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Problematic Questions During Forensic Interviews

Problematic Questions During Forensic Interviews. Interviewer’s Introduction of his/her Role. My job is to help kids who have been abused. My job is to help kids who have been hurt and to make sure that nobody hurts them anymore. . Rapport & Narrative Building. What’s your name?

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Problematic Questions During Forensic Interviews

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  1. Problematic QuestionsDuring Forensic Interviews

  2. Interviewer’s Introduction of his/her Role • My job is to help kids who have been abused. • My job is to help kids who have been hurt and to make sure that nobody hurts them anymore.

  3. Rapport & Narrative Building • What’s your name? • How old are you? • Do you have any brothers or sisters? • Do you have a pet? • Do you go to school? • What is your teacher’s name? • What is your favorite subject in school? • Did you ever get any bad grades in school?

  4. Truth/Lie questions (child < 9) • Do you know the difference between the truth and a lie? • What does it mean to tell the truth? • Give me an example of something that is the truth/a lie

  5. Truth/Lie question for preschoolers • (4 year old boy) If I said that you are a girl, would that be the truth or would that be a lie?

  6. Transitioning to abuse-related questions (prior to any disclosures during the forensic interview) • Do you know why you came to see me today? • Can you tell me why you came to see me today?

  7. Transitioning to abuse-related questions (child reportedly told her mother that daddy hurt her pee-pee, but child has not yet made any abuse disclosures to the forensic interviewer) • Did Daddy hurt your pee-pee on purpose or was it an accident? • Did Daddy hurt your pee-pee? • Did somebody hurt your pee-pee?

  8. Abuse-related questions (after 6 year old disclosed, “Daddy touched my privates” identified as penis) • How many times did Daddy touch your privates? • Did it hurt when Daddy touched your privates?

  9. Abuse-related questions (after 6 year old disclosed, “Daddy touched my privates” identified as penis) • Were you clothes off or on when Daddy touched your privates? • Did Daddy tell you not to tell anybody about him touching your privates? • Why did Daddy touch your privates? • Did Daddy give you any other bad touches?

  10. Abuse-related questions (after 7 year old girl alleged to the forensic interviewer that her bus driver ‘Bill’ had her suck his pee-pee and had her touch his pee-pee) • Where were you and Bill when he did that? • Did Bill always do that in the bus? • How many times did you suck Bill’s pee-pee? • Did Bill make you touch his privates one time or more than one time? • Why didn’t you tell anybody before about what Bill did? • What else did Bill do to you?

  11. During abuse-related questioning, child expresses concern that Daddy will get in trouble if child tells what happened • Don’t worry. I won’t tell anybody. It will be our little secret. • If Daddy did something wrong, he needs to be punished so he won’t do it again. • You have to tell me what happened or I won’t be able to help you.

  12. Closing • Good bye • Thanks for telling me about all the bad things that Sammy did. • Now that you’ve told me about what Uncle George did, I’ll make sure that he never ever does those things to you again.

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