In the current study, we surveyed forensic interviewers ( N = 137) on their note-taking practices, perceptions of note-taking, and note-taking training. Many forensic interviewers surveyed (81%) reported that they take notes during forensic interviews. Of those, the most common reason for note-taking was to assist with remembering what the interviewee reported during the interview (89%) and to guide the formulation of follow-up questions (87%). Note-taking style was also reported upon, with most respondents indicating that they write down keywords that may be used again in the interview (78%), as well as short utterances or sentences related to the presenting narrative (61%). Finally, the majority (50%) of respondents who take notes reported always taking notes, although 29% reported taking notes most of the time. Of those respondents who reported not taking notes during forensic interviews, the majority listed the reasons as being that it distracts the child from the interview (85%) and causes them to break eye contact with the child (46%). Overall, many respondents endorsed the benefits of note-taking to the interviewing process, whereas a small minority reported some perceived risks or concerns with note-taking during interviews. Perhaps most notably, forensic interviewers, both of whom take notes and those who do not, reported low rates of note-taking training and a desire for more information on note-taking practices within the field. These results underscore the need for further research and best practice guidelines regarding note-taking during forensic interviews.

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“只是为了唤起我的记忆”：法医访谈员的笔记行为和儿童证人对笔记的看法的检查

在本研究中，我们调查了法医访谈员 (N = 137)，了解他们的笔记实践、对笔记的看法以及笔记培训。许多接受调查的法医访谈员 (81%) 表示，他们在法医访谈期间做了笔记。其中，做笔记最常见的原因是帮助记住受访者在访谈中报告的内容（89%）并指导后续问题的制定（87%）。笔记风格也得到了报道，大多数受访者表示他们写下了可能在采访中再次使用的关键词（78%），以及与当前叙述相关的简短话语或句子（61%）。最后，大多数（50%）做笔记的受访者表示一直在做笔记，尽管 29% 的受访者表示大部分时间都在做笔记。在那些报告在法医访谈期间没有做笔记的受访者中，大多数人列出的原因是这会分散孩子在访谈中的注意力（85%）并导致他们与孩子的目光接触中断（46%）。总体而言，许多受访者认可在面试过程中做笔记的好处，而少数人则报告了在面试过程中做笔记的一些感知风险或担忧。也许最值得注意的是，无论是做笔记还是不做笔记的法医访谈员都报告说，笔记培训率较低，并且希望获得有关该领域笔记实践的更多信息。这些结果强调需要对法医访谈期间的笔记进行进一步的研究和最佳实践指南。