Whether they are alleged victims or witnesses, children should be interviewed as part of investigations of alleged reportable conduct unless there is a good reason why this should not occur. The approach to interviewing a child is different to interviewing an adult and requires careful thought and planning.
This resource kit is designed to help organisations conduct effective and appropriate interviews with children and young people, and take a trauma-informed approach. The resource kit includes:
- Guide for including children and young people in reportable conduct investigations
- videos to demonstrate the methods outlined in the guide
- “Children can be good witnesses when adults are good questioners” animated video
These resources were developed with the assistance of Griffith University’s Centre for Investigative Interviewing to support organisations to include children and young people in reportable conduct investigations.
Go to resource kit (off-site)- Author:
- The Commission for Children and Young People
- Date published:
- Wed 18th Dec, 2019