INVESTIGATIVE RESOURCES
Practical resources for investigators and multidisciplinary professionals. Explore assessment tools, interview guides, and investigative questionnaires. Select a toolkit to open its PDF.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ASSESSMENT FORMS
Assess physical abuse, strangulation, power and control, lethality, stalking, and potential child abuse.
CHILD TORTURE RISK ASSESSMENT
Structured screening for indicators of possible child torture.
PERSONALITY DISORDER TRAITS ASSESSMENT
Reference traits and behavioral patterns without treating individual traits as a diagnosis.
ABDOMINAL TRAUMA QUESTIONNAIRE
Structured initial information gathering in serious abdominal injury investigations.
BONE INJURY QUESTIONNAIRE
Gather initial case details in investigations involving fractures and other bone injuries.
BURN INJURY QUESTIONNAIRE
Gather structured information about burn injuries and their circumstances.
NON-ABUSIVE HEAD TRAUMA FACT SHEET
Reference information on serious head injuries and potential non-abusive explanations.
MUNCHAUSEN-BY-PROXY / MEDICAL CHILD ABUSE ASSESSMENT
Evaluate indicators and patterns involving fabricated, exaggerated, or induced illness.
CSET: COMPREHENSIVE STATEMENT EVALUATION TOOL
Examine linguistic and behavioral elements in alleged offender statements within case context.
ICBI GUIDE: CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS
Interview framework tailored to child sexual abuse cases.
ICBI GUIDE: SEVERE CHILD PHYSICAL ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS
Interview framework for serious child physical abuse and caregiver accounts.
ICBI GUIDE: MUNCHAUSEN-BY-PROXY ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS
Interview framework for fabricated or induced illness and caregiver medical narratives.
CHILD PHYSICAL ABUSE RISK ASSESSMENT
Evaluate caregiver and household risk factors associated with child physical abuse.
CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE ASSESSMENT
Assess allegations and age-related behavioral considerations in child sexual abuse cases.
MINIMAL FACTS INTERVIEW GUIDE
Gather essential initial facts while avoiding leading or unnecessarily detailed questioning.
ABUSIVE HEAD TRAUMA QUESTIONNAIRE
Structured information gathering in suspected abusive head trauma cases.
BRUISE INJURY QUESTIONNAIRE
Document initial information relevant to bruises and contusions.
ABUSIVE HEAD TRAUMA FACT SHEET
Reference information for professionals investigating suspected abusive head trauma.
NEGATIVE PARENTING GUIDE FOR INVESTIGATORS
Examine parental alienation, sabotage, estrangement, gatekeeping, protective parenting, and related dynamics.
CRAT: CREDIBILITY & REALITY ASSESSMENT TOOL
A structured statement evaluation tool addressing reported experience and possible memory contamination.
DRT: DECEPTION RECOGNITION TOOL
Evaluate denial, responsibility avoidance, narrative changes, and mitigation patterns.
ICBI GUIDE: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INVESTIGATIONS
Interview framework addressing coercive control and intimate partner violence dynamics.
ICBI GUIDE: HOMICIDE INVESTIGATIONS
Interview framework for death investigations, sequencing, and post-offense behavior.
BRUCE BIEBER'S MODEL PPDV POLICY
A model policy addressing prevention, reporting, victim safety, independent investigations, and accountability for police-perpetrated domestic violence.
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