Investigative Interviewing (PEACE)

Question 1

To be admitted in court, confessions need to be:

Answer 1

~ voluntarily given by a competent person

~ terms vague + open to interpretation

Question 2

Baldwin (5)

Answer 2

1993
~ lack of rapport, police not listening and interrupting the interviewee
~ making threats and illegal promises
~ using coercion and duress
~ using force and threat of force
~ false imprisonment of interviewee

Question 3

Name the stages of the PEACE method.

Answer 3

1. Preparation and planning
2. Engage and explanation
3. Account
4. Closure
5. Evaluation

Question 4

1. Preparation and planning

Answer 4

~ interviewee characteristics (e.g. age, mental status)
~ questions to ask
~ aims and objectives
~ points to prove (e.g. time line)

Question 5

2. Engage and explanation

Answer 5

~ introduction
~ address needs
~ reason, rights, route map
~ no confrontation or evidence up front
~ building rapport

Question 6

3. Account

Answer 6

~ get free narrative
~ probe the account
~ challenge if needed (using evidence and an inquisitorial approach

Question 7

4. Closure

Answer 7

~ review the account
~ answer any interviewee questions
~ get/give contact information

Question 8

5. Evaluation

Answer 8

~ consider information gained

~ evaluate interviewer performance

Question 9

Why is PEACE good? (4)

Answer 9

~ less false confessions
~ doesn’t contain unethical practices
~ scientifically supported
~ offender more likely to confess if treated like a human (tough approach doesn’t work!)

Question 10

PEACE vs Reid (5)

Answer 10

~ no attempt to detect deception
~ ties person into story vs presenting up-front
~ no coercive tactics
~ not focused on confessions
~ produced same no. of confessions