There are many ways a detective can plan for an interview or an interrogation but I have found some simple ways to get ready as well as get the information you will need to help you solve the case. Now an interview is considered to be an art and considered to be a conversation between a law enforcement officer and a person who has or is thought to have knowledge of a crime (class.ctuonline.edu. n.d.) Unfortunately, an interrogation is a little different than an interview. It’s a conversation between a law enforcement officer and a person who is suspected of committing a crime or of assisting others in committing a crime (class.ctuonline.edu. n.d.). Therefore, a detective must first understand what type of case he/she is dealing with and who …show more content…
This means you most always be prepared for the unexpected and gather as much information on the background of the person you are interviewing or interrogating. Furthermore, before starting any interview or interrogation you as a detective must be aware of all state and federal laws that may apply to your case as well as how the court will handle the case. Like an interrogation when conducting an interview you must first develop a rapport with the person, try to motivate them to help you, always keep them talking and always listen to how they say things as well as what they are saying. Furthermore, you must remember to never use criticism, sarcasm, or interrupt them as they are speaking. Although, these are only a few things that need to be done a detective must always remember an interview can turn into an interrogation quickly so he/she has to be ready to clarify all of the answer they have received from a person or …show more content…
In these two cases an investigator has to make sure that they ask the right questions in order to get the answers they need to process the suspect. Unlike, murder a kidnapping or a rape normally have witness to the crime and they can be interviewed to find out what they saw take place. One example of information they can give you is what type of car the suspect may have been driving during a kidnapping or a rape if they saw the person leave the crime scene, what they were wearing, their height and weight, as well as hair color or eye color if they are close enough to see them. Other questions that could be asked of a witness would be what type of clothing the suspect was wearing, did it seem as if the victim knew the suspect and did they see the suspect around the victim or following the victim. All of these things are very important because the smallest details can lead to the biggest crime solving tool in a case. Therefore, as detectives you want to make sure to ask all of the questions that will give you particular details about everything they saw as a witness or
The use of eyewitness statements and testimony’s can be a great source of information, but can also lead to wrongful convictions. Due to eyewitness testimony, innocent people are convicted of crimes they have not committed. This is why the wording of a question is important to consider when interviewing witnesses. Due to the fact that eyewitness testimony can be the most concrete evidence in an investigation, witnesses may feel they are helping an officer by giving them as much information as possible, therefore they may tell them information that is not entirely true, just to please them. This is why there are advantages and disadvantages to using open and close ended questioning at different durations of an interview. The way you word a question may impact the memory of a witness, this is because a person cannot completely memorize the exact occurrences of an event.
Interview Preparation: Suspects in this case would initially be the mother because of her silence and the boyfriend, because of his overwhelming need to be protective and answer all of the questions as well as since they live with him and possibly the father since he does not. I would after arriving to the station separate the mother and the boyfriend in different interrogation rooms. I would
Discuss the differences between the terms interview and interrogation. Interviewing is talking to people, who are not suspects in a crime but who knows something and knows who is involved in the crime. Also getting their information, and asking questions to them, and knowing when to translate or interpret. The main people involved when getting information at a crime scene is the witnesses, criminal and the accuser (Orthman, Hess, 2013). Interrogation questioning of the suspects, once the suspect is known of their identity and where they reside the person who is the participant of the crime could make a statement, confession, refusal, corroborated with self-supporting documentation that could yield a guilty allegation or it could gather a determining guilt (Orthman, Hess, 2013).
The first phase of the interview process is planning details of what the interview will consist of. A witness assessment is what allows interviewers to find out information about the child and what happened to the child. The interviewer collects information about the child such as the name, age, gender, ethnicity, current living situation, physical/learning disability, medications taken, emotional state, any contact with public services, and relationship to the offender (Lamb, Michael E.; La Rooy, David J.; Malloy, Lindsay C.; Katz, Carmit (2011). It’s useful to find what hobbies may interest the child to build a connection with them. It also helps to find out any misunderstandings of the event that could lead to a false accusation (Forensic Interviewing Protocol). This helps distinguish any possible missing information and if the child is being accurate with their story.
To show an unbiased and educated examination of the five cases involving questionable interrogations, I will give information on the crime that occurred, the problems with the interrogations and other evidence, who is at fault for problems within the case, how the defendant was cleared (if he was), and the compensation and future changes that were a direct response to these cases provided that they occurred or are in the process of occurring. The five cases that I will examine involve the accused: George Allen, Hunter Johnson, Peter Reilly, Michael Crowe, and Reggie Clemons. Each case is significantly different yet showcases many acts of injustice within the justice system.
Information that is discovered by a suspect during an interview may make a Find the right attitude and structure of the questioning play a huge role in the success of the interview or interrogation. The structure of the interrogation will also determine the success.
Most interviews require strategic planning and relevant questions to be able to gather enough information. There were many things that the detective did great for example, in the first scene when the victim and the detective walked in, he immediately asked her to sit in a comfortable chair, got her a cup of coffee and asked her if she needed anything else. He quickly proceeded to explain what the interview is going to be about, removing any doubt or apprehension that she may experience during the interview. The detective began the interview with," Don't try to remember things you can't…if you need to stop anytime, just tell me." (Victim Interview,1998). Which essentially created a rapport between the detective and the victim. The detective began the interview with an open-ended question, asking the victim to tell him what happened from the start. While the victim was talking, he did not interrupt, but was rather patient with her, nodding and making eye contact continuously. During a one point of the video, the woman began crying, unable to hide her distress, to which the investigator reacted quickly responding "No pressure, I know you are upset... Are you alright to carry on?" (Victim Interview, 1998). In my opinion, this is a great technique to use when one is dealing with an elderly victim in distress. As the investigator carefully listened, he then recapped all the information back to the victim making sure it is correct. We see this throughout the whole film, where the detective continuously seeks victim's validation. Another thing that I found interesting is the way that the investigator used the cognitive approach on the victim, to stimulate her memory. He politely asked her to draw a sketch of the area that the crime happened at, then he proceeded to make her retell everything from the beginning but in the present tense. As she was struggling, he patiently guided her, by saying "Show me", "Describe to
Denise Moore 's criminal report starts the investigation. A police investigation of a crime is the entryway into the criminal justice system, once Denise Moore reported the crime, Detective Riley and Detective Clay conducted a photo lineup, an investigative tool used when the suspect is unknown and not in custody, to identify the suspect (Burns, 194).
Many of today’s interrogation models being utilized in police investigations have an impact on false confessions. The model that has been in the public eye recently is the social psychological process model of interrogation known as the “The Reid Technique.” There are two alternatives used by the police today to replace the Reid Technique, one is the PEACE Model and the other is Cognitive Interviewing. These methods are not interrogation techniques like Reid but interview processes.
Write a 1-2 page paper (300 words) detailing the steps you would take to identify the suspects in this case. Include in your paper the various factors officers should avoid to minimize the chances of a false identification. Also, include the basic interview techniques you would use to interview the witnesses to obtain an accurate statement of the facts.
This is where the crime scene unit (CSU) comes in to play as well as the detectives. Once the detectives arrive on the scene they will be looking for a suspicious individual or individuals and speak to witnesses and take their testimonials or story, they basically tell the investigator what they observed. On a crime scene investigation packet it states "when seeking for witnesses and taking their testimonials it is best to separate them so no individuals have identical stories." Once this has been done and the investigator takes the testimonials they must determine if a crime took place. For example if a person was stabbed in the abdomen and first responders arrived and trying to help the victim and he dies then the crime that took place was a aggravated battery but turned into a homicide. If a person was sexually molested and beaten while being molested then the crime that occurred is a sexual battery and rape. Once this is completed then the investigator will determine the nature of the crime. What this means is that if it is a violent crime, a website
When there is a criminal case, are a set of guidelines a criminal investigator should follow when conducting a preliminary inquiry. These guidelines consist of arriving to a crime scene in a timely manner just in case the suspect may still be at or near the scene (Hess, K.M & Orthmann, C.H., 2013). They will need to take care of any injured person or people that may need emergency care. Check to see if there are any witness seen what had happen. Make sure the crime scene is safe and secured. Once the crime scene became secured that will be the time to start questioning the victims, witness and or the suspects. This would also be the time for some officers to conduct a neighborhood canvass (Hess, K.M & Orthmann, C.H., 2013). Measuring, taking photograph, videotape and sketching the scene just in case the weather is bad that day. Search for evidence,
The job of Criminal Investigator has varying working conditions. Some days require long shifts that can fall on weekends, during the day, at night, even on holidays (“Become a Criminal Investigator”). In some cases a Criminal Investigator can be on call twenty four hours a day (“Crime Scene Investigator”). There are also days spent strictly in the lab running numerous tests and experiments. The days spent in the lab require patience because most of the testing and e...
The amount of evidence can either help win or lose a case. Every crime scene has evidence available for officers to collect. It is important for them to know what the standard protocol is for collecting evidence and how to properly collect it without contamination.
In conducting a preliminary investigation on a criminal case, there are specific rules and guidelines an officer or investigator should follow. Step one