Section 6.1 Flashcards
The only time limit issues are the “Statue of Limitations” and “Speedy trial”. The prosecution cannot delay the trail to a large extent. Delay caused by the defense stops the clock. True or False
True
Do not tell because I am not a _______?
Snitch
Example, the person is either prejudiced against you as the officer or you as the officer are prejudice against them as a person or a witness. What does this refer to?
Prejudice
Barrier
There are always subconscious or conscious bias or prejudices that can affect the interview in either direction. True or False
True
Job
Race
Gender
Prejudices
I know something about the crime but if I tell you the guy will find out who told and he will kill me or my family. this is an example of what ?
Fear
Barrier
There are all kinds of legitimate fears that someone can have about testifying to the police. True or False
True
Example, English accents that are hard to understand.
Language Barriers
Anything from they are a young child, alhzimers disease, mental capacity issues are examples of what ?
Cognitive difficulties
The worst part about these people is they are more likely to be victims of crimes and they are easy to take advantage of and easy to victimize.
Cognitive difficulties
yes/no question is what ?
closed question
any question where there is a finite number of choices you must choose from is a what?
close-ended question
Example. multiple choice tests with four choices are what type of questions?
close-ended questions
An infinite number of ways that you could answer is what type of question?
open-ended questions
“Did you rob Bob Smith last night?”
Close-ended question
“Tell me what you did last night.”
Open-ended question
You should focus on open-ended questions. True or False
True
Close-ended questions can be used in certain situations, but they are supporting and detailed questions. True or False
True
What type of questions get right to the point?
direct questions
“:Tell me about the robbery”
Open-ended direct question
“Where did you hide the gun, you used in the robbery?”
Close-ended direct question
“Why did you go to the 7/11 last night?”
indirect question
“Tell me the story of what happened to you last night.”
Open-ended indirect question
take the question to the place you want them to go is what type of question?
Leading question
Are leading questions allowed for police interviews?
Yes
“Is that when you shot the clerk?”
Leading question
Example, they tell you their story once, should you ask them to repeat it?
Yes
There are two things you should look for. When asking them to repeat their answer:
1.
2.
- If their answer changes
2. Perfect repetition
Is perfect repetition a sign of lying ?
Yes
Should every minute of interviews be recorded?
Yes
One reason to _______ is to prove everything that you did was right, register and rewatch things you dod not catch the first time and if in court the defense says something that contradicts what they said in the interview you can play the tape where he said the exact opposite.
Record
Should you separate witnesses?
Yes
If there is more than one witness you never want to give them the chance to talk before you interview them. True or False
True
Hi, I am officer Allyson and I am an investigator with the LMU police department. I am going to ask you about what you saw last night.
Introduce yourself and your credentials
Be sure to check the names and addresses of the people. True or False
true
Order you should interview people
1.
2.
3.
- complainant
- saw/heard what happened
- other information
The ____________ is almost always the victim and they are the ones who know the most by definition and in most cases and is to be interviewed first.
complainant
The people who saw and heard what happened are also know as what and are the second people who need to be interviewed.
Direct witnesses
The last people who need to be interviewed are? They did not see the crime, but they know about it.
People with other information
Record all positive and negative information. True or False
True
I have a suspect and I think I know who did it. Example, you ask the race and they say they do not know you want to write that down. This has to do with what?
recoding all positive and negative information
Build rapport during interviews. Interviews are with non-suspects. You want to generate good feelings about each other and a good cooperative relationship. True or False
True
I understand what you are feeling because I have felt similar things. I can relate to what you are feeling because of what I have felt or am feeling.
Empathy
“His sister got murdered”. He was there as a witness because he saw the thing happen. “My father was murdered 20 years ago.” I know what you are going through and I can _______ with what you are going through.
Empathize
I do not know what you are going through but I know it is bad so I can __________ with you.
sympathize
Both of my siblings are living. I cannot _______ with someone who has lost a sibling but I can what _________.
empathize
sympathize
If a witness is reluctant like they do not know if they should really be talking to you what should you focus on?
how important their information might be to the victim
Example, I know you are afraid that the person who did this to the victim is going to come back and hurt you, but a woman is dead, and we need to give her justice and give her family closure. This is an example of doing what?
Focusing on how important the victim is and how important their information can be to solving the case.
Statements in response to structured interviews are subject to what ?
Hearsay
During a structured interview I cannot go to court and say the witness told me that she saw the defendant robbing the store. Why?
Hearsay
Are Res Gestae statements subject to hearsay?
no
If an officer arrives on a scene and someone is screaming “Billy shot her.” This is what kind of statement ?
Yes
if you take an interview and at some point the defense lawyer has an opportunity to question her under oath as a disposition and then at the time of the trial she is unavailable such as being dead or moved out of the country because the defense has previously been able to question her about it and I took the statement as an officer because she is unavailable can I come to the stand and say what she said or is it hearsay?
You can come to the stand and say what she said
