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Interviewing for Alleged Abuse in the Residential Treatment Center

NCJ Number
124614
Journal
Child Welfare Volume: 69 Issue: 4 Dated: (July-August 1990) Pages: 321-331
Author(s)
J Matsushima
Date Published
1990
Length
11 pages
Annotation
Investigations of institutional abuse reports rely heavily on ex post facto interviewing.
Abstract
In this article, indices of plausibility are discussed as the basis for more reliable inferences in the absence of physical evidence. 4 references. (Publisher abstract)