The forensic interview process takes place when children have been abused or witnessed an act of violence. “Each year, more than 3 million reports of child abuse are made in the United States, involving more than 6 million children (one report may include multiple children) (National Child Abuse Statistics).” In the United States, approximately four to seven children die each day due to child abuse or neglect (National Child Abuse Statistics). There are many different processes for conducting the interview and a number of steps are followed so that children can tell their story accurately. The people conducting the interview are supposed to make the child feel comfortable in their environment so they can find out what events happened. The first phase of the interview process is planning the details of the interview. A witness evaluation is what allows investigators to find information about the child and what happened to them. The investigator collects information about the child such as name, age, gender, ethnicity, current living situation, physical/learning disabilities, medications taken, emotional state, any contact with public services and the relationship with the offender (Lamb, Michael E.; La Rooy, David J.; Malloy, Lindsay C.; Katz, Carmit (2011). It is helpful to find hobbies that can interest the child to establish a connection with him could lead to a false accusation (Forensic interview protocol This helps to distinguish any possible missing information and to determine if the child is accurate in his story. The second. phase involves the interviewer making the interview room comfortable for the child and setting up any equipment before...... middle of paper ......e. eblib.comNational Child Abuse Statistics | Retrieved March 26, 2014, from http://www.childhelp-usa.com/pages/statisticsPipe, M., Orbach, Y., Lamb, ME, Abbott, CB and Stewart, H. (2013). Do case outcomes change when investigative interview practices change?. Psychology, Public Policy and Law, 19(2), 179-190. doi: 10.1037/a0030312Michigan State Governor's Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect and Department of Human Services. Forensic interrogation protocol. Accessed March 26, 2014, from http://www.michigan.gov/documents/dhs/DHS-PUB-0779_211637_7.pdf United States. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. (2002). Interviewing child witnesses and victims of sexual abuse. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.