Description
Assignment 2: Getting a Written Statement
For this assignment, you will write a report about the best strategies for having a suspect write a statement after an interview or interrogation has been completed.
Tasks:
Use your readings, the Argosy University online library resources, and other scholarly resources to gather a list of strategies.
Create a 2- to 3-page report addressing the following:
- On the basis of your research, discuss whether videotaping or recording is applicable to most interview or interrogation situations in which a written statement would be needed from a potential suspect.
- Describe an example of potential pitfalls that interrogators face when attempting to have suspects make a statement.
- By the due date assigned, save your report as M4_A2_Lastname_Firstname.doc and submit it to the Submissions Area.
Assignment 2 Grading Criteria | Maximum Points |
Utilized the information provided in your assigned readings and developed a professional report as an interrogator. | 48 |
Described a relevant example of potential pitfalls that interrogators face when attempting to have suspects make a statement. | 36 |
Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation. | 16 |
Total: | 100 |