Investigative Interviewing and Interrogation

by Blair, John

• ISBN13: 9781449634100
• ISBN10: 1449634109
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2025-01-15
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

Summary

This text addresses the three critical issues of interviewing and interrogating; how to gather information from people; how to assess the credibility of the information that is collected; and how to encourage resistant sources to share the information that they possess.Investigative Interviewing and Interrogation distils the existing research on investigative interviewing into a small number of easily understood principles. After the relevant principle is introduced, it shows the reader how to utilize that principle, providing applicable examples. This principles approach enables the reader to be creative in applying the discussed principles using his/her best judgement while conducting an interview or interrogation. The intent is not to force a system on the reader; rather, it is to provide the reader with ideas which may improve his/her interviewing skills.Videos of actual police interviews that support the principles discussed will be available to adopting institutions.

Table of Contents

Part1 Introduction
Part2 Gathering Information
Chapter1 Be Likeable
Chapter2 Understand that Perception is Imperfect
Chapter3 Avoid Contamination
Chapter4 Maximize Retrieval
Part3 Assessing Validity
Chapter5 Understand What Works to Assess Validity
Chapter6 Ask Focused Questions
Part4 Overcoming Resistance
Chapter7 Make Talking Rational
Chapter8 Use Other Compliance Gaining Mechanisms
Chapter9 Understand that False Confessions Happen - Look for them