This presentation seeks to help child sexual abuse forensic interviewers understand how men who sexually abuse children view the world. Having this knowledge can enable interviewers to ask more insightful and informed questions to achieve positive outcomes and thereby significantly improve their victim interviews and the investigative process.
Learning Objectives:
Explain how knowledge of perpetrator behavior can inform the approach to forensic interviews.
How such knowledge can help child protection professionals interpret the victims account.
Demonstrate how the perpetrators behavior towards the victim can impact on the victims presentation during forensic interview.
