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Talking to Kids. Angie Scott Forensic Interview Specialist National Child Protection Training Center Adapted from Allison DeFelice 507-457-2892 [email protected]. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Talking to KidsTalking to KidsTalking to KidsTalking to KidsAngie ScottAngie Scott
Forensic Interview SpecialistForensic Interview SpecialistNational Child Protection Training CenterNational Child Protection Training Center
Adapted from Allison DeFeliceAdapted from Allison DeFelice
[email protected]@ndaa-apri.org
“I know that you believe you understand what you think I said but I am not sure you
realize that what you heard is not what I meant”
Your Questions of a Child
• Should use the child’s language– Not adult language of jargon
• Should be specific and concrete– Not general and abstract
The Continuum of Questions
• Open-ended / Non-directed
• Focused / Direct
• Multiple Choice / Forced Choice
• Leading / Misleading
More Confidence
Less Confidence
Open-ended / Non-direct questions
Principle: Eliciting free Recall
• “Tell me about that.”• “What would you like to talk about
today?”• “Why are you here today?”
Focused / Direct
Principle: Eliciting focused recall
• “Tell me about your hand.”• “What did you see Dad do?”• “What did Mom say about coming here
today?”• “What did that feel like on your body?”
Multiple Choice / Forced choice
Principle: Selected Response
• Multiple Choice– “Was it in your room, his room, or
someplace else?”
• Forced Choice (yes/no, either/or)– “Do you have another daddy?”– “Did it happen one time or more than one
time?”
Leading / Misleading
Principle: forced Response
• “You’re scared to tell me, aren’t you?”
• “Your daddy hurt you, didn’t he?”• “Didn’t you tell your mommy
something different?”
Children under 7
• Avoid pronouns– “What did you tell your mommy about your
daddy?”– Vs. “What did you tell her about him?”
• Announce transitions– “I want to talk to you about your foot now.”
Children Under 7
• Qustions should be:– Simple and concrete
• Questions should not be:– Complex and abstract
Linguistic: Theirs
Children under 7
• Give fewer narrative responses• Give non-sequential responses• Make pronoun errors• Have an egocentric focus• Give idiosyncratic details
Linguistics: Theirs
Children over 7
• Are able to give more robust narratives• Pay more attention to sequence• Make fewer pronoun errors• Understand the need to explain• Give idiosyncratic details
We do not question childrenWe question one child at a
time.Anne Graffman Walker