test Flashcards
(29 cards)
What is the overriding principle of ChildFirst
best interest of the child
3 arguments against videotaping
- cost
- confidentiality
- child isn’t perfect victim
Dynamics of Child Sexual Abuse Syndrome
Secrecy
Helplessness
Entrapment
Delayed disclosure
Retraction
Why is it important to understand dynamics of child abuse
- how child views abuse
- explain what child is going through
- address all types of abuse
- corroborate cases
- work with victim to prepare for trial
- explains delayed disclosure
Benefits of digital recording
- shows questions asked
- shows child’s age at disclosure
- encourage pleas
2 types of disclosure
- accidental
- purposeful
3 stage of disclosure
- denial
- tentative
- active
one way to consider culture while preparing site
paperwork in appropriate language
two types of memory
- recognition
- reconstruction
recreate questioning chart including three affectors
- age
- ability
- trauma
between what age does child begin to develop representational shift
3-4
explain how drawings are helpful in forensic interviews (2)
- clarification
- naming body part
4 phases of child first
- rapport
- transition/topic of concern
- explore details
- closure
purpose of rapport
- orient the child to the room
- narrative practice
transition/topic of concern purpose
provide structure to talk about maltreatment
explore details purpose
- use narrative to obtain details of abuse
- consider multiple forms of maltreatment
- explore alternative hypothesis
closure purpose
- respectful end to the interview
- return child to neutral state
- answer any questions
- address child safety
what is most appropriate function of anatomical dolls
post disclosure demonstration aid
2 examples of blocks and how you would remove them
- language block: translator
- authority: remove badge and gun
describe 1 pretrial motion that can make testifying less stressful for kids
- support person in courtroom
- kid friendly oath
questions should be ____ and ____ not ____ and _____
- clear
- concrete
- complex
- abstract
two examples of how an interviewer can be perceived as suggestive
- language
- behavior
give two factors that court may consider when evaluating reliability of child’s out of court statement
- motive to fabricate
- child appropriate terminology
hourglass technique types of questions
- open invitation
- cued recall
- option posing
- yes/no
- suggestive