Research shows good news re intermediary involvement.
A final paper has been published which researched all of the children’s responses AND the types of barrister’s questions. As well as the important finding that RIs reduced compliance (in typical children) with false suggestions from the barrister, there was evidence that RI involvement led to barristers asking questions that were (broadly) more aligned with best practice guidance.
Henry, L.A., Crane, L, Nash, G., Millmore, A. & Wilcock, R. (2021). Intermediaries and cross-examination resilience in children: Exploring a novel experimental methodology. Applied Cognitive Psychology.
://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/acp.3869
It could be said that intermediary involvement led to barristers asking questions that were (broadly) more aligned with best practice guidance reduced compliance with false suggestions from the barrister.
Here are the three papers on RI involvement:
Investigative interviews:
Henry, L.A., Crane, L., Nash, G., Hobson, Z., Kirke-Smith, M. & Wilcock, R. (2017). Verbal, visual, and intermediary support for child witnesses with autism during investigative interviews. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 47(8), 2348-2362. http://www.springer.com/-/1/AVwONLkgc6ZzoRCbjDa9
Identification lineups:
Wilcock, R., Crane, L., Nash, G., Hobson, Z., Kirke-Smith, M. & Henry, L.A. (2018). Supporting child witnesses during identification lineups: Exploring the effectiveness of Registered Intermediaries. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 32:3, 367-375. doi: 10.1002/acp.3412 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/acp.3412
Cross-examinations:
Henry, L.A., Crane, L, Nash, G., Millmore, A. & Wilcock, R. (2021). Intermediaries and cross-examination resilience in children: Exploring a novel experimental methodology. Applied Cognitive Psychology. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/acp.3869