On 13 April 2016, this week, EUPOL COPPS organised a training course on child interview techniques in Hebron, at the Family Protection and Juvenile Unit premises of the Palestinian Civil Police (PCP). Twenty two participants from the PCP, the Public Prosecution and the Ministry of Social Affairs attended the course delivered by two Norwegian police experts who have an extensive experience in the topic. In 2015, EUPOL COPPS set up in these premises a child interview room and equipped it with specialized devices for the purpose of interviewing vulnerable victims of domestic violence. This weeks' course comes as a second phase where we train palestinian police officers and public prosecutors on the use of these devices and on the interviewing techniques. The goal of this course is to transfer knowledge and skills on how to deal with children as victims or witnesses, while protecting them and bearing in mind their superior interest.
