Cognitive Interview

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Recall from a changed perspective.

Trying to mentally recreate the situation from different points of view. Even if  only witness they could be asked to imagine what another witness present at the scene would have seen.

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Context reinstatement

Mentally recreate an image of the situation, including details of the environment, such as the weather conditions, and her emotional state including how she was feeling at the time of the incident

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Recall in reverse order.

Describe the attack in a different chronological order eg from the knife attack to when she left her house.

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Report everything

The police officer could encourage  to report all details about the event, even though these details may seem unimportant to them.

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Additional info

Encourage to relax and speak slowly

Offer comments to help clarify statements

Adapt questions to suit understanding

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