Interviewing Flashcards
What is an interview?
Conversation with the purpose of obtaining info about a crime or other police interest
What is an interrogation?
Process of asking questions of a person who is suspected of a crime or arrested
What are Field interviews?
Street level encounters with individuals; imitated by law enforcement to obtain info about a crime
What is a statement?
A report of facts or opinions; orally or written
What are the categories of people who are interviewed by police?
Victims; witnesses; suspects
What percentage of communication is non-verbal?
80%
What are some physical and physiological interview reactions?
Loss of eye contact; adjusting clothes; gazing into distance; sweating or scratching; rubbing head or back of neck,
Formal interview
Structured; requires preparation; intelligence has been gathered
Informal interview
Normal conversation; not planned or structured
Combination interview
Usually used by patrol officers at the scene of crime
What are some methods of detecting untruthful behavior?
Deceitful person will qualify his answers; take a long time to answer questions; will lie with specific details,
What are the 3 integral questions to end an interview?
Did you do it?; have you told me everything?;
Has everything you told me been the truth?;
What considerations impact an interview?
Status; personal data; emotional status; attitude; attitude of interviewer
Field interview best practices
Capitalize cover and concealment; run NCIC checks; take notes; always try to obtain written statements;
Order of progression for an interview
Identify; build rapport; 90/10 comms rule; get specific info and challenge inconsistency; separate facts; summarize and obtain description; close
