Investigative Interviewing

by Shephers, Eric

• ISBN13: 9780199214099
• ISBN10: 0199214093
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-02-27
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This unique text provides police officers with practical guidance on what to do prior to, during, and following investigative interviews of all kinds of witnesses, from vulnerable adults and children to suspects. It explains the psychological underpinning of the Conversation Management technique which lies at the heart of the PEACE interviewing model. It offers a comprehensive tool-kit to help officers skillfully assess and monitor the interviewee and to capture the fine-grain detail of what is said, or indeed not said, in an interview. It advises officers on how to operate ethically and to maximum effect at each phase of interviewing. This highly accessible text contains a variety of useful features including checklists, best practice and handy dialogue boxes, providing 'how to' guidance on interviewing vulnerable and non-vulnerable witnesses, child witnesses, and suspects. It is intended to complement the courses that police officers attend as part of their interview training including tiers 1-5, Vulnerable Witness Interviewing and PIP.

Author Biography

Dr. Eric Shepherd, forensic psychologist, counselling psychologist and psychotherapist, with experience working with various anti-corruption agencies including the Serious Fraud Office and the Ministry of Defence

Table of Contents

Criminal investigation and investigative interviewing

How people make sense of their experience: remembering and forgetting

Everyday conversation, purposive conversation and conversation management

Telling and listening: content and comprehension of disclosure

Essential practitioner skills

The PEACE model of Conversation Management: origins and applications

Interviewing the non-vulnerable witness: key issues

Interviewing the vulnerable witness: key issues

Interviewing the child witness

Interviewing the vulnerable witness who is not a child

Interviewing suspects: key issues

Interviewing the suspect who answers questions

Interviewing the suspect who exercises the right to remain silent withouthanding in a defence statement

Interviewing the suspect who hands in a defence statement and exercises theright to remain silent

Key reference texts

Practitioner tools

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