_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________ Successfully Investigating Acquaintance Sexual Assault: A National Training Manual for Law Enforcement“ Developed by the National Center for Women & Policing, with support provided by the Violence Against Women Office, Office of Justice Programs (Grant #97-WE-VX-K004) Victim Interview

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________ Successfully Investigating Acquaintance Sexual Assault: A National Training Manual for Law Enforcement“ Developed by the National Center for Women & Policing, with support provided by the Violence Against Women Office, Office of Justice Programs (Grant #97-WE-VX-K004) Strategies to overcome challenge #1: Lack of Physical Resistance

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________ Successfully Investigating Acquaintance Sexual Assault: A National Training Manual for Law Enforcement“ Developed by the National Center for Women & Policing, with support provided by the Violence Against Women Office, Office of Justice Programs (Grant #97-WE-VX-K004) Strategies to overcome challenge #2 Delayed Reporting

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________ Successfully Investigating Acquaintance Sexual Assault: A National Training Manual for Law Enforcement“ Developed by the National Center for Women & Policing, with support provided by the Violence Against Women Office, Office of Justice Programs (Grant #97-WE-VX-K004) Strategies to overcome challenge #3 Inconsistent or Untrue Statements

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________ Successfully Investigating Acquaintance Sexual Assault: A National Training Manual for Law Enforcement“ Developed by the National Center for Women & Policing, with support provided by the Violence Against Women Office, Office of Justice Programs (Grant #97-WE-VX-K004) The Polygraph

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________ Successfully Investigating Acquaintance Sexual Assault: A National Training Manual for Law Enforcement“ Developed by the National Center for Women & Policing, with support provided by the Violence Against Women Office, Office of Justice Programs (Grant #97-WE-VX-K004) Reducing the number of interviews conducted with the victim

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________ Successfully Investigating Acquaintance Sexual Assault: A National Training Manual for Law Enforcement“ Developed by the National Center for Women & Policing, with support provided by the Violence Against Women Office, Office of Justice Programs (Grant #97-WE-VX-K004) Audio taping or videotaping the investigation

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________ Successfully Investigating Acquaintance Sexual Assault: A National Training Manual for Law Enforcement“ Developed by the National Center for Women & Policing, with support provided by the Violence Against Women Office, Office of Justice Programs (Grant #97-WE-VX-K004) Motivational and structural barriers to an effective victim interview

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________ Successfully Investigating Acquaintance Sexual Assault: A National Training Manual for Law Enforcement“ Developed by the National Center for Women & Policing, with support provided by the Violence Against Women Office, Office of Justice Programs (Grant #97-WE-VX-K004) The preliminary interview with the victim

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________ Successfully Investigating Acquaintance Sexual Assault: A National Training Manual for Law Enforcement“ Developed by the National Center for Women & Policing, with support provided by the Violence Against Women Office, Office of Justice Programs (Grant #97-WE-VX-K004) Prepare for a successful victim interview Postponing the interview Review all case information Consider victim’s demeanor Anticipate a defense

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________ Successfully Investigating Acquaintance Sexual Assault: A National Training Manual for Law Enforcement“ Developed by the National Center for Women & Policing, with support provided by the Violence Against Women Office, Office of Justice Programs (Grant #97-WE-VX-K004) Begin the victim interview Select an appropriate location Discuss who should be present

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________ Successfully Investigating Acquaintance Sexual Assault: A National Training Manual for Law Enforcement“ Developed by the National Center for Women & Policing, with support provided by the Violence Against Women Office, Office of Justice Programs (Grant #97-WE-VX-K004) Techniques to encourage the victim to tell her story Use open-ended prompts Allow the victim control Avoid leading questions Explain the questions asked Maintain eye contact Use effective body language Avoid touching the victim Monitor the victim’s body language Engage in active listing Clarify & summarize

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________ Successfully Investigating Acquaintance Sexual Assault: A National Training Manual for Law Enforcement“ Developed by the National Center for Women & Policing, with support provided by the Violence Against Women Office, Office of Justice Programs (Grant #97-WE-VX-K004) How to develop follow-up questions

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________ Successfully Investigating Acquaintance Sexual Assault: A National Training Manual for Law Enforcement“ Developed by the National Center for Women & Policing, with support provided by the Violence Against Women Office, Office of Justice Programs (Grant #97-WE-VX-K004) Cognitive interviewing techniques Reconstruct the circumstances Be complete Recall in reverse order Change perspectives

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________ Successfully Investigating Acquaintance Sexual Assault: A National Training Manual for Law Enforcement“ Developed by the National Center for Women & Policing, with support provided by the Violence Against Women Office, Office of Justice Programs (Grant #97-WE-VX-K004) Information to obtain during the interview

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________ Successfully Investigating Acquaintance Sexual Assault: A National Training Manual for Law Enforcement“ Developed by the National Center for Women & Policing, with support provided by the Violence Against Women Office, Office of Justice Programs (Grant #97-WE-VX-K004) Concluding the interview

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________ Successfully Investigating Acquaintance Sexual Assault: A National Training Manual for Law Enforcement“ Developed by the National Center for Women & Policing, with support provided by the Violence Against Women Office, Office of Justice Programs (Grant #97-WE-VX-K004) Blind Reporting