Most people – thanks to Hollywood – know what a typical police interview room looks like: tiny; awash in harsh, florescent lighting; painted off-white; and furnished with uncomfortable tables and ...

Victims of crime in Arlington will soon have a more soothing and intentionally designed space to speak with an attorney about their experiences. A planned “soft interview room” from the Arlington ...

Shown at left is a traditional police interview room at the University of Kansas Office of Public Safety, pictured Friday, May 4, 2018. At right is the "Trauma Informed Interview Room." The latter was ...

LAFAYETTE — The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is the first university in the country to have a soft interview room at their police department. Investigators will use the interview room to talk ...

KSHB 41 reporter Alyssa Jackson covers portions of Johnson County, including Overland Park, Prairie Village and Leawood. Share your story idea with Alyssa. A national effort to "soften" interview ...

When survivors of sexual assault and trauma have gone to the Kansas City Police Department in the past, they’ve recounted their painful experiences to police in a plain, gray room with a whiteboard ...

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The University of Illinois Police Department is introducing a ‘soft’ interview room to make it easier for victims to report sensitive crimes. The soft interview room includes comfortable chairs, wall ...

The tiny room tucked inside the Ramsey County attorney’s office in downtown St. Paul looks like something out of a fairy tale. Its furniture is no taller than three feet and its walls are decorated ...

There are two starkly different interview rooms at the University of Lousiana at Lafayette Police Department. One is sterile. Its walls lined with gray foam padding. It has two chairs and a small ...

Tucked down a hallway in the newly redesigned University of Louisiana at Lafayette Police Department station is a cheerful closed interview room with cushy blue leather chairs, throw pillows and ...