Chapter 5 and 6

During the interrogation the investigator should make it very clear that they are seeking

the truth

The chair for the investigator and suspect should be arranged

four to five feet apart

After catching a suspect in a lie, the investigator should

give the impression they knew all along the suspect was not telling the truth

In cases where a third person must be in the interview room they should normally be seated

in back and to the side of the suspect

The investigator should take a written note following each response the suspect offers. This accomplishes two important purposes; it slows the interview down and

it documents the interview

When interviewing suspects of ____________________________ they should be addressed as Mr., Mrs., or Miss.

low socio-economic status

In a non-custodial interview room there should be no locks on the door or

physical impediments to the exit

(T/F) When conducting an interview or an interrogation the investigator should dress in civilian clothes

True

(T/F) Any experienced police officer or investigator can conduct professional and successful interrogations

False

(T/F) If an interpreter is being used the suspect should be instructed at the outset to respond directly to the interpreter

False

(T/F) If possible, the investigator who conducted the interview of a suspect should not conduct a subsequent interrogation.

False

(T/F) The interviewer's main role is to get a confession from the suspect

False

(T/F) The walls of the interview room should have paintings or photographs that the suspect might find interesting or soothing

False

(T/F) When interviewing a suspect who is displaying an attitude of superiority the investigator should apologize for having to ask questions to defuse the situation

False

During an interrogation notes should be taken

Only after the suspect has admitted their involvement in the crime

(T/F) Anger and hostility are commonly used by deceptive suspects to displace the anxiety from their deception and to help justify their lies

True

(T/F) Both innocent and deceptive suspects are uncomfortable with the silence caused by the investigator taking notes following a suspect's response

True

(T/F) The benefits in recording an interview or interrogation may be significantly negated if the recording device is visible to the suspect.

True

(T/F) The investigator should use slang and commonplace expressions if the suspect does

True

(T/F) The principal psychological factor contributing to a successful interview or interrogation is privacy.

True

(T/F) There is a national trend toward electronic recording of interview and interrogations

True

At the start of the interrogation the investigator should sit

approximately four feet in front of the suspect leaning forward

Perhaps the most important qualification of a good interviewer is to

be able to separate the suspect from the crime they committed

If an interpreter is needed in an interview or interrogation they should be seated

beside the investigator

An professional interviewer and interrogator may be more objective in assessing a subject's truthfulness because

they have not had lengthy emotional ties with the victim or the victim's family