Interviewing Flashcards
What individual characteristics should be taken into account
-Age
-Cultural background
-Religion or belief
-Domestic Circs
-Physical and mental health
-Disability
-Gender
-Previous contact with police
Interviewers should consider what when planning and preparing?
-Create and record the interview plan
-Characteristics of the interviewee
-Practical arrangements
-Making a written plan
What should be included in an interview plan?
-Category of witness
-Range of topics to be covered
-Identified time parameters
-Points to prove the offence
-Points which may be defence
-ADVOKATE
What does PEACE stand for ?
Planning and Preparation
Engage and Explain
Account clarification and challenge
Closure
Evaluation
What does GRRR mean?
Greetings- how would you like to be treated
Reasons- why the interview is taking place
Routine -routine of interview
Route map- process of the interview
What is the Cone Diagram?
Opening Question
Probing Question
Closed Question
What are the qualities of a good question?
Relevant
Respectful
Sensible
What is PLAT?
People
Location
Action
Time
What do you not put in a statement?
Personal details
Addresses (Unless evidentially relevant)
Family member details
Other information
How do we retrieve information from our long-term memory?
Recognition
Recall
What affects our ability to recall?
Ineffective encoding
Interference
Fading
Motivated forgetting
Physical injury/ Trauma
Organic causes
Witness Recall can be affected by what types of things?
Media
Social Media
Parents
Other witnesses
Trauma
Fear
Who can be an appropriate adult?
-Does not need to be a relative
-Can be social services
-Cannot be associated with case I.e Witness
Who are section 16 Vulnerable witnesses?
Under 18
Menatl illness
Learning Disability
Physical disability
Who are section 16 Vulnerable witnesses?
-Under 18
-Mental illness
-Learning Disability
-Physical disability
Who are the section 17 Intimidated?
-Suffering from fear or distress
What are the special measures available?
Screens
Video link
Evidence in chief
Giving evidence in private
Removal of gowns and wigs
What is ADVOKATE?
Amount of Time under obs
Distance
Visibility
Obscured view
Known to you
Any reason to remember
Time since incident
Errors in description
