Critical Incident Technique

“Majid Khan's ‘lunch tray,’ consisting of hummus, pasta with sauce, nuts, and raisins was ‘pureed’ and rectally infused,” (Senate Intelligence Committee). This is but one of the atrocities performed upon the prisoners of the CIA at one of numerous black site prisons. In discussion of modern American foreign policy, one controversial issue has been torture. On the one hand, some people argue that torture is a necessary practice that proactively saves American lives. On the other hand, other…

The Interview: Portfolio Piece 1 I have chosen my step dad for the interview for many reasons, I have always been curious about what he did in Iraq and the things he went through. Also I have never sat down and talked to him about this, he had only ever told me a little bit about his experiences. My question to him is, what were some of your memories about deciding you wanted to be a Marine and being over in Iraq. Having this conversation will bring more depth to our relationship because I…

Law enforcement interrogations are inquiries, in which criminal investigators systematically question potentially uncooperative individuals legally held in custody to attain dependable information that suspects may have knowledge of and potential responsibility for (Evans et al., 2010). Seasoned law enforcement interrogators (SLEIs) follow prescribed requirements in the course and conduct of the interrogation, but they also have extraordinary discretionary and flexible decision-making powers to…

Abu Ghraib Torture and Prison Abuse and The Bataan Death March are two comparative events in US history. The Abu Ghraib Torture and Prison Abuse was a series of human rights violations against prisoners in Abu Ghraib Prison in Iraq, which began in March of 2003. The Bataan Death March was the relocation by foot of American Prisoners from the Bataan Peninsula to Camp O, Donnel a prisoner camp of the Japanese during World War 2. While both Abu Ghraib and The Bataan Death March are a result of…

The performance exam for the first example involved a friend. Jane had to interview a class mate in class. She never interviewed anyone before so she had to go home and practice interviewing family members. There were guidelines for the mock interview procedure that she had to follow to score a high score. Students in the course had to judge the performance of the mock interview with a rubric given by the Instructor. Eye contact, hand shake, not saying umm and making sure to answer the questions…

The controversy on torture be justifible is still debated. Torture is prohibited internationally due to moral believes. However, according to the current incidents that can be seen easily in the news these days, it is obvious that these days torture has been practiced widely in many countries of the world. The United Nations defines torture as “any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him or…

The purpose of the interview was to create an initial profile of a client upon meeting with me, acting as their occupational therapist. The goal was not only to gain vital information regarding the client, but to establish the foundation of a healthy therapeutic relationship between the client and myself. This relationship is of high importance because trust is already being formed, which can impact our future sessions. In the beginning, the interview stared off a bit rocky, but towards the end…

Introduction The recorded interview was a tough assignment in my opinion, harder than what I thought it would have been. Being as to how I work in a clinical setting, interviewing patients I thought would have come naturally, however that was not the case. Although patients and peers have complimented me on my assessment skills, in this recorded interview I do not feel as though any of the skills I used came naturally. This could be due to the fact that I knew I was being recorded, or the mere…

that fun fact in there to highlight my personality. In Chapter Four of our textbook, it covers Scripting Answers. In a behavioral interview, my interviewer taught me ‘The But Technique.’ I am familiar with the STARS technique (situation, task, action, result), but ‘The But Technique’ was new to me. Essentially, STARS is a technique in which you tell a story which includes, the problem, action took by you, and the outcome, whereas ‘The But…

Interviewers also judge the candidates’ physical appearance based on their facial attractiveness, use of cosmetics, type of attire. Because of interviewers have the biases that favor the people who like them, and it is difficult for them to recall critical information. Even though this type of interview has low reliability and validity, it is the most common form of interview in the interview…