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The article focuses on an interview of a child who is a victim of crime in criminal proceedings. Particular attention is paid to the place of interview. According to international standards, children, who are victims of crimes, are interviewed in the specially-equipped rooms, which are called "green room". Especially, it is mandatory in cases of sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and in cases of sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography. Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine does not contain clear rules of interview of a child in a special room, but the Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse contains this provision. In practice, the person conducting the interrogation continued to interview children in their working offices or at home, where the child lives or at the place of the crime, which is undesirable for the child and it may cause more psychological damage.

It is noted that thorough preparation for questioning a child victim of crime has a positive result, because the injured child often has the most complete data of a crime in general, the appearance of the offender, his conduct or other specific circumstances of the crime and evidence of child victims is the most important sources of information. A good choice of venue interrogation increases the chances that the child will feel more comfortable, safe and able to provide full and consistent evidence.

International standards for the interview of a child based on the fact that children perceive and describe everything that happens around them only in the inherent ways. It is required not only specific skills but also the special conditions in order to set a contact The interview process must be carefully planned and prepared, and place of the interview should be especially friendly to a child.

Keywords: child victim in criminal proceedings, preparation for examination, venue interrogation, "green room", international standards.