What Happens When Interviewers Ask Repeated Questions in Forensic Interviews with Children Alleging Abuse?

David J. La Rooy1,2, Michael E. Lamb3
1Scottish Institute for Policing Research, Dundee, Scotland
2Centre for Psychology, School of Social & Health Sciences, University of Abertay Dundee, Dundee, Scotland
3University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

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