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  • Forensic Psychology
  • Child Abuse Research
  • Racial Dyad Dynamics

Background:

  • Forensic interviews are critical in child sexual abuse investigations.
  • Understanding factors influencing interview outcomes is essential for accurate assessments.
  • The role of racial concordance between child and interviewer requires examination.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the influence of child race and interviewer race on forensic interview outcomes.
  • To analyze the interaction effect of child and interviewer race on findings related to sexual abuse.

Main Methods:

  • Regression analysis was employed to assess the impact of child and interviewer race.
  • Interview outcomes were categorized into no findings, inconclusive, or findings consistent with sexual abuse.

Main Results:

  • Both child race and interviewer race significantly affected interview outcome categories.
  • The interaction of child and interviewer race predicted findings consistent with sexual abuse.
  • Cross-race dyads showed significantly higher rates of outcomes consistent with child sexual abuse.

Conclusions:

  • Racial dynamics in forensic interviews can influence case outcomes.
  • Findings suggest that cross-racial interviewing may lead to an overestimation of child sexual abuse allegations.
  • Further research is crucial to understand the complex interplay of race and disclosure in child sexual abuse cases.