forensic interview
Evidence-gathering conversation
A forensic interview is a structured conversation conducted by a trained professional to gather information for legal proceedings, typically from children who may have witnessed or experienced abuse or crimes.
The technique uses open-ended, non-leading questions to obtain reliable testimony without contaminating memory: The detective arranged a forensic interview at the child advocacy center.
- child protection servicesAgency ensuring minor safety
- safe roomFortified household refuge
- video recordingStored moving images
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
- nonverbal cuesUnspoken communication signals
chain of custody · safety planning · prosecutor · mandated reporting · defense attorney · corroboration · testimony · open-ended questions · leading questions · neutral language · memory recall · disclosure · child witness · affidavit · witness statement · subpoena · trauma counseling · active listening
- lie detectionpolygraph, lie detector, polygraph test, polygraph tests, truth serum
- clinical interviewspsychiatric evaluation, psychiatric history, clinical assessment, mental health assessment, patient history
- forensic interviewsinterrogation, rapport building, open-ended questions, closed questions, leading questions
- forensic psychologyinsanity plea, psychological assessment, legal insanity, competency exam, psychological evaluation
- child welfarechild protection, child welfare, foster care, child services, foster home
- forensic evidenceDNA evidence, fingerprints, DNA, blood, DNA testing
forensic interviewcasual conversation
Informal spoken exchange
small talk · chitchat · water cooler talk · shooting the breeze · gossip
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