Interviewing Sexually Abused Children

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This paper presents a case study proposal that researches and reviews available literature in relation to the practices, procedures or methods utilized by the Swiss, Greek and Former Eastern European countries in forensic interviews with children that have been subjected to sexual abuse. Due to limitations of time, the research in this case study is limited to available information via the internet. Research is performed by searching professional journals and publications as well as advocate agency websites.

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"In the United States of America there have been case studies performed in relation to the proper methods and practices to utilize in interviewing the child victim of sexual abuse. Studies performed in Israel have also addressed these issues. Countries such as the United States and Israel have been seeking the "best practice" in forensic interviews of children who are victims to sexual abuse. A FBI Enforcement Bulletin dated October 1, 1999 states that: "If investigators have followed basic investigative rules and present well-prepared cases at trial essentially, they have implemented the multidisciplinary method, even if their department has not formalized the approach." Primary practice in investigation in this "multidisciplinary method" are the conducting of well-planned interviews, elimination of tunnel vision, understanding probable cause and understanding that when someone is cleared from arrest that the case should be kept open. Specifics in this method are specialists or those trained performing interviews are optimal conditions and suggest that prosecutors and other member of the multidisciplinary team observe the interviews."

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