Violence Assessment and Intervention - Chapter 2 - Information Gathering

Question 1

Interview Structure

Answer 1

1. Greeting the witness and personalizing the interview; establishing rapport
2. Explaining the aims of the interview
   3.Initiating a free report
3. Direct Questioning
4. Varied and extensive retrieval (if necessary)
5. Summary
6. Closure

Question 2

Interview Sources

Answer 2

Victims
Witnesses
Collateral Sources
Instigator/Person of Concern/Assessee

Question 3

Victim Interview

Answer 3

How they think
Their level of emotional engagement to the situation
What they have expeirenced in this situation to date, including emotionally, psychologically, and physically
What they have expierenced in prior similar situations, if any
What they anticipate they will expierence in this situation

Question 4

Taking Notes

Answer 4

“Burst notes”

Question 5

“Burst Notes”

Answer 5

Sections or phrases of exact language (i.e. quotes) of the interviereew’s narrative, that are the essence of the narrative.

These provide exact language, details of behavior, and other essesntional information. Ideally, the notes should be captures in a time-delayed manner-that is, written with no direct correlation to when they are uttered.