1-12 Questioning and Interview

Question 1

Define “Open-Ended” questions

Answer 1

Questions designed to encourage a full meaningful answer using the subject’s own knowledge and/or feelings

Question 2

Define “Close-Ended” questions.

Answer 2

Questions designed to be answered with a short one or two word response

Question 3

Who can question a subject suspected of criminal activity?

Answer 3

Boarding Officer (BO)

Question 4

What rights are protected under the fifth amendment?

Answer 4

Just Compensation
Grand Jury
Self-Incrimination
Due Process
Double Jeopardy

Question 5

What is an interrogation?

Answer 5

Questions, statements or actions reasonably likely to elicit an incriminating response

Question 6

What is custody?

Answer 6

A restraint of a subject’s freedom, of movement to the degree associated with a formal arrest, even if an arrest has not occurred

Question 7

What is custodial situation?

Answer 7

Whenever a reasonable innocent person in the subject’s position would feel a restraint on their freedom of movement to such an extent that it approaches a formal arrest

Question 8

Who can issue Miranda Rights?

Answer 8

Boarding Officer (CO)

Question 9

What is a spontaneous confession?

Answer 9

Without questioning, prompting, or coercion, a subject admits, or confesses to a crime

Question 10

What is defined as emergency situations?

Answer 10

When public safety concerns override warning the individual of their rights against self-incrimination