Criminal Interrogation

by Holmes, Warren D.

• ISBN13: 9780398073190
• ISBN10: 0398073198
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-07-01
• Publisher: Charles C Thomas Pub Ltd

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Gene Miller
Preface	ix
Warren Holmes
Introduction--The Problem: Deception as a Tool of Evolution	xi
Case Analysis	3	(8)
The Miranda Warning	7	(4)
Nonaccusatory Interrogation	11	(7)
Questioning	18	(11)
How People Lie	29	(22)
The Neurotic Liar and The Psychopath	42	(3)
Miscellaneous Tactics of the Liar	45	(3)
Body Language	48	(3)
Why People Don't Confess, and Why They Do	51	(6)
The Transition from Nonaccusatory Interrogation to Accusatory Interrogation	57	(7)
The Confession Formula	59	(1)
The Three Major Types of Interrogational Arguments	60	(4)
Sex Crimes	64	(17)
A General Theory for Sex Crimes	64	(3)
Problems in the Interrogations of the Sex Offender	67	(1)
Various Suggested Arguments to be Employed in Sex Crimes	68	(3)
Incest Cases	71	(2)
The Interrogation of the Incest Suspect	73	(1)
Rape Cases	74	(2)
Interviewing the Rape Victim	76	(1)
Reported Rape Victims	77	(1)
Indecent Exposure	78	(1)
Interrogation Arguments	79	(1)
Miscarriage of Justice Cases	79	(2)
Murder Cases	81	(12)
The Interrogation of the Murder Suspect	81	(1)
Murders Committed Because of Uncontrolled Rage	82	(1)
Murders Committed to Eliminate a Witness	83	(1)
Murders Committed Because of Ambivalent Feelings	83	(1)
Murders Committed for Revenge	84	(2)
Murders That Look Like Accidents	86	(1)
Murders Committed by the Sexual Psychopath	87	(1)
Murders Committed Because of Greed	88	(1)
Murders Committed Out of Jealousy	89	(1)
Murders Committed Because of a Passive Aggressive Personality	89	(1)
False Confessions in Murder Cases	90	(2)
What the Professional Interrogator has to Know to Prevent Miscarriages of Justice	92	(1)
Espionage Cases	93	(8)
The Interrogation of Spies, Hate Group Members and Assassins	93	(8)
Miscellaneous Crimes	101	(10)
Armed Robbery Cases	101	(1)
Arson Cases	102	(7)
Burglary Cases	109	(2)
Closure--Three Types	111	(4)
Handling the Confession	113	(2)
The Formal Confession as Court Evidence	115	(10)
The Interrogation of the Accomplice	125	(5)
The Interrogation of the Potential Witness	127	(3)
Commercial Theft Cases	130	(17)
Employee Theft	130	(3)
The Profile of the Employee Thief	133	(2)
What to Look For During the Interview	135	(1)
General Questions to Be Asked Of Each Employee	136	(3)
The Transition from Nonaccusatory to Accusatory Interrogation in Commercial Theft Cases	139	(1)
Suggested Accusatory Arguments	140	(2)
Internal Bank Thefts	142	(1)
Pinpointing the Thief	143	(1)
Signs of Guilt	143	(1)
Why They Stole	144	(3)
Epilogue	147