Investigative Interviewing Flashcards
Police can question any person any person from whom it is thought has useful information may be obtained fairly. Is it compulsory for the person to answer?
No. It must not be suggested that it is compulsory for the person to answer regardless of weather or not that person is a suspect.
Whenever police have sufficient evidence to charge a person with any offence or when police seek to question a person in custody the person must be given their bill of rights/ caution before being invited to make a statement or answer any questions.
True or False?
True.
Everyone has the right not to be arbitrary arrested or detained.
True or False?
True.
During the engage and explain phase of the interview police must fairly inform the person what they are being interviewed about and the type of the charges they face.
True or False?
True.
After a lengthy break in an interview the person doesn’t need to be reissued their rights if it was given at the start of the interview.
True or False?
False.
If the caution/rights advice was given before the suspect was arrested or detained then police are not required to repeat it after the arrest or detention.
True or False?
False.
When interviewing a person about an unrelated offence or the circumstances of the offence change then the person must have their caution/rights given again.
True or False?
True.
Persistent questioning aims at establishing further facts from answers already given. Police are allowed to challenge a suspect if their account is not consistent with facts obtained, however this must not be oppressive or overbearing which amounts to cross examine.
True or False?
True.
Whenever a person is questioned about statements made by others or about other evidence, the substance of the statements or the nature of the evidence must be fair explained.
True or False?
True.
To avoid misrepresenting the truth when questioning a suspect about a witnesses statement the officer can read exerts from the statement or must accurately summarise the statement.
True or False?
True.
Are “off the record” statements admissible?
It is likely they will be ruled inadmissible.
