In the early 1970’s, young men who sometimes got in trouble with the law would mention with horror…the phonebook. The city I lived in had a three-inch phonebook. Rumor was, some cops used it as a cushion to dissipate the energy from a baton blow over a larger area....
Interviewing and Interrogation
Strategic Use of Evidence (SUE) Leading Into The CVSA Interview
I consider myself to be pretty good at catching lies. But maybe my self-perception is distorted because even though I spent years working as an investigator, anyone can be fooled by a good liar. In fact, a study by researchers Bond and DePaulo at Texas Christian...
The Reid Technique vs. the CVSA Interviewing Process: Are Adversarial or Empathic Interviews More Effective?
Encouraging a suspect or witness to communicate is one of law enforcement’s greatest challenges. When you have a defensive, hostile, or frightened individual in front of you, it becomes difficult to initiate a dialogue. Most investigators attempt to build rapport at...