THE COGNITIVE INTERVIEW IN A BROADER CONTEXT
Reply to Geiselman on Witness-Memory

Abstract

Geiselman (1996) has raised several issues in his commentary, and suggests that the future is not as bleak for the Cognitive Interview (CI) as we might suggest. In the following reply we have attempted to respond to Geiselman's concerns, particularly about the number of errors, number of questions, interview length, and the use of the CI with children. While we agree with Geiselman that the CI has a great deal of potential as an investigative tool, we emphasise the very definite value of examining the limitations of the CI in the pursuit of an even better technique.

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