NCJ Number
40653
Journal
Revue internationale de criminologie et de police technique Volume: 29 Issue: 3 Dated: (JULY-SEPTEMBER 1976) Pages: 265-276
Date Published
1976
Length
12 pages
Annotation
THIS ARTICLE EXAMINES THE WAYS IN WHICH INVESTIGATORS, EITHER BY THE NATURE OF THEIR QUESTIONS OR THE FORM OF THEIR QUESTIONING, MAY INFLUENCE THE TESTIMONY AND/OR RECOLLECTION OF EVENTS OF A WITNESS OR SUSPECT.
Abstract
IT POINTS OUT HOW THE USE OF LEADING QUESTIONS, THE INJECTION OF 'FACTS' NOT ALREADY ESTABLISHED BY THE WITNESS OR SUSPECT, THE USE OF OUTSIDE AIDS (TAPES, PICTURES, ETC) TO 'REFRESH' MEMORIES, AND THE TONE OF VOICE USED IN QUESTIONING CAN SUGGEST THE RESPONSE DESIRED OR EXPECTED BY THE INVESTIGATOR. THE QUESTIONING PROCEDURE RECOMMENDED FOR USE INVOLVES AVOIDING THE INTRODUCTION OF ELEMENTS SUSPECTED OR KNOWN BY THE INVESTIGATOR INTO THE QUESTIONING WHICH ARE UNKNOWN OR UNVERIFIED BY THE PERSON BEING QUESTIONED AND PROGRESSING FROM THE MOST GENERAL TERMS AND FACTS TO THE SPECIFIC ELEMENTS OF THE ACT. --IN FRENCH...ELW