ABSTRACT
Differences and methods It’s important to understand the difference between an interview and an interrogation. An interview is nonaccusatory. An interrogation is accusatory (directly or indirectly). An example of a direct accusation to a suspect after he or she denies committing a fraud might be, “The investigative facts show that you did commit this fraud.” An example of an indirect accusation under the same scenario might be, “Because we conduct extremely thorough investigations, we know the facts before conducting our interviews. I think there’s more you’d like to tell me.”
