Interviewing of child witnesses
Ross Francis made this Official Information request to New Zealand Police
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From: Ross Francis
Dear New Zealand Police,
I have the following information request regarding the interviewing of child witnesses.
How has the interviewing of child witnesses changed from 1992 to today?
Is the information obtained from child witnesses today more or less accurate than information obtained from child witnesses in the early 1990s?
Are interviewers of children required to avoid asking yes/no questions?
What is the best way to obtain the most accurate information from children?
Please give me examples of the sorts of questions that a typical child interview would contain.
Yours faithfully,
Ross Francis
New Zealand Police
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From: THOMSON, Raewyn
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Dear Mr Francis
On behalf of the Commissioner I acknowledge receipt of your Official
Information Act request of 9 October 2016.
Your request is being actioned pursuant to the Official information Act
1982.
Yours sincerely
[1]New Zealand Raewyn Thomson
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Zealand Police
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From: THOMSON, Raewyn
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Dear Mr Francis
On behalf of the Commissioner I acknowledge receipt of your official
Information Act request of 15 November 2016, first received in this office
on 30 January 2017 via the Office of the Ombudsman.
Unfortunately, Police can find no record of having receive4d the request
of 15 November 2016.
Your request is now being actioned and a reply will be forwarded to you as
soon as the request has been answered.
[1]New Zealand Raewyn Thomson
Police Logo Ministerial Services Advisor | Ministerial Services | New
Zealand Police
E: [2][email address]
Police National Headquarters, 180 Molesworth Street,
Thorndon, PO Box 3017, Wellington 6011
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[1]New Zealand Raewyn Thomson
Police Logo Ministerial Services Advisor | Ministerial Services | New
Zealand Police
E: [2][email address]
Police National Headquarters, 180 Molesworth Street,
Thorndon, PO Box 3017, Wellington 6011
[3]www.police.govt.nz
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Hello Raewyn,
My November 15, 2016 request is here:
https://fyi.org.nz/request/4952-child-wi...
Police initially responded to it, so I have no idea what you mean when you say police didn't receive it. Clearly, they did.
Ross Francis
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