Part of this program includes a detailed scene involving the interview of a small child. Several valuable interview techniques are taught in this scene. The program also includes first-hand information from police officers, psychologists, and psychiatrists who deal with cult problems as well as comments from a teenage girl who was heavily involved in a cult. See Satanic Crimes special for more information about this topic. Investigating Child Abuse.
Police officers know the problems in proving child abuse cases.
Quite simply, adults are better at lying than children are at telling the truth. Dr. Libby Ralston offers valuable techniques for police to use when interviewing children who have been abused. Many abuse cases of elderly and mentally retarded adults are not prosecuted because agencies are not able to produce enough evidence to go to court. This program takes us through two situations of abuse and neglect that are all too common. Interviewing witnesses, medical evidence, chain of custody, and working with the prosecutor are all examined.