Evaluate Different Approaches to Suspect Interviewing

TITLE : EVALUATE THE DIFFERENT APPROACHES

TO SUSPECT INTERVIEWING

AUTHOR : YVONNE VENN

REG. CYCLE : 2011

SUBJ AND SUBJ CODE : FORENSIC INTERVIEWING IV (FOI401F)

STUDENT NUMBER : 37230387

ASSIGNMENT NUMBER : 03

TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE NUMBER

1. Introduction 3

2. Definition of Concepts 4

3. Discussion 5

4.1. Forensic Investigation 5

4.2.1. Forensic Investigation 5

4.2.2. Criminal Investigation 6

4.2.3. Difference between Forensic and Criminal Investigation 7

4.2.4. Objectives of Crime Investigation 7

4.2. Interviewing 10

4.3.5. Interview 10

4.3.6. Interrogation 11

4.3.7. Difference between an interview and an interrogation 11

4.3.8. Purpose of the interview 12

4.3. The different approaches to suspect interviewing 13

4.4.9. Preparing for interviewing a suspect 13

4.4.10. Direct Approach 14

4.4.11. Indirect Approach 15

4.4.12. Emotional Approach 16

4.4. Value of different approaches in suspect interviewing 17

4.5.13. Value of different approaches in suspect interviewing 17

4.5.14. Advantages of different suspect interviewing approaches 19

4.5.15. Disadvantages of different suspect interviewing approaches 20

4.5.16. Best Practices 21

4.5. Findings 23

4.6. Recommendation 24

4.7. Summary 25

4.8. List of References 26

1. INTRODUCTION

The interviewing of a suspect is a fact-finding tool that forensic investigators utilise when investigating a crime. For this tool to be effective it has to be conducted correctly....