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