Abigail
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She interviewed JS 4 times, Aug 2013, twice in Sept 2013, Dec 2013, 12 hours total
Even in an "retrospective" assessment, it's still part of the assessment to talk to the individual to get their account of what they feel they were thinking and to place that in the context of collateral info -- to see if there are any consistencies with what the facts of the case was, and also, most importantly, what she said just before and after the incident. As time goes on, people lose their memory of what happened. Anything they tell you must be corroborated by evidence taken at the time of the incident.
Even in an "retrospective" assessment, it's still part of the assessment to talk to the individual to get their account of what they feel they were thinking and to place that in the context of collateral info -- to see if there are any consistencies with what the facts of the case was, and also, most importantly, what she said just before and after the incident. As time goes on, people lose their memory of what happened. Anything they tell you must be corroborated by evidence taken at the time of the incident.