Topic 3 - The PEACE model of interviewing

Question 1

What does P stand for?

Answer 1

Preparation and planning

Question 2

What is preparation and planning?

Answer 2

Interviewers are encouraged to plan their interviews carefully, including a timeline of what is already known, a list of facts that need to be verified and any practical issues

Question 3

What does E stand for?

Answer 3

Engage and explain

Question 4

What is engage and explain?

Answer 4

Interviewers need to engage with the witness, they need to form a rapport with them rather than simply sitting down and firing questions at them

Question 5

What does A stand for?

Answer 5

Accounts, clarification, challenge

Question 6

What is Accounts, clarification, challenge?

Answer 6

Interviewers should allow the witness to give their account of the event without interruptions, use open questions rather than closed ones, and summerise info that has been given to them

Question 7

What does C stand for?

Answer 7

Closure

Question 8

What is closure?

Answer 8

Interviewers should close down interviews appropriately to build rapport and ensure witnesses are more likely to return

Question 9

What does E stand for?

Answer 9

Evaluation

Question 10

What is evaluation?

Answer 10

The interviewer need to evaluate the interview to ensure everything was covered and any inconveniences were addressed