HEUNI Report Series №110 - NICHD-R for Online Cases

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NICHD-ROCSA An adaptation of the NICHD interviewing protocol for investigating internet-related child sexual abuse

Julia Korkman, Maria Hietajärvi, Malin Joleby, Michael Lamb, Irit Hershkowitz

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HEUNI Report Series №110 - NICHD-R for Online Cases

Published on Jun 17, 2025

HEUNI Institute

This adapation of the NICHD protocol is developed for use by trained child interviewers, familiar with the revised nichd protocol. It is particularly developed for cases for which there is physical evidence of a strong suspicion of the existence of such evidence. That evidence could typically consist of: - sexual pictures, videos or any other material clearly identifying the child - online conversations, where the child has demonstrably been a participant. The original NICHD protocol was developed for suspected cases of offline child abuse, which often entail little or no corroborating evidence. Cases of online CSA, however, often entail strong technical evidence, wherefore there is a particular need to guide investigative interviewers in how to introduce the allegation and refer to possibly existing evidence. While it is still important to conduct the interview in a non-suggestive manner and build it around questions prompting for free recall, it may be necessary and ethical to be transparent with existin

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