ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION e process of interviewing persons and interrogating suspects has received an enormous amount of attention from scholars and practitioners over the past several decades. Both the interview and the interrogation consist of a sometimes deeply personal interactions between law enforcement personnel and members of the community. And, as is generally the case with social science topics involving human behavior, we have yet to see that substantial breakthrough where all questions are answered and the mysteries of e—ective interview and interrogation are laid to rest. In fact, in spite of technology and other modern advances,
CHAPTER OBJECTIVES
A’er reading this chapter, you should be able to do the following:
1. Understand the process of interviewing a person. 2. Understand the process of interrogating a suspect. 3. Understand the key principles of interview and interrogation practices. 4. Understand the importance of allowing fact to guide the process of interview
and interrogation.
