The Practical Recommendations for conducting interviews with crime victims and witnesses were developed by the Warnath Group under the Child Protection Compact (CPC) in Jamaica. The purpose of the document is to provide stakeholders with a hands-on approach to child interviewing including persons from the Center for the Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (CISOCA), the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), the Victim Services Division (VSD) and other child specialists such as police and protection specialists. The recommendations are designed to accompany the Child Justice Guidelines of the Office of the Children’s Advocate (OCA) and the Child Interaction Policy and Procedures of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). This document is suitable as a training tool as it contains accepted practices and guidelines for the carrying out of child-sensitive, victim centred, and trauma-informed interactions and interviews.
Livingstone, A. and A. Moskowitz (2023) Practical Recommendations on Positive Interactions and Interviews with Child Victims and Witnesses of Trafficking and Other Crimes. Washington, D.C.: Warnath Group.