What makes a person confess to a crime he did not commit? Was he coerced? Is he trying to protect someone else?
Interrogation has come under attack as opponents focus on false confessions. However, most cases are still resolved
by confession, not forensic evidence. Among the new topics covered in the Second Edition of this bestselling book,
Practical Aspects of Interview and Interrogation focuses on why false confessions exist and how to avoid them.Written
by two experts who have conducted over 15,000 interviews and interrogations from theft to homicide, this book expands
on the valuable topics in the previous edition to include discussions of:Telephone interviewingFalse ConfessionsField
InterviewingSexual Harrassment InterviewingConfronting the Alleged HarrasserPre-employment InterviewingNew Legal
AspectsFrequently Asked QuestionsCovering the entire sequence of events that occur during the interview and interrogation
process, this book provides a realistic building block approach that allows you to move from a preliminary accusation
to an ultimate confession by applying practical rules to the process. It gives you the flexibility to select a
number of different paths to proceed in an interrogation of a suspect. Useful in both the law enforcement and private
sectors, Practical Aspects of Interview and Interrogation, Second Edition allows you to deal effectively with the
complex problems of interviewing and interrogating victims, witnesses, suspects, and even potential employees.
Table of Contents
Introduction/Overview of the Process
Preparation and Strategy
Legal Aspects
*Memory and False Confessions
Interpretation of Verbal and Physical Behavior
Causes of Denials
Interviewing
*Why People Confess
Establishing Credibility/The Accusation
Reducing Resistance-Rationalizations
Denials
Obtaining the Admission
Development of the Admission
The Statement
Ending the Interview
*Frequently Asked Questions
*Telephone Interviewing
*Specialized Interviews
About the Authors
Index
