After reading chapter 6 in the textbook and listening to this lecture students should be able to:
• Identify the sources of information that are available to investigators.
• Explain what the goal of interviewing and interrogation is.
• Explain the different types of questions used during interviews and interrogations and when to use each.
• Describe how to conduct interviews when multiple people are at the scene.
• Compare and contrast the approaches used to appeal to reluctant interviewees.
• Explain what the Miranda warning is and when it must be given.
• Describe the various techniques used in an interrogation.
• Explain what significance a confession has in an investigation.
• Describe what a polygraph is, its role in investigation, and the acceptability of its results in court.
• Differentiate between information and intelligence.