You are a police investigator in Centervale. Recently, there have been complaints from prosecutors, as well as several victims, about the interview techniques used by law enforcement (both first responders and investigators). The prosecution is losing cases because of inadmissible statements made to law enforcement by victims and witnesses in response to improper questioning. Because of their bad experiences early in the investigations, some victims refuse to come to court and testify. There are continuous complaints by victim services specialists that first responders do not provide victims with all their rights as governed by law. The chief of police in Centervale is concerned about lawsuits and unsatisfied victims and asks you, one of the most experienced detectives of the Centervale Police Department, to attend patrol briefings and train officers in some dos and don'ts of interviewing victims of crime, especially women and children. You are also asked to go over some of the most important victims' rights that could cause the most legal trouble if not followed properly by the Centervale Police Department. You realize that a proper interviewing lesson could take eight to sixteen hours, and you know law enforcement must strictly follow numerous victims' rights, but you have been given only fifteen to twenty minutes in which to teach, what you feel is the most important information. Submission Details: By  Saturday, June 18, 2016 , in a minimum of 250 words, post to the  Discussion Area  your responses to the following: Identify and describe the training information you feel would be most important, if you had only ten minutes to teach law enforcement officers about: Interviewing women and children Crime victims' rights Give your reasoning for the training information that you identified as most important for both training programs. .

1. You are a police investigator in Centervale. Recently, there
have been complaints from prosecutors, as well as several
victims, about the interview techniques used by law
enforcement (both first responders and investigators). The
prosecution is losing cases because of inadmissible statements
made to law enforcement by victims and witnesses in response
to improper questioning. Because of their bad experiences early
in the investigations, some victims refuse to come to court and
testify. There are continuous complaints by victim services
specialists that first responders do not provide victims with all
their rights as governed by law.
The chief of police in Centervale is concerned about lawsuits
and unsatisfied victims and asks you, one of the most
experienced detectives of the Centervale Police Department, to
attend patrol briefings and train officers in some dos and don'ts
of interviewing victims of crime, especially women and
children. You are also asked to go over some of the most
important victims' rights that could cause the most legal trouble
if not followed properly by the Centervale Police Department.
You realize that a proper interviewing lesson could take eight to
sixteen hours, and you know law enforcement must strictly
follow numerous victims' rights, but you have been given only
fifteen to twenty minutes in which to teach, what you feel is the
most important information.
Submission Details:
By
Saturday, June 18, 2016
, in a minimum of 250 words, post to the
Discussion Area
your responses to the following:
Identify and describe the training information you feel would be
most important, if you had only ten minutes to teach law
enforcement officers about:
Interviewing women and children
Crime victims' rights

2. Give your reasoning for the training information that you
identified as most important for both training programs.