Forensic interviewing of mentally disordered suspects: the impact of interview style on investigation outcomes

Abstract

Forensic interviewing of mentally disordered suspects: The impact of interview style on investigation outcomes.

Police suspect interviews with autistic adults: The impact of truth telling versus deception on testimony

“…(2) Investigation-relevant information (IRI) (total score range: 20–223) measured the level of detail in participants’ innocent and guilty mock-suspect accounts. The ‘PALIT’ (Person, Action, Location, Item, Temporal) coding scheme was used (see Oxburgh et al, 2012 ; Farrugia and Gabbert, 2020a ). For example, ‘ I went to the bus stop at 1.30 pm’ (1 × Action; 1 × Location; 1 × Temporal) ‘ and saw a woman wearing a black coat’ (1 × Action; 1 × Person; 2 × Item).…”

Police–suspect interactions and confession rates are affected by suspects’ alcohol and drug use status in low-stakes crime interrogations

“…The use of inappropriate question types, such as forced choice and leading questions, on the other hand, can result in distorted responses and false confessions (e.g., Milne and Bull, 1999 ; Gudjonsson, 2003 ; Oxburgh et al, 2010 ). This is especially important to consider when dealing with vulnerable suspects, who might be sensitive to leading and guilt presumptive questioning and interrogative pressure ( Bowles and Sharman, 2014 ; Farrugia and Gabbert, 2019 , 2020 ; Kloft et al, 2021 ). To evaluate the use of question types in the current study, we adapted an established classification system of question types (see Griffiths and Milne, 2006 ; Oxburgh et al, 2012 ; Kelly and Valencia, 2021 ).…”

Suspect Cooperation: Examining Turning Points in Investigative Interviews

“…Interviewees are encouraged to provide an uninterrupted account of the experienced events. However, open-ended (i.e., Tell, Explain, Describe) and focussed prompts (i.e., Who, What, When, Where, How) can also be used (Farrugia et al, 2018). The fourth phase of the PEACE model (Closure) requires the interviewer to provide an overview of the interview and allow for any adjustments of the account by the interviewee.…”

“…The PEACE model encourages rapport building, a relaxed atmosphere, and the use of empirically supported memory enhancement techniques (Farrugia et al, 2018;Snook et al, 2014). When confronted with uncooperativeness from suspects, interviewers are instructed to continue acting ethically by avoiding arguments and ignoring resistance (Shepherd, 2007).…”

“…inappropriate ones) suggests that the pool of interviewers in this sample was skilled in information gathering techniques. Interviewer proficiency could be attributed to the fact that interviews were conducted by a police organization in the UK, which has adopted the PEACE interviewing model as standardized training across the country for several years now (Farrugia et al, 2018). At the heart of the PEACE approach is information gathering and ethical interviewing.…”