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Criteria-based content analysis (CBCA) and statement validity assessment (SVA) are semi-standardized methods for the credibility assessment of children’s statements in cases of sexual abuse. CBCA consists of a systematic analysis of the content of children’s statements using a set of defined criteria, while SVA incorporates additional information from other sources than the statement itself. This chapter provides condensed descriptions of CBCA and SVA and summarizes recent simulation and field studies on the validity of CBCA. The results of these studies demonstrate the usefulness of CBCA for the purpose of credibility assessment of children’s statements about sexual abuse.
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Steller, M. (1989). Recent Developments in Statement Analysis. In: Yuille, J.C. (eds) Credibility Assessment. Nato Science, vol 47. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-7856-1_8
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