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In order to facilitate the reading of this text, we have used some terms and abbreviations, which are detailed below:

 The term “children” will be used to refer to persons under 18 years of age. Similarly, the term ‘‘child victims’’ is used to refer to either children and/or adolescents.

 Law No. 21,057, which “regulates video-recorded interviews and other protective measures for minors who are victims of sexual abuse2 ”, will also be referred to as the “Video-Recorded Interviews Law”.

 Fundación Amparo y Justicia (Foundation Protection and Justice) is a Chilean non-profit organization that seeks to prevent child abuse and offer legal advice to those who have already suffered victimization.

 Carabineros de Chile (Carabiniers of Chile) represent the national police force, while Policía de Investigaciones – or PDI - constitute the Investigations Police of Chile. These two bodies of police belong to the armed forces of Chile and are under the command the Ministry of the Interior and Public Security.

 The acronyms CIFE, PFC (coined from Spanish) and VII will be used to refer to Initial Specialized Training Course, Continuing Education Program and Video-recorded Investigative Interview respectively.