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Law Enforcement

Law Enforcement

Law Enforcement Module

Welcome to the Law Enforcement module on child abuse investigations and minimal facts interviewing for the Initial Child Interview Training. This course was created to educate first responders on how to properly conduct an initial child interview to determine the minimal facts of a case following a report of child sexual abuse, physical abuse, and child sexual exploitation.

After completing this course, participants will be able to:
  • Summarize four considerations for a minimal facts interview
  • Describe how a minimal facts interview fits into a coordinated, multi-disciplinary investigation
  • List three trauma-informed practices that can be employed in a minimal facts interview
  • Recite at least three benefits of referring to a child to a Child Advocacy Center/Multi-disciplinary Interview Center for a forensic interview.

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POST

This course is POST certified by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards Training, Provider #1214.

Initial Child Interview Training Project

ICIT is a project of the Center for Resources and Innovation. Learn more at cirinc.org.

The ICIT project is provided to you free of cost with funding awarded by the Children’s Justice Act, grant number VQ21 018567, through the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES).