QUANTICO, Va. – Perseverance has paid off for the Office of Special Investigations Behavioral Sciences Directorate. For the past few years, OSI has been working to professionalize and strengthen its ...

HC Chief Deputy Prosecutor Aimee Herring was one of a handful of professionals across the state invited to present at the recent Indiana ChildFirst Forensic Interview training in Chesterfield. HANCOCK ...

Experts say when a child experiences one kind of abuse, they’re often also experiencing other abuse as well. But it can often be difficult for children to talk about those experiences. That’s why ...

A local child advocacy organization is lobbying to improve how authorities interview child victims of sexual assault. Resources need to be expanded and more training for law enforcement officers and ...

Questions have been raised about a San Luis Obispo County District Attorney staffer’s credentials. Defense attorneys around San Luis Obispo County have been receiving notices from the DA’s office ...

When dealing with victims of trauma, changing how police officers ask questions can make the biggest difference. Former Special Agent Russell Strand visited the University of Minnesota Police ...

Since celebrating its grand opening in August, the Carson City Rural Child Advocacy Center has completed 44 forensic ...

Danielle Hughes, team coordinator of the Child Protection Team (CPT)at Sarasota's Child Protection Center (CPC), has been selected to provide the upcoming forensic interview training through the ...

From July 8-12, 2024, Children's Advocacy Center of North and Northwest Cook County (CAC) invites the community to honor its forensic interviewers, who do the difficult, delicate and emotionally ...

Skiatook Police Officer Kim Okerson was recognized at City Council for completing a Forensic Interview Course. Police Chief Billy Wakefield stated that when children under the age of 18 are sexually ...

Social distancing practices implemented to slow the spread of COVID-19 have required the use of remote interviews in many situations, including forensic accounting investigations and financial audits.