Forensic Interviewing Bundle

What is a Child Forensic Interview? - Answer a legally sound interview of a child or adolescent, that is conducted by a trained interviewer and attempts to elicit as much relevant and accurate information as possible while minimizing trauma to the child Is there one single definition of a child...

Three goals of interviewing protocols: - Answer Avoid suggestion, increase clarity, and obtain the most reliable information possible. The Purpose of forensic child interviewing is: - Answer To obtain reliable descriptive facts from a child. The overreaching purpose of using a protocol is to ...

Interview - Answer To gather information, non-accusatory Interrogation - Answer Accusatory, statements not questions Interview Preparation/Background Information - Answer Dates, locations, names. Key topics. 3 types of interview questions - Answer 1. Non-threatening to build rapport...

Which of the following statements is most accurate in regards to the intent of the subject? - Answer The interrogator must take the intent of the suspect into account when analyzing his decisions and behavior, the suspect's mental state plays a significant role in his choice of actions. What i...

1980's Changes of Children Providing Testimony - Answer 1. Children allowed to provide uncorroborated testimony in alleged sexual abuse cases - children can testify to an event even if what they say was not supported or confirmed by evidence/authority. 2. States eliminated the competency requir...

McMartin case - Answer Members of the McMartin family, who operated a preschool in California, were charged with numerous acts of sexual abuse of children in their care; after six years of the trial, no convictions were obtained and all charges were dropped; it was accused that the interviewing pr...

Multidisciplinary Teams consist of - Answer Law enforcement officials, child protective services personnel, child advocacy center staff, juvenile office investigators, attorneys, and others. Why use multidisciplinary teams - Answer Allows for individuals to share investigative responsibilitie...

When it is suspected that a crime has been committed against a child, at least three questions arise. Which of the following was not included in the list of questions? a. Is the child in need of protection for the purposes of child protection legislation? b. Should a criminal charge be laid? c....