David Walsh is an Applied Criminologist, and a Fellow of the UK's Higher Education Academy. He has published several articles and book chapters, while co-authoring a book on corruption. Prior to joining academia he was an investigation professional in government departments in the UK for over 20 years. Dr Walsh has presented his work at many national and international academic and practitioner conferences.

Gavin E. Oxburgh is a registered Forensic Psychologist with the UK Health and Care Professions Council, a Chartered Psychologist and Scientist, and a Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy. Dr Oxburgh is an expert witness and has provided psychological advice in legal cases in the UK and overseas. Prior to academia, he had a highly successful 22-year career with the Royal Air Force Police where he was a senior detective specializing in crime management, child protection and sexual offences, serving throughout the UK and across Europe.

Allison D. Redlich, PhD,is an internationally-known researcher on police interrogation, who began her career studying child victim/witnesses. She has published many peer-reviewed articles on these and related topics and is often asked to provide expert testimony in court and to educate law enforcement and court professionals. She has served on the Executive Committee of the American Psychology-Law Society and is co-chairing their 2014 conference.

Trond Myklebust gained his bachelor degree from the University of Oslo and an MSc in Investigative Psychology from the University of Liverpool while serving as a police officer. In 2009 he became the first police officer in Norway to obtain a PhD (Department of Psychology, University of Oslo). He holds a position as Assistant Chief of Police at the Norwegian Police University College, and a Visiting Lectureship at Newcastle University in the UK. He is a Chartered Psychologist in the British Psychological Society, and Co-Founder and Co-Director of the International Investigative Interviewing Research Group (iIIRG).

Introduction, Allison Redlich, Dave Walsh, Gavin Oxburgh and Trond Myklebust 1. China, Marvin Zalman and Yuning Wu 2. Indonesia, the Philippines, & Sri Lanka, Jane Goodman-Delahunty 3. Iran, Nargess Tavassolian, Mohammad Hedayati-Kakhki, Alexandra Harrington and Kamiar Alaei 4. Israel, Carmit Katz 5. Japan, Taeko Wachi and Kazumi Watanabe 6. Australia and New Zealand, Amanda Cain, Nina J. Westera and Mark Kebbell 7. Belgium, Miet Vanderhallen, Michelle DeJong and Geert Vervaeke 8. England and Wales, Colin Clarke and Rebecca Milne 9. Estonia, Raivo Öpik and Kristjan Kask 10. France, Samuel Demarchi and Laurent Delhalle 11. Germany, Renate Volbert and Bianca Baker 12. Italy, A. Zappalà, F. Pompedda, V. M. Rossini and M. Scarabello 13. Netherlands, Martijn van Beek and Jos Hoekendijk 14. Portugal, Carlos E. Peixoto, Alexandra Seabra and António Castanho 15. Scandinavia, Ivar A. Fahsing, Kristina Kepinska Jakobsen and Harriet Jakobsson Öhrn 16. Scotland, Annabelle Nicol, David La Rooy and Stuart Houston 17. Slovenia, Igor Areh, Sabina Zgaga and Benjamin Flander 18. Switzerland, J. Courvoisier, C. Sellie and M. St-Yves 19. Canada, Brent Snook, Kirk Luther and Todd Barron 20. Mexico, Gustavo Fondevila 21. USA, Christopher E. Kelly and Christian A. Meissner Conclusion, Dave Walsh, Allison Redlich, Gavin Oxburgh and Trond Myklebust.