Hancock County Deputy Prosecutor Aimee Herring speaks during the recent training. Photo provided. Making sure vulnerable children are comfortable and able to share horrific and even tragic events in ...

Up until a few weeks ago, Kayla Bailey was the only trained forensic interviewer on staff at the Family Crisis Center (FCC).

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Cape Fear Community College (CFCC) has announced a $125,000 grant from the North Carolina Governor’s Crime Commission to enhance and extend training in child forensic ...

Forensic interviewing in child abuse investigations encompasses a suite of structured and semi-structured approaches designed to obtain reliable and comprehensive testimony from children. Central to ...

A local child advocacy organization is lobbying to improve how authorities interview child victims of sexual assault. Resources need to be expanded and more training for law enforcement officers and ...

Experts say when a child experiences one kind of abuse, they’re often also experiencing other abuse as well. But it can often be difficult for children to talk about those experiences. That’s why ...

As prosecutor Rachel Mitchell wrapped up her questioning of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford on Thursday, she mentioned that a “forensic interview” would have been a more effective way to get to the truth of ...

Biloxi investigator Brock Newell (left) and actor Mandy Kate Myers, portraying a teenage victim of abuse, engage in role play during this week's Certified Child Forensic Interviewer training at the IP ...

The Carson City Rural Child Advocacy Center has new goals for 2026 based on its efforts during 2025, founder and Executive Director Jan Marson said. Since celebrating its grand opening in August, the ...

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and its many spin-offs might be the world’s most popular television series. As a result the “CSI effect” has influenced the forensic sciences and indeed the criminal ...