PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Sue White
AU  - Kathleen M. Quinn
TI  - Investigatory lndependence in Child Sexual Abuse Evaluations: Conceptual Considerations
DP  - 1988 Sep 01
TA  - Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
PG  - 269--278
VI  - 16
IP  - 3
4099  - http://jaapl.org/content/16/3/269.short
4100  - http://jaapl.org/content/16/3/269.full
SO  - J Am Acad Psychiatry Law1988 Sep 01; 16
AB  - The procedures used by investigators of sexual abuse allegations have recently come under increasing scrutiny. In this article the importance of investigatory independence is discussed. Conceptual aspects of problematic interviewing techniques that may compromise the investigation of sexual abuse complaints are reviewed. Recommendations are made for the analysis of evaluations relative to the degree of contamination that has been introduced into these assessments.