FACTORS MENTAL HEALTH, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND JUDICIAL PRACTITIONERS MUST CONSIDER WHEN PERFORMING INVESTIGATIVE CSA INTERVIEWS

1. Developmental levels
2. Sex of the child
3. Culture and ethnicity of the child
4. Family background and parental reactions
5. Health status and history
6. Educational status and history
7. Behavioral patterns and possible psychological disorders and/or medications
8. Child’s personality and temperament

New York State Children’s Justice Task Force Forensic Interviewing Best Practices (Sattler, 1998)