Child-friendly Environment of Interviews in Lithuania Eglė Kavoliūnaitė-Ragauskienė, Law Institute of Lithuania Tallinn, 19 February 2015.

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Child-friendly Environment of Interviews in Lithuania Eglė Kavoliūnaitė-Ragauskienė, Law Institute of Lithuania Tallinn, 19 February 2015

Child-friendly Environment of Inteviews in Lithuania 2 General principles of interviewing children after criminal activities: -“Not more than once” -By the same interviewing person -Where needed: with a help of psychologist

Child-friendly Environment of Inteviews in Lithuania 3 Interviewing of children after a criminal activity: 1) Immediately after the event -As a general rule -Performed by police officers -No special preparation

Child-friendly Environment of Inteviews in Lithuania 4 Interviewing of children after a criminal activity: 2) In a “child interview room” -In cases decided by pre-trial judge or prosecutor/investigator -Usual criteria: gravity of crime, type of crime -Different practices of interviewing -Participants: 4,1; in the room: 2,6; directly submitting questions: 1,2

Child-friendly Environment of Inteviews in Lithuania 5 “Child interview room”

Child-friendly Environment of Inteviews in Lithuania 6

7 Interviewing of children after a criminal activity: 3) In court -Under 18 years: only in exceptional cases -Judge may order the suspect or other participants to leave the courtroom -Participation of parents, Children Rights Protection Department specialists or psychologist -A witness under 16 years must be removed after provision of evidence -Participants: 6,8; in the room: 6,1; directly submitting questions: 2,2

Child-friendly Environment of Inteviews in Lithuania Critical observations: -Lack of financing -Lack of unified rules -Insufficiency of training of officers -Unclear balance of priorities between the criminal procedure aims and protection of a child -Number of interviews -Interviewing person -Cross-examination 8

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