PRIDE: The essential elements of a forensic interview with an aboriginal person

This paper summarises the barriers faced by Aboriginal people when particip ating in an interview in the English language, conducted as part of an inve stigation or assessment for the courts. The paper also outlines the critica l elements of interviews with Aboriginal children and adults, where the pri mary goal is to obtain relevant and accurate information about a person or event. These elements which form the acronym PRIDE include Prior knowledge about the interviewee and the wider context, Rapport with the interviewee, Interpretative assistance (if required), a Diverse array of hypotheses abou t the event. and Effective questioning techniques for eliciting a free narr ative.