Table of Contents

Contributors     xv
Forensic and Clinical Interviewer Roles in Child Sexual Abuse   Kathleen Coulborn Faller     3
Children's Memory and Suggestibility   Erna Olafson     10
Models for Assessing Child Sexual Abuse   Kathleen Coulborn Faller     35
Interviewer Objectivity and Allegations of Sexual Abuse   Kathleen Coulborn Faller     44
Number of Child Interviews   Kathleen Coulborn Faller     50
Documentation of the Interview   Kathleen Coulborn Faller     58
Interview Structure, Protocol, and Guidelines   Kathleen Coulborn Faller     66
Questioning Techniques   Kathleen Coulborn Faller     90
Media for Interviewing Children   Kathleen Coulborn Faller     110
Special Considerations for Cases Involving Young Children   Kathleen Coulborn Faller   Sandra K. Hewitt     142
Interviewing Children With Special Needs   Deborah Davies   Kathleen Coulborn Faller     152
Conducting Culturally Competent Sexual Abuse Interviews With Children From Diverse Racial, Cultural, and Socioeconomic Backgrounds   Lisa A. Pontes   Kathleen Coulborn Faller     164
Children Who Do Not Want to Disclose   Kathleen CoulbornFaller     175
False Allegations of Sexual Abuse   Kathleen Coulborn Faller     191
Standardized Tests and Measures   William N. Friedrich   Erna Olafson   Kathleen Coulborn Faller     207
Criteria for Deciding About the Likelihood of Sexual Abuse   Kathleen Coulborn Faller     226
Formulating Conclusions About Sexual Abuse   Kathleen Coulborn Faller     245
References     255
Index     299