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    There is a distinct difference between an interrogation and a set of interview questions. Sometimes, they are used interchangeably, but there is a specific feature distinguishing one from the other. Whether it is accusatory or not is what differentiates an interrogation from a set of interview questions. An interview is non-accusatory or, in other words, it does not blame or put guilt on the subject of the questions (Inbau, Reid, Buckley, & Jayne, 2013). Besides just being non-accusatory, an interview is used merely to gather information in any environment, and it is normally unstructured (Inbau, Reid, Buckley, & Jayne, 2013). Whereas an interview is non-accusatory, an interrogation is accusatory and places guilt or blame on the subject at hand (Inbau, Reid, Buckley, & Jayne, 2013). It involves persuasion in any means possible to get to the truth in a controlled environment…

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    . Another very important piece of policing that has also evolved with the times is police interrogation methods. An interrogation is when someone examines a suspect by questioning them formally. The biggest difference in interrogation methods used in the past compared to the more modern method is between the confrontational and non-confrontational methods. Confrontational interrogation, also known as the Reid Technique, is an aggressive way to obtain a confession. It begins by a fact finding…

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    The Process of Interviewing and Interrogations Interrogation involves questioning a suspect to obtain incriminating evidence from him or her. Interrogations are done in a controlled manner, and the suspect may be exposed to a psychological disadvantage. Interviews are basically done on the witnesses and the victims. The investigator asks open-ended questions in order to obtain more information about the crime. There are some cases where an interview turns into an interrogation depending on the…

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    The Reid technique is a commonly used police interrogation technique in North America (King & Snook, 2009). This interrogation technique is used to elicit confessions from people suspected of committing a criminal offense. The Reid technique requires that police officers collect factual evidence, then the interviewer questions the suspect in a non-accusatory manner (King & Snook, 2009). Truth or deception is then determined based on behavioural analysis of the suspect. If deception is detected…

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    Interrogations are a crucial part of every investigation. The main objective of an interrogation is to get a presumably guilty suspect out of denial and to admission (Kassin, Leo, Meissner, Richman & Colwell, 2007). With this goal, interrogation techniques are designed to break down a suspect’s resistance and elicit a confession. There are a number of manuals for interrogations that are used, but generally interrogations can be broken down into a two-step process. The investigator first seeks to…

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    Suspect Interviewing and Interrogation A law enforcement officer should observe relevant legal guidelines when interrogating a suspect who voluntarily chooses to cooperate. Essentially, statements obtained in observance of these legal considerations are more likely to be deemed admissible in law courts than those resulting from unethical procedure. Similarly, an interrogator ought to choose effective questioning techniques that will lead to obtaining facts from a suspect (Department of Criminal…

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    Various factors distinguish the term interview from interrogation. Such as, an interview is a conversation between two or more people where the interviewer asks questions to obtain facts or statements from the interviewee. An interview is also conducted in a friendly atmosphere making a witness more comfortable psychologically and physically (Gupta 155). Recruiters, journalist, media reporters and researchers use interview, so, therefore, a discussion can be structured or unstructured. However,…

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    Interrogation can sometimes be the only way the police can solve a crime. Police have to use the tactics at the right time to have the suspect talk. Many times, the police start by getting to know the suspect. The interrogators learn about the suspect’s family, friends, job and hobbies. Anything the police think might be useful to get to the truth, they find out. The differences every person has are important to know. The uniqueness every person has is important to acknowledge. An interrogator…

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    Police interrogation of criminal suspects by the police must be conducted in compliance with certain legal requirements. One penalty for noncompliance is the rejection of a confession as evidence at trial. The long standing requirement that a confession must be a voluntary one before it may be used as evidence in a criminal case is based upon the principle of protection of the innocent. There can be no valid objection, therefore, from anyone, to the continued existence of the requirement of…

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    Police interrogations are often a glamorous event on media. People see their favorite police officers interrogate the suspect for hours until he finally breaks and confesses to the crime. The episode then typically ends with the criminal being sentenced to prison and they are never thought of again. Police interrogations are a common practice in law enforcement, being an efficient way to gather evidence on an individual and convicted them. Who would confess to crime a crime they didn’t do? In…

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