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Gemma Hamilton

Gemma Hamilton

RMIT University, Australia

Title: The effects of face-to-face versus live video-feed interviewing on children’s event reports

Biography

Biography: Gemma Hamilton

Abstract

Purpose: Recent advances in technology have raised a potentially promising service to overcome difficulties associated with remote witnesses: live video-feed interviews.  The efficacy of this mode of interviewing, however, lacks empirical evidence, particularly with children in an investigative context.

Methods: This study explored the effects of live video-feed compared to face-to-face interviewing on the memory reports of 100 children (aged 5-12).  Children participated in an innocuous event and were interviewed 1 to 2 days later by experienced interviewers.

Results: Analyses indicated that live video-feed interviewing was just as effective as face-to-face interviewing in terms of the accuracy and informativeness of children’s accounts.  Video-feed interviews, however, required a higher number of clarification prompts compared to face-to-face interviews.  These findings were not influenced by children’s familiarity with technology.

Conclusions: An initial test of live video-feed interviewing indicates it is a safe and effective method for interviewing children about an innocuous event.