Practical Aspects of Interview and Interrogation / Edition 2

by David E. Zulawski, Douglas E. Wicklander

Overview

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 interviewing
False Confessions
Field Interviewing
Sexual Harassment Interviewing
Confronting the Alleged Harrasser
Pre-employment Interviewing
New Legal Aspects
Frequently Asked Questions

Covering 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780849301018
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/14/2001
Series:	Practical Aspects of Criminal and Forensic Investigations
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	552
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

David E. Zulawski, Douglas E. Wicklander, Shane G. Sturman, L. Wayne Hoover

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.

Editorial Reviews

"Practical Aspects of Interview and Interrogation, Second Edition is one of the best. This second edition, written by two of the best-known experts in the field, culls today's best techniques. In straightforward yet engaging prose, the authors cover the entire interviewing and interrogation process, from the simplest to the most advanced techniques. …an excellent book. It deserves to be in the hands of public and private sector professionals alike, as well as on the desks of students interested in either of those fields."
- Henry C. Ruiz, CPP, CPO, in Security Management, October 2002

From the Publisher

Opens with an overview of the interview and interrogation process and descriptions of approaches such as the good guy/bad guy, factual, and emotional approaches. Later chapters detail each step of the process, covering preparation and strategy, legal aspects, interpretation of verbal and physical behavior, causes of denials, establishing credibility, reducing resistance, rationalization, obtaining the admission, development of the admission, the statement, and ending the interview. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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