NCJ Number
171307
Date Published
1997
Length
119 pages
Annotation
This book describes proven procedures and techniques for police interviewing, interrogation, and the detection of deception.
Abstract
Three chapters on interviewing address the structure of an interview, which focuses on the steps in an interview from preparation to completion; demeanor, which pertains to how the interviewer's actions contribute to success; and the essentials of an interview, i.e., listening, note-taking, and advising interviewees of their legal rights. Three chapters discuss the detection of deception. A chapter on verbal clues advises that listening to a person's story about an event or a series of events provides the key to detecting deception from verbal clues. It advises to listen to what is said and how it is said -- also, to listen for what is not said. It states: "If the suspect lies about even one part of the story, that makes the suspect a liar. " Another chapter on the detection of deception focuses on nonverbal clues; it describes a simple method for reading body language for deception. The third chapter on the detection of deception profiles a technique of statement analysis, which involves attention to how language usage can reveal lies. Three chapters on interrogation discuss the structure of an interrogation, which involves a systematic approach to the basic phases of interrogation; the identification of the keys to success, which are persuasion, setting, flexibility, and props; and a concluding case study that is used to analyze an interrogation according to the principles and techniques presented in the book. Suggested readings accompany each chapter. Subject index