Effective Interviewing and Interrogation Techniques

by Gordon, Nathan J.; Fleisher, William L.; Weinberg, C. Donald

• ISBN13: 9780122603815
• ISBN10: 0122603818
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-10-01
• Publisher: Academic Pr

Summary

Effective Interviewing and Interrogation Techniques presents a practical, straightforward method for interviewing witnesses and victims, interrogating suspects, and accurately identifying them as truthful or untruthful. Instead of relying on intuition or a "gut feeling," interviewers will learn how to utilize four types of questions and apply accurate assessments of nonverbal behavior and verbal clues. They will also learn how to quantify their observations and numerically assess the truthfulness of each suspect, to minimize subjectivity. Readers will also learn how to use the authors' Integrated Interrogation Technique, a 10-point, highly successful approach to obtaining court upheld confessions. The advantages and disadvantages of recording an interview or interrogation are discussed in detail, as well as some of the current legal aspects of these processes. Effective Interviewing and Interrogation Techniques includes numerous illustrations and pictures to enhance the reader's understanding as well as model worksheets and forms including: Consent Forms, Forensic Assessment Interview Technique Form, Numerical Evaluation Form, Sample Confession, and a Pre-employment Security Booklet. Investigators will turn to this book again and again to help find the truth in each person they interview.

Author Biography

Nathan J. Gordon is Director of the Academy for Scientific Investigative Training, where he developed the Forensic Assessment Interview and Integrated Interrogation Technique. He is an expert forensic psycho-physiologist and an internationally recognized expert in the field of Forensic Assessment Interviewing and Interrogation. He has lectured and conducted seminars on these subjects to thousands of law enforcement, intelligence and private security officers throughout the United States, Africa, Europe and Asia William L. Fleisher is Assistant Director of the Academy for Scientific Investigative Training. He was the Assistant Special Agent in charge of the Philadelphia Office of the US Customs Service. Mr Fleisher is a former special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and a supervisor with the Philadelphia Police Department. He has over 33 years of experience in law enforcement and investigation

Table of Contents

About the Authors	vii
Acknowledgements	viii
Preface	ix
The Search for Truth	1	(10)
Truth and Lies	11	(6)
Psycho-Physiological Basis of the Forensic Assessment	17	(10)
Preparation for the Interview/Interrogation	27	(10)
Mitt and Scan	37	(8)
Question Formulation	45	(8)
Projective Analysis of Unwitting Verbal Cues	53	(8)
Nonverbal Behavioral Assessment	61	(28)
Behavioral Assessment -- Conclusion	89	(14)
Pre-Employment Interviewing	103	(4)
Legal Considerations	107	(6)
Statements, Recordings and Videos	113	(4)
The Integrated Interrogation Technique	117	(16)
Appendix A Forensic Assessment Interview	133	(10)
Appendix B Pre-Employment Booklet	143	(20)
Bibliography	163	(4)
Author Index	167	(2)
Subject Index	169