Thursday 7 December 2017

strategies for police interviews


Peace model

P- prep and planning
E- engage and explain
A- account and challenge
C- closure
E- evaluation

P
plan interview, e.g. timeline, objectives, list of facts that need to be verified

E
engage with witness, form rapport and explain purpose of interview to them

A
allow interviewee to give 1st account of event with no interruptions, using open questions

C
close down the interview properly and give all the necessary contact details

E
evaluate the interview, this is the most important part of the process


Forensic hypnosis

Hypnosis = artificially induced trance, like sleep, where you have heightened susceptibility to suggestions, it can help to quit smoking, managing pain or psychotherapy

Research has proved hypnosis puts witnesses in a suggestible state where they can be easily misled by interviewer

Dwyer found that police hypnotised a boy who's mother disappeared, the boy said he saw his father murder her and his dad was sentenced to life imprisonment, but months later the mother showed up unharmed

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