Video-Recorded investigative interview of child victims of sexual abuse. Fundación Amparo y Justicia

Infrastructure and technology models

       II. Storage and custody of the video-recorded investigative interview

       1. Storage of the recordings

       2. Secure access to the recordings

       References

       THE INTERVIEWER AND BEST PRACTICES OF INVESTIGATIVE INTERVIEWING I. Interviewer profile

       1. Professional training

       2. Gender

       3. Personal skills

       II. Interviewer training process

       1. General characteristics of the training programs

       2. Contents of the training courses

       3. Key elements of effective training programs

       II. Interview protocols

       1. Investigative interview protocols

       2. NICHD protocol

       References

       USE OF THE INVESTIGATIVE INTERVIEW IN TRIALS I. Comparative models on the use of video-recorded investigative interviews in trials

       1. Using an investigative interview video recording to replace a child’s testimony

       2. Using an investigative interview video recording to replace the direct examination of a child

       3. Using an investigative interview video recording as additional evidence, different from testimonial statements of the child

       References

       CHILDREN’S TESTIMONY

       I. Difficulties in the participation of children in court hearings

       II. Protective measures for children’s testimonies

       III. Intermediation

       1. The intermediary and its functions

       2. The process of intermediation

       3. Advantages of intermediation

       IV. Pre-trial hearings

       1. Pre-trial hearings

       2. Advantages of pre-trial hearings

       References

       THE VIDEO-RECORDED INTERVIEWS ACT IN CHILE

       I. Description of Act No. 21,057

       II. Changes introduced by Act No. 21,05790

       1. Complaint

       2. Investigation

       3. Court hearings

       III. Other relevant aspects stipulated by the Act

       1. Protective measures for children

       2. Interviewer training and certification process

       FINAL CONSIDERATIONS

       ENDNOTES

       AUTHOR’S NOTES

      In order to facilitate the reading of this text, we have used some terms and abbreviations, which are detailed below:

       The term “children” will be used to refer to persons under 18 years of age. Similarly, the term ‘‘child victims’’ is used to refer to either children and/or adolescents.

       Law No. 21,057, which “regulates video-recorded interviews and other protective measures for minors who are victims of sexual abuse2 ”, will also be referred to as the “Video-Recorded Interviews Law”.

       Fundación Amparo y Justicia (Foundation Protection and Justice) is a Chilean non-profit organization that seeks to prevent child abuse and offer legal advice to those who have already suffered victimization.

       Carabineros de Chile (Carabiniers of Chile) represent the national police force, while Policía de Investigaciones – or PDI - constitute the Investigations Police of Chile. These two bodies of police belong to the armed forces of Chile and are under the command the Ministry of the Interior and Public Security.

       The acronyms CIFE, PFC (coined from Spanish) and VII will be used to refer to Initial Specialized Training Course, Continuing Education Program and Video-recorded Investigative Interview respectively.

       FOREWORD

      It