empathy and the impact of question type on the amount of investigation relevant information (IRI) obtained. There were no significant differences in the amount of IRI obtained in the interviews as a function of the use of empathy by police officers. The mean proportion of inappropriate questions was significantly higher than the mean proportion of appropriate questions and, as hypothesized, the responses to appropriate questions contained significantly more items of IRI than responses to inappropriate questions.
Author(s): Oxburgh GE, Ost J, Cherryman J
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Psychology, Crime and Law
Year: 2012
Volume: 18
Issue: 3-4
Pages: 259-273
Print publication date: 12/08/2010
ISSN (print): 1068-316X
ISSN (electronic): 1477-2744
Publisher: Routledge
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1068316X.2010.481624
DOI: 10.1080/1068316X.2010.481624
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