Forensic interview techniques in child sexual abuse cases: a scoping review

D Fernandes, JP Gomes… - Trauma, Violence, & …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Child sexual abuse (CSA) is widely recognized as a global public health problem with
negative consequences for victims, their families, and society. The child's testimony is …

Towards an AI-driven talking avatar in virtual reality for investigative interviews of children

SZ Hassan, P Salehi, RK Røed, P Halvorsen… - Proceedings of the 2nd …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Artificial intelligence (AI) and gaming systems have advanced to the stage where the current
models and technologies can be used to address real-world problems. The development of …

Evaluating child interviews conducted by child protective services workers and police investigators

GA Baugerud, RK Røed, HBG Hansen… - The British Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
High-quality interviews that follow best-practice guidelines are the best means available to
frontline child protective service (CPS) workers and specially trained police officers to …

Synthesizing a talking child avatar to train interviewers working with maltreated children

P Salehi, SZ Hassan, M Lammerse, SS Sabet… - Big Data and Cognitive …, 2022 - mdpi.com
When responding to allegations of child sexual, physical, and psychological abuse, Child
Protection Service (CPS) workers and police personnel need to elicit detailed and accurate …

Enhancing investigative interview training using a child avatar system: a comparative study of interactive environments

SZ Hassan, SS Sabet, MA Riegler, GA Baugerud… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The impact of investigative interviews by police and Child Protective Services (CPS) on
abused children can be profound, making effective training vital. Quality in these interviews …

Enhancing questioning skills through child avatar chatbot training with feedback

RK Røed, GA Baugerud, SZ Hassan, SS Sabet… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Training child investigative interviewing skills is a specialized task. Those being trained
need opportunities to practice their skills in realistic settings and receive immediate …

Multimodal virtual avatars for investigative interviews with children

GA Baugerud, MS Johnson… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
In this article, we present our ongoing work in the field of training police officers who conduct
interviews with abused children. The objectives in this context are to protect vulnerable …

Evaluering av Statens barnehus 2021

E Bakketeig, K Stefansen, LC Andersen, T Gundersen - 2021 - oda.oslomet.no
Rapporten presenterer resultatene fra den andre nasjonale evalueringen av barnehusene
og gir anbefalinger for videreutvikling av tilbudet. I 2021 er hovedbildet at barnehusene …

Examining the impact of interviewer rejections following “Don't know” responses in forensic interviews of alleged preschool‐aged victims of abuse

RM Grung, GA Baugerud, RK Røed… - Applied Cognitive …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
When forensic interviewers reject children's “Don't know” responses, either by repeating
questions or pressuring the children to provide different responses, children may change …

A theoretical and empirical analysis of 2D and 3D Virtual Environments in Training for Child Interview Skills

P Salehi, SZ Hassan, GA Baugerud, M Powell… - IEEE …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a detailed study of an AI-driven platform designed for the training of
child welfare and law enforcement professionals in conducting investigative interviews with …