Investigative Interviewing Flashcards
The art of conversation with witnesses, victims, and persons of interest to obtain accurate and reliable information in order to discover the truth about a matter under investigation.
Investigative Interviewing
Oral communication between persons.
Conversation
A process which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols, signs, or behavior.
Communication
A non-adversarial structured conversation designed to illicit information about a situation at hand.
Interview
The formal, systematic, or intensive questioning by law enforcement of a person arrested or suspected of a crime.
Interrogation
Refers to the words only and believed to account for only 10% of communication.
Verbal Communication
What are the three aspects to words in verbal communication?
Content
Meaning
Feeling
Refers to not relating to the use of words and can account for a large portion of communication (body language).
Non-verbal Communication
What is the #1 rule in the interpretation of non-verbal communication?
Look for breaks in eye contact
What is the primary purpose of an interview?
Define the nature of the offense if a crime has been committed.
The ability to take in information, encode it, store it, and retrieve it at a later time.
Memory
What are the 3 main FORMS of memory storage?
Sensory
Short-term
Long-term
What are the 3 main STAGES of memory?
Encoding
Storage
Retrieval
True or False?
Distraction prevents encoding.
True
What are the 10 principles of investigative interviewing?
- Interviewing
- Discovering the Truth
- Information Gathering
- Having an Open Mind
- Acting Fairly
- Persistent Questioning
- Special Considerations for Witnesses
- Lawful Interview of Suspects
- Special Considerations for Suspects
- Cultural and Religious Considerations
Which MCA code 46-4-408?
Custodial Interrogations
What is the most important reason we take into consideration the vulnerability of suspects when conducting an interview or interrogation?
Officer Integrity
What is the PEACE model of investigative interviewing?
Plan
Engage
Account
Closure
Evaluate
What are the TEDS of investigative interviewing?
Tell me…
Explain to me…
Describe for me…
Show me…
True or False?
Do not break down topics of an interview.
False
What are the 3 P’s for closure of investigative interviewing?
Polite
Positive
Prospective
