Interviews

Question 1

Characteristics of standard interview

Answer 1

•Police prime controller of the content, structure and direction of exchange
•Leading questions/forced choice
•Interruptions- disrupts the natural process of searching through memory - making the retrieval inefficient

Question 2

What did fisher et al find when they studied interviews

Answer 2

-Studied real interviews by experienced detectives over a 4 month period
-Found that witnesses were frequently bombarded with a series of brief, direct and closed questions aimed to elicit
- The order of questions out of sync with witnesses own mental representation of the event

Question 3

Cognitive interview - Geiselman 1992

Answer 3

1. Cognitive reinstatement- reinstate the context surrounding the incident
   2.Report everything- report all details including those believed to be insignificant
2. Recall event in diff orders- go through incident in dif sequences
3. Change perspectives- take perspective of witness of event

Question 4

Standard interview

Answer 4

brief questions, shorter answers, closed questions, less detailed responses, question sequence out of sync, direct questions, broken concentration, no free talking

Question 5

Cognitive interview

Answer 5

Listen to witness, pause after each response, open questions, active listening, developing rapport, minimising distractions, avoid interruptions, detailed responses