Welcome to our webinar series - iIIRG in Conversation.
A series of iIIRG webinars featuring presentations and conversations with leading academics, practitioners and students across the field of Investigative Interviewing.
This webinar will address the under researched topic of child suspect interviewing, particularly addressing remaining questions and challenges for practitioners in dealing with child suspects.
As such, this webinar also provides a sneak peak into the topic of the masterclass to be held at 6 and 7 July, prior to the iIIRG-conference in Leuven.
During this webinar, prof. Julia Korkman will give an introduction on the importance of addressing child suspect interviewing. Next, this webinar includes a panel discussion, chaired and moderated by prof. Miet Vanderhallen.
Our Panelists
Prof. Julia Korkman
Professor of Practice (Åbo Akademi, Law) and Adjunct professor in legal psychology (Helsinki University) and senior programme officer at the European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control, affiliated with the United Nations (HEUNI) as well as the current President of the European Association of Psychology and Law. Dr Korkman is particularly interested in investigative interviewing, memory and decision making within the legal context.
Dr Vicky Kemp
Principal Research Fellow and Co-Director of the Criminal Justice Research Centre at the University of Nottingham. A leading empirical researcher in youth justice and police custody, she recently led a Nuffield Foundation study on the detention and questioning of child suspects — the first in England and Wales to engage directly with children about their experiences in custody. She is currently collaborating with police and partner agencies to pilot a Child First approach in policing.
Kristen Jansens
Belgian defence lawyer. She holds a Master of Laws and a Master’s degree in Criminological Sciences. She began her career as a police officer, serving in both local and federal police forces, with experience as a detective as well as a trainer in interviewing techniques. Since 2016, Kristel Jansens has been practicing as a lawyer at the bar, with a specialization in assisting minors. She is also a trainer on legal assistance as part of the permanent training scheme for defence lawyers organized by the Flemish Bar Council.
Michèle Nelen
Specialized Chief Inspector within a Belgian local police force. She specializes in the investigative interviewing of minors, with particular expertise in interviewing child victims as a so-called TAM (technique for audiovisual interviewing of minors) instructor and practitioner. Since 2018, she has been primarily responsible for interviewing minor suspects, thereby building recognized expertise in this field.