Research article summary (published 29 Nov 2002):

Cold case homicides. Investigative interviews of child witnesses.

Full Abstract

Nurses interviewing child witnesses in cold case homicide investigations face unique challenges arising from the passage of time. 2. Postevent influences must be evaluated carefully when examining children's descriptions about remote events. 3. Interview strategies that incorporate various types of developmentally appropriate tasks offer highly traumatized children the opportunity to tell their stories. 4. Although years may have passed, some children are able to provide accurate and unique details about a homicide they witnessed.

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Author information

Author/s: Boychuk-Spears, Tascha (T);

Affiliation: University of Nevada Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154-3018, USA. tashspears(-atsign-)aol.com

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Case Reports; Journal Article; Review

Journal: Journal of psychosocial nursing and mental health services (J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-Dec; vol 40 (issue 12) : pp 24-31

Dates: Created 2002/12/20; Completed 2003/01/07; Revised 2007/11/15;

PMID: 12491872, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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Adult Art Attention Child Child Development Child Psychology Child, Preschool Criminology - methods Female

Female Forensic Psychiatry - methods Homicide - psychology Humans Interviews as Topic - methods Memory Photography Psychiatric Nursing - methods Videotape Recording

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