the ethical interview

Question 1

what are some ethical standards for interviewing relating to crime

Answer 1

• every human deserves to be treated with dignity
• open mind and no judgement
• not affect the interview
• not involve persuasion
• no shortcuts
• special needs to be treated with additional care

Question 2

what did savage and milne find (PEACE)

Answer 2

Planning and prep 
Engage and explain 
Account 
Closure 
Evaluate

Question 3

how should children and vulnerable people be treated

Answer 3

help them to remember accurately
routine video taping
devote time to establish a positive relationship
likely to answer yes to leading questions
open questions, then specific then closed
child witness misunderstandings linked to use of complex questions

Question 4

what is conversation management

Answer 4

suspect agenda - open questions
police agenda - clarify but not to challenge
challenge phase - explore inconsistencies

Question 5

issues around ethical interviews

Answer 5

may be hard to establish a relationship

people with illness may have lower self esteem so will be with drawn

Question 6

strengths of ethical interviews

Answer 6

Kebbel = found that ethical interviewing was more effective
Roberts = improve reliability of interviewee info
Fisher and Geiselmann = relationships mean showing empathy and active listening. be more trusting and improves amount of info

Question 7

weaknesses of ethical interview

Answer 7

Walsh and Milne = even interviewers trained sometimes struggled to maintain a + relationship
focus is on what is being recalled however not many studies look at ethical implications alone

Question 8

ethical vs cognitive interview

Answer 8

both aim to uncover as much correct information as possible

ethical emphasises the use of rapport to reduce stress and therefore producing more correct info