Ewt Flashcards
Cognitive interview
Report everything
Reinstate the context
Change perspective
Reverse the order
Report everyting
Witnesses are encouraged to talk about every single detail even if it might seem insignificant to them or. If they’re not confident - information which might seem trivial could trigger other important info
Reinstate the context
The witness should return to the original crime scene in their mind and imagine the environment - helps with context dependant forgetting
Change perspective
Witnesses should try recalling the event from another person who was theres perspective
Reverse the order
Events should be recalled in reverse order to the original sequence - this prevents people from reporting their expectations of what happened (schemas) and prevents dishonesty