Interviewing Children
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Date: Thursday, September 11, 2025
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Instructor Location:
Frankfort Police Department
Instructor: Danielle Butts is the Founder and Executive Director of All Our Children's Advocacy Center. She has been a Forensic Interviewer for 20 years and conducted over 4,000 interviews. Danielle is a member of the Cook County Child Abuse Advisory Board and the Children's Advocacy Center of Illinois Legislative Committee. She has been a law enforcement instructor for over 15 years and currently teaches; Interviewing Children, Juvenile Investigations, Sexual Assault and SRO.Frankfort Police Department
20602 Lincoln-Way Lane
Frankfort, IL 60423
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Frankfort, IL 60423
Member's Fee: $0
Non-Member & Civilian Fee: $0
Topics Discussed:
- Interview settings for children
- Child development and cognitive abilities – What should your expectations be for different age groups
- Cognitive evaluation
- Types of questions - from open-ended to leading
- Interviewing aides
- Stages of a child interview
- Establishing timelines with children
- Blocks to interviewing children – Disabilities and Mental Health issues
While issues of domestic violence to children and sexual assault of children will be discussed, it is the intent of this course to teach students to utilize these interview techniques in additional situations.
*This course is grant funded by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board / SRO Grant.
This training covers the following mandates:
- Civil Rights - 0.50 hours
- Constitutional / Proper Use of LE Authority - 0.50 hours
- Crisis Intervention - 0.50 hours
- Human Rights - 0.50 hours
- Procedural Justice - 3.00 hours
- Lead Homicide Investigator - 8.00 hours
- Officer & Youth Interaction - 8.00 hours
