Interviewing the Child Victim and the Child In

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INTERVIEWING THE CHILD

VICTIM AND THE CHILDIN CONFLICT WITH THE

LAW


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CONCEPTS

CHILD

VICTIM

OFFENDER

TREATED/

CONSIDERED AS

VICTIM

•Child victim as an immediate victim

•Child offender as victim of circmstances•Social stats•Resorces in the commnit!•famil!


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CONCEPTS

In conducting the intervie! our"#in or $ri"ordi#% concern i&'

“The (e&t intere&t& o) the chi%d*” “+nder #%% circu"&t#nce&! (e&t intere&t&o) the chi%d #re &uch condition& #& #re

"o&t congeni#% to it& &urviv#%!$rotection #nd )ee%ing& o) &ecurit, #nd"o&t encour#ging o) it& $h,&ic#%!$&,cho%ogic#% - e"otion#% deve%o$"ent*


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Guide%ine& )or

Intervieing O(.ective'

To %i&ten ith #n o$en "ind toh#t the chi%d h#& to ,! i)#n,thing! #(out the #%%egedincident*

St#ge& o) the Intervie'/* P%#nning #nd Pre$#r#tion

0* Intervie


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A* PLANNING

Ment#% $roce&& o) getting re#d, tointervie

Pre$#re ,our&e%) #& intervieer #ndthe chi%d #& intervieee Point& to con&ider in $re$#r#tion'

Pur$o&e o) intervie

An#%,1e re#d, - #v#i%#(%e evidence A&&e&& evidence &ti%% needed - here itc#n (e o(t#ined

De&ign )%e2i(%e #$$ro#che& - e))ectiveco""unic#tion techni3ue


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De&ir#(%e non4ver(#%

co""unic#tion techni3ue& F#ci#% e2$re&&ion

Po&ture Voice

Ph,&ic#% $ro2i"it,


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Princi$%e& )or the

Pre4intervie P%#nningCon&ider the chi%d’&5 Co"$etence

Av#i%#(i%it, )or cro&& e2#"in#tion Chrono%ogic#% #ge - deve%o$"ent &t#ge Conce$t o) ti"e Ide#& #(out tru&t Wh#t i& their $re&ent &t#te o) "ind6 Cu%tur#% (#c7ground8 Soci#%(#c7ground

Di(i%itie&


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PREPARATION' Ti"e -

P%#ce Where to conduct intervieith chi%dren

I"$ort#nce o) #n intervieingroo" )or chi%dren

Re#&on& )or #n intervieingroo"


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PHASES OF THE

INTERVIEWPh#&e I RAPPORT

Pur$o&e'

To &ett%e the chi%d #nd re%ieve#n2iet,

To &u$$%e"ent intervieer’&7no%edge o) the chi%d

To e2$%#in re#&on )or intervie

to #dvi&e the chi%d to &$e#7 thetruth


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PHASES OF THE


A$$ro#ch' An, to$ic hich re%#2e& the

chi%d

P%#, "#, (e needed


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PHASES OF THE


To (e Avoided' An, "ention o) the #%%eged

o))en&e

St#ring or touching thechi%d


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PHASES OF THE

INTERVIEWPh#&e II NARRATIVE ACCO+NT

Pur$o&e' To en#(%e the chi%d to give

#n #ccount in hi& on ord&


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PHASES OF THE


A$$ro#ch' Provide o$$ortunitie& to

t#%7 #(out #%%eged o))en&e

#t chi%d’

& $#ce u&e “#ctive %i&tening”


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PHASES OF THE


To (e #voided' 9ue&tion& directed to event&

not "entioned (, chi%d

S$e#7ing #& &oon #& chi%d#$$e#r& to &to$


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PHASES OF THE

INTERVIEWPh#&e III* 9+ESTIONING

Pur$o&e' To )ind out "ore o) the

#%%eged o))en&e


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PHASES OF THE


A$$ro#ch' 9ue&tion& gr#du#ting )ro"

gener#% to "ore &$eci)ic


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PHASES OF THE


To (e #voided' Interru$ting the chi%d

Re$e#ting 3ue&tion& too &oon

+&ing di))icu%t gr#""#r A&7ing "ore th#n one

3ue&tion #t # ti"e


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STAGES OF 9+ESTIONING

St#ge A* OPEN ENDED9+ESTIONS

Pur$o&e'

En#(%e the chi%d to $rovide"ore in)or"#tion ithout$re&&ure


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St#ge A* OPEN ENDED9+ESTIONS

A$$ro#ch'

+&e )ocu&ed (ut non4%e#ding3ue&tion&


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St#ge :* SPECIFIC ;ET NON4LEADING 9+ESTIONS

Pur$o&e'

To e2tend #nd c%#ri),in)or"#tion

To re"ind chi%d o) the$ur$o&e o) the intervie


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A$$ro#ch'

+&e &$eci)ic 3ue&tion& hich"#, inevit#(%, re)er todi&$uted )#ct

Pro(e incon&i&tenc, gent%,


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To (e #voided'

9ue&tion& hich re3uire #“;ES” or “NO” #n&er

A%%o on%, / or 0 $o&&i(%e#n&er


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St#ge C* CLOSED 9+ESTIONS

Pur$o&e' To encour#ge reticent chi%d

to &$e#7


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St#ge C* CLOSED 9+ESTIONS

A$$ro#ch' 9ue&tion& #%%o %i"ited

#n&er&

Mu%ti$%e choice


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St#ge D* LEADING 9+ESTIONS

Pur$o&e' To encour#ge reticent chi%d

to &$e#7


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A$$ro#ch' 9ue&tion& i"$%, #n&er& or

#&&u"e di&$uted )#ct&


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To (e #voided' 9ue&tion& inv#ri#(%, re3uire

"e #n&er


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PHASES OF INTERVIEW

Ph#&e IV* CLOSING THEINTERVIEW

Pur$o&e'

To en&ure the chi%d h#&under&tood the intervie

To en&ure the chi%d i& notdi&tre&&ed


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PHASES OF INTERVIEW


A$$ro#ch'

Go over re%ev#nt evidence inchi%d’& %#ngu#ge

Revert to r#$$ort to$ic& Th#n7 chi%d #nd #%%o chi%d to

#&7 3ue&tion&


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PHASES OF INTERVIEW


To (e #voided'

Su""#ri1ing in #du%t%#ngu#ge

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