Interviewing Witnesses

Fisher, Ronald P.; Compo, Nadja Schreiber; Rivard, Jillian R.; Hirn, Dana

doi:10.4135/9781446294703.n31

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“…Nonetheless, the current findings are promising and, consistent with recent calls in the literature (Fisher, Schreiber Compo, Rivard & Hirn, 2014;Hope et al, 2019), represent an innovative development to support the elicitation of specific information relevant to intelligence gathering and the investigation of organised crime gangs and terrorist cells and networks.  Understanding the structure of such networks, and the relationships between individuals involved in them, is critical for intelligence purposes and disrupting the criminal activities of such networks.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 79%

Development of the Reporting Information about Networks and Groups (RING) task: a method for eliciting information from memory about associates, groups, and networks

Hope¹,

Kontogianni²,

Geyer

et al. 2019

JFP

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Purpose Eliciting detailed and comprehensive information about the structure, organisation and relationships between individuals involved in organised crime gangs, terrorist cells and networks is a challenge in investigations and debriefings. Drawing on memory theory, the purpose of this paper is to develop and test the Reporting Information about Networks and Groups (RING) task, using an innovative piece of information elicitation software. Design/methodology/approach Using an experimental methodology analogous to an intelligence gathering context, participants (n=124) were asked to generate a visual representation of the “network” of individuals attending a recent family event using the RING task. Findings All participants successfully generated visual representations of the relationships between people attending a remembered social event. The groups or networks represented in the RING task output diagrams also reflected effective use of the software functionality with respect to “describing” the nature of the relationships between individuals. Practical implications The authors succeeded in establishing the usability of the RING task software for reporting detailed information about groups of individuals and the relationships between those individuals in a visual format. A number of important limitations and issues for future research to consider are examined. Originality/value The RING task is an innovative development to support the elicitation of targeted information about networks of people and the relationships between them. Given the importance of understanding human networks in order to disrupt criminal activity, the RING task may contribute to intelligence gathering and the investigation of organised crime gangs and terrorist cells and networks.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 79%

Development of the Reporting Information about Networks and Groups (RING) task: a method for eliciting information from memory about associates, groups, and networks

Hope¹,

Kontogianni²,

Geyer

et al. 2019

JFP

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“…After this free recall, interviewees are invited to report the event again, but this time in reverse order. This is a technique commonly used in interviews with cooperative witnesses (truth tellers) as it typically leads to new information (reminiscences) (Fisher & Geiselman, ; Fisher, Schreiber Compo, Rivard, & Hirn, ). This instruction invites truth tellers to think about the event again, but from a different perspective.…”

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confidence: 99%

Baselining as a Lie Detection Method

Vrij

2016

Applied Cognitive Psychology

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For entirely valid reasons, practitioners urge researchers to develop within-subjects lie detection methods. This article highlights some problems with the existing and popular nonverbal baseline lie detection method and with the use of the Validity Checklist in SVA. The article further suggests how verbal within-subjects lie detection methods can be introduced in interview settings by implementing verbal lie detection interview protocols designed in recent years. The article concludes that these within-subjects methods do not provide the ultimate solution as clear cut-off scores cannot be established, but they are a step forward in verbal lie detection.

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“…For this reason, truth tellers should be readily able to switch between verbal and pictorial recall modes. In fact, varying recall modes in this manner may even increase the amount of information recalled by a truthful cooperative speaker (Fisher, Schreiber Compo, Rivard, & Hirn, 2014), albeit at the expense of accuracy (Otgaar, van Ansem, Pauw, & Horselenberg, 2016). In contrast, liars who base their lies on a verbal description are perhaps less likely to have considered their lies from other perceptual vantage points.…”

Section: Theoretical Rationalementioning

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Drawing-based deception detection techniques: a state-of-the-art review

Giolla

Granhag

Vernham

2017

Crime Psychology Review

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Drawing-based deception detection techniques 2 AbstractThe current article presents a concise overview of the emerging literature on drawingbased deception detection techniques. We cover the theoretical rationale of such techniques as well as the main results from the extant empirical studies. These studies have primarily looked at differences in the drawings between truth tellers and liars in terms of quality (e.g., detail, plausibility) and consistency (both within-group, and between-statement). The findings highlight drawings as a promising tool to elicit differences between truth tellers and liars on such cues. The paper also examines more practical aspects, such as practitioners' experience of the approach and preference for the approach in training studies. Finally, the susceptibility of the approach to counter-measures and directions for future research are discussed. Although research on drawingbased deception detection techniques is still very much in its infancy, results of this first round of studies are promising. They indicate the potential of incorporating drawings into real-life investigative interviews as a cheap, effective, and easy to use approach to deception detection.

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Interviewing Witnesses

Cited by 37 publications

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Development of the Reporting Information about Networks and Groups (RING) task: a method for eliciting information from memory about associates, groups, and networks

Development of the Reporting Information about Networks and Groups (RING) task: a method for eliciting information from memory about associates, groups, and networks

Baselining as a Lie Detection Method

Drawing-based deception detection techniques: a state-of-the-art review

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