The field of forensic interviewing is approaching five decades and is an integral part of a multidisciplinary response to a report of child maltreatment. The concept of a “forensic interview” was necessitated by high-profile child sexual abuse cases from the 1980s. In these cases, children were interviewed by professionals with little or no training in the art and science of eliciting information from children. In some cases, children were interviewed on multiple occasions by several persons. In an attempt to improve the response to these cases, Children’s Advocacy Centers (CAC) began to emerge and spread across the country.
The-Forensic-Interviewer-at-Trial_-Guidelines-for-the-Admission-aThe Forensic Interviewer at Trial: Guidelines for the Admission and Scope of Expert Testimony Concerning a Forensic Interview in a Case of Child Abuse (Revised and Expanded)
