Investigative Interviewing Procedures Flashcards
A 20 year old male physically resists arrest and after being given the rights caution he is placed in the cells. Some time later he refuses to leave the cell for an interview.
Mark the INCORRECT statement.
An interview can proceed without his consent.
Which of the following behaviours demonstrated by a lawyer at a suspect interview would be deemed unacceptable?
Answering the interviewers questions on behalf of their client.
Probing or closed questions are ones that encourage only a relatively small range of responses, usually a short word or phrase.
According to material in the investigative doctrine, which if the following statements about probing questions would be incorrect?
Probing questions are the preferred way to start a suspect interview.
Which of the following behaviours demonstrated by a lawyer at interview would be unacceptable?
Challenging the interviewer on the validity of the allegations made.
When a video tape of an adult witness interview is to be used as evidence in chief then the o/c case must ensure.
Select one.
The witness has viewed the video and given their signed consent for it to be used.
Which if the following statements is incorrect?
A witness free recall (FR) interview:
Should be challenged following their first FR account .
At the engage and explain stage of a witness interview the interviewer established the “ground rules”.
Match the description of the information you would cover with each ground rule.
You say you understand considerable focussed effort is required and that this may be difficult so they can take their time to remember= concentrate.
You say they should tell you all they know in as much detail as possible, everything that comes in their mind = report everything.
You say they should do all the talking as you don’t know what happened and that they should correct you if you misunderstand = take control.
On being shown to the stations interviewing rooms to consult with her client, a lawyer complains that a video machine is on and can be monitored from an adjacent room. She refers to the clients rights to consult on private and requests the video machine is turned off.
What response would she receive?
The machine will be turned off immediately as requested.
Which example is incorrect?
A written statement from a witness interview.
Select one .
Can not include slang, swearing it colloquialisms as it is a legal document.
When a witness has provided a description that matches the suspect the best way to present this as a challenge during the suspect interview is to say.
Select one .
A witness has provided details of an fits your description.
If during an interview you make an unconditional undertaking not to use “off the record” statement in evidence it is likely the court will:
Select one.
Make you honour the promise and rule the evidence as inadmissible.
During an interview the suspect alleges another officer has stopped him unnecessarily and he wants to make a complaint.
should a suspects complain affect the interview progress in any way?
Yes, the complaint should be noted on video and the suspect told that they will be referred to a senior officer following this interview.
The investigative I riveter must be knowledgable about question types and when they should be avoided.
Match the description with th type of question.
A question that seeks to clarify information given: probing.
A question that can be answered with a yes or no: closed.
A question that can influence the witness answer: leading.
Which if the following stamens about the free recall (FR) model in generally true?
When using the FR model the interviewer.
Select one.
Does not include a challenge phase .
According to the investigative interviewing doctrine which of the following statements about probing questions is correct?
Select one.
An interviewer should avoid asking probing questions beginning with why.
