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• Anatomy of the bait question in interviews

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  The bait question is a non-accusatory question in which the possible existence of incriminating evidence is implied for the purpose of enticing the subject to change or consider changing his origin...

• Selling a suspect on the benefits of confessing

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  As a general guideline, an investigator should not address consequences during an interrogation. In fact, the investigator goes to great length to avoid discussing any possible consequences the sus...

• The Psychopathic Suspect

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  Imagine what it would be like to make everyday decisions without caring how your choices affected others and to live each day with the only goal being to elevate your insatiable self-worth. When te...

• Evaluating Exaggeration Within a Response

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  During a recent congressional hearing a CEO of one of the big three auto makers was asked, "Isn't it true that you have been trying to sell your company for several years?" The response to this que...

• Planning a Formal Interview

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  By Brian JayneProvided by John E. Reid & AssociatesOver the last 30 years I have conducted thousands of interviews on issues ranging from employee theft to homicide. Despite that experience, I coul...

• Interpreting verbal phrases

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  During an interview a subject freely chooses which words or phrases to use when responding to the investigator's question. This choice is not random or haphazard; it is carefully selected to offer ...

• Note-taking during an interview

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  Provided by John E. Reid & AssociatesWhen participants see video-taped interviews at our seminars, it is obvious that our interviewers take a written note following each response offered by a subje...

• Understanding and investigating child physical abuse

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  by Robert Hugh Farley M.S.Commanding Officer (Retired) Child Exploitation UnitCook County Sheriff’s Police DepartmentChicago, ILChild abuse is an extremely difficult type of crime to investigative ...

• How to interview elderly subjects

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  As our population ages, police officers and investigators are faced with the task of frequently interviewing elderly witnesses, victims and suspects

• Investigators: Are you a good listener?

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  An investigator’s ability to solve cases relies extensively on his or her ability to develop rapport, ask the right questions, identify deceptive responses and analyze elicited information relative...

• Quoting statements in an open account: Truthful or deceptive?

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  During most interviews the investigator should develop an open, or narrative, account from the subject. It is called an open account because the investigator’s question encourages the subject to re...

• Conducting a custodial behavior analysis interview

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  Provided by John E. Reid & Associates Investigators who attend our training seminars learn the value of conducting a Behavior Analysis Interview, or BAI, as a reliable means of eliminating innocent...

• Electronically recorded confessions

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  Provided by John E. Reid & AssociatesThe topic of electronically recording interviews and interrogations comes up frequently during our seminars. Clearly, there is a national trend in which through...

• Proper techniques for witnessing a confession

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  No investigator wants to have his testimony questioned because it is his word against the defendant’s. It is precisely for this reason that the investigator needs to have a witness verify that the ...

• Deception detection: It's all in the attitude

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  The role of a subject's attitudes in the detection of deceptionEarly in John Reid’s career, he had a secretary named Mildred. In addition to typing and filing reports, Mildred scheduled appointment...

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