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Interview Theory - Coggle Diagram
Interview Theory
Informational Questions
Closed
:- Need exact Yes/No answer
Leading
:-suggested answer
Open
:- Difficult to answer Yes/No
Gathering unbiased, factual information
Sequence
:- General to Specific
Double-Negative and Complex questions to be avoid
Introductory Question
Introduction
Establish a rapport
Establish a theme
Methodology
Avoid sensitive and emotive words
Do not show the personal evade
Begin with comfort zone
Admission Seeking Questions
Obtain a legal admission of wrongdoing
distinguish innocent (non-culpable) individuals from potentially guilty
ones
Steps in interviews
Repeat the accusation
Interrupt denials
Delays
Repeated interruptions
Reasoning
Observe the accused’s reaction
Make a direct accusation
Establish rationalization
Depersonalizing the victim
Altruism
Financial problems
Inadequate recognition
To convince the confessor to sign a written statement acknowledging the
facts
Volatile Interviews
Surprise should be employed in any interview
should ask questions out of their natural sequence
should be two interviewers
Hypothetical questions are ideally suited
Closing Questions
Reconfirm the facts
Conclude the interview to maintain goodwill
Gather additional facts
Assessment Questions
Establish the credibility
observe the subject’s verbal and nonverbal responses