Interview

In an interview setting, rapport building is used within an information-gathering approach that can be contrasted with more traditional accusatorial interview practices

The formal recording of investigative interviews is critical to any criminal case

This crime carries with it two goals for the investigator

The court rules on the legality of a two-step interrogation technique in which officers "ask first, warn second" in this recent case

Multiple officers piled into the room to pin the man down

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Try it sometime and let your suspects be the judge

How realistic is it to expect a witness to recall a suspect’s words verbatim?

Judges and juries expect police-shot videos to be broadcast-quality, and may view inferior videos with out-of-sync audio as proof of evidence tampering

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Bodycam video shows the officers sprinting towards the flames and pushing their way inside the home

Investigators should look for specific verbal clues that reveal subjects are withholding or fabricating information

This technique was formally developed by Dr. John E. Reid to help differentiate between innocent, truthful suspects and those who were being deceptive during an interview