ABSTRACT
Despite the significance that successful interviews and interrogations may have on the solution of criminal cases, the majority of law enforcement training academies provide only token or often no training for officers on this topic during the basic academy process. In addition, once out of the academy, officers receive little or no follow-up training in this topic as part of any in-service training program. The Rand study noted that many departments provide little or no special training when an officer is promoted from patrol to investigations. It is assumed that the necessary skills will be acquired while on the job (Greenwood, 1979). When the training at police academies was reviewed, it was found that more than half of the police departments polled gave their officers no formal training in interview and interrogation (Fisher and Geiselman, 1992).
