Interviews and Interrogations

Question 1

Interview

Answer 1

questions/ answer session with a suspect, victim, witness that is non accusatory

Question 2

How often should you talk:

Answer 2

Investigator 20% and interviewee 80%

Question 3

Interrogation

Answer 3

an effort to persuade the subject to tell the truth. A non accusatory monologue crafter to convince the suspect to tell the truth using rational and logical argument

Question 4

How should the investigators demeanor be:

Answer 4

understanding of the criminal behavior, do not remind the suspect of the seriousness of the crime

Question 5

Once an admission of guilt is made by the subject:

Answer 5

active persuasion stops and the investigator turns back into interview in nature

Question 6

Cognitive interview

Answer 6

used for eliciting information from witnesses and victims. Goal is to ask as few questions as possible and let the witnesses give long narrative responses that contain more information than a traditional interview

MAKE THEM AWARE YOU KNOW ALL THE THINGS THAT TRANSPIRED

Question 7

What is the optimum length of a cognitive interview:

Answer 7

approximately 1 hour

Question 8

2 Types of cognitive interview

Answer 8

• think aloud:
  the interviewer interjects little other than to say “ tell me what you’re thinking” responses are free from interviewer biases, but disadvantage that the subject can lose focus and stray from topic
• verbal probing techniques:
  Survey question then follow up more detailed questions

Question 9

2 ways to present challenging information to suspect in an interrogation

Answer 9

• put them near the scene when they already stated they were not there
• give information about the alibi location where they had claimed to be

Question 10

During an interrogation, researches suggest that the suspect:

Answer 10

the suspect is looking for the proper opening to communicate their guilt

Question 11

Goals of interrogation

Answer 11

• learn the truth
• obtain admission of guilt
• obtain facts and methods
• gather information for logical conclusions

Question 12

Coercion

Answer 12

defined as use of threat of use of illegal methods to obtain a admission/confession

Question 13

York VS Quarles 1984

Answer 13

exception to miranda rights- reasonable concerned for public safety may question those who have not been mirandized, admissible in court

example: ditched gun in public

Question 14

Large portion of the interview is nonverbal clues

Answer 14

always view someones entire body during interrogatins

Question 15

2 interviewers

Answer 15

one witness, one interviewer

Question 16

Vocal changes

Answer 16

occur 95% of the time when someone lies

Question 17

Basic principle

Answer 17

exposing the alibi:

present evidence that puts them in the place of the crime
and information about the alibi

Question 18

Liars tend to be specific

Answer 18

” I dont own a gun “ VS “ I didnt use a gun”

Question 19

voice stress analyzer

Answer 19

uses a microphone connected to a computer to tell when a person is lying based on micro tremor frequencies

Question 20

Confession are made when the suspect

Answer 20

believes cooperation is the best option