Investigation

A volatile interview is one that has the potential to bring about strong emotional reactions in the respondent. Typical volatile interviews involve close friends and relatives of a miscreant, co-conspirators, and similar individuals. The personality characteristics of those involved in the volatile interview vary. Some individuals are resentful of authority figures, such as fraud examiners and law enforcement officers, by nature. A target's friends, relatives, and romantic interests often make for a difficult interview. They perceive that the fraud examiner is deliberately targeting someone close to them.

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