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Facility dogs during police investigative interviews: Does it decrease children's reluctance?

Élie Côté¹, Mireille Cyr¹, Pascale Brillon²

¹Département de psychologie, Université de Montréal, Canada.

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|July 25, 2024

Summary

Facility dogs in police interviews did not reduce child reluctance. However, increased child interaction with and comments about the dog correlated with more reluctance, suggesting a complex role for facility dogs in investigative interviews.

Keywords:

Children Facility dog Investigative interviews Physical abuse Reluctance Sexual abuse Support

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Child Psychology
Animal-Assisted Interventions

Background:

Facility dogs are increasingly used in Canadian police investigative interviews.
The utility and impact of facility dogs on children's collaboration in these interviews remain largely unexamined.

Purpose of the Study:

To compare investigative interviews with and without a facility dog.
To assess the effect of a dog's presence and interaction on children's reluctance during interviews.

Main Methods:

Interviews were conducted with children aged 3-15 years.
Child reluctance, interactions with the dog, and investigator support were coded.

Main Results:

No significant difference in overall child reluctance was found between groups.
Children with dogs showed more digressions.
Higher child interaction and comments about the dog were associated with increased reluctance, not total interaction duration.

Conclusions:

Facility dogs may not universally decrease child reluctance in investigative interviews.
Child engagement with the dog, rather than mere presence, appears linked to reluctance indicators.