NCJ Number
10734
Date Published
1973
Length
91 pages
Annotation
BASIC PRINCIPLES OF PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION WITH SUSPECTS DURING UNDERCOVER ACTIVITIES, ILLUSTRATED WITH NUMEROUS CASES.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR OUTLINES PRINCIPLES FOR EFFICIENT AND SAFE UNDERCOVER WORK. VARIOUS PROBLEM SITUATIONS ENCOUNTERED ARE DISCUSSED, AND GUIDELINES FOR THEIR MANAGEMENT ARE GIVEN. NONVERBAL CONSIDERATIONS SUCH AS TIME, FORM OF COMMUNICATION, SPACE, AND ACTION ARE COMMENTED UPON. PATTERNS OF COMMUNICATION FAILURE ARE POINTED OUT. THE BOOK CONCLUDES WITH AN EXAMINATION OF WITNESS CREDIBILITY AS CONCERNS THE UNDERCOVER OFFICER WHEN APPEARING IN COURT.