Description
Within the Discussion Board area, write 400–600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.
As the primary investigator on a critical missing person's investigation, you are to interview and interrogate witnesses and suspects in this case.
- Based upon your reading and research, explain how you will use physiological and psychological methods and practices during the course of these interviews and interrogations. Clarify the rationale behind your answer.
- During the interviews and interrogations, which verbal and nonverbal communication tools would you use, and why? Clarify the rationale behind your answer.
- Refer to the Web resources for additional information regarding this topic.
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Explanation & Answer
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Physiological and psychological methods
Rationale
Verbal and non-verbal investigative tools
Rationale
Investigative Techniques 1
Running Head: INVESTIGATIVE TECHNIQUES
Investigative Techniques
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Investigative Techniques 2
Investigative Techniques
Physiological and psychological interview techniques
The fundamental objective of interviewing suspects and witnesses is to obtain the facts
surrounding the case at hand. Getting an accurate account of the series of events preceding, during
and after the incident is therefore essential for the investigators to be able to bring the perpetrators
to book. For purposes of ensuring that an investigator obtains an accurate picture of the events, the
interviewer uses a myriad of psychological and physiological techniques.
The two most common psychological techniques used to interview suspects are the REID
approa...