INTERVIEWS AND INTERROGATIONS EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS {GRADED A+}
Interviews by their nature are - ✔✔nonaccusatory
The purpose of an interrogation is - ✔✔to learn the truth
An interrogation should be conducted only when the investigator is -
✔✔when the investigator is reasonably certain of the suspect's guilt.
During an interrogation notes should be taken - ✔✔after the suspect has
told the truth
An interrogation can be conducted early in an investigation before an
interview, when - ✔✔the suspect is caught in an incriminating situation
Interviews and interrogations are conducted in basically the same manner -
✔✔False
The investigator should not take notes during an interview - ✔✔False
The location of an interrogation is relatively unimportant - ✔✔False
The ideal environment for an interrogation is a room designed for that
purpose - ✔✔True
, If an investigator is reasonably certain of a suspect's guilt there is no
benefit to interviewing them prior to an interrogation - ✔✔False
A suspect who is guilty and realizes the inaccuracy of the investigator's
information will be - ✔✔more confident about lying
In cases involving a victim the first person to be interviewed should be the -
✔✔victim
When obtaining initial facts from a fact giver a good technique is for the
investigator to - ✔✔reiterate what the fact giver has said and follow up with
clarifying questions
Information provided by a paid informer should be viewed - ✔✔cautiously
Prior to conducting any interview or interrogation, the investigator must
obtain the necessary background information upon which to proceed. -
✔✔True
The investigator should focus their interviews on the individuals who seem
most likely to have been involved in the crime. - ✔✔False
When estimating the time of death a physician can normally be very
accurate - ✔✔False
When considering who might have committed the crime the investigator
should tend to eliminate those who have a professional status - ✔✔False
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS {GRADED A+}
Interviews by their nature are - ✔✔nonaccusatory
The purpose of an interrogation is - ✔✔to learn the truth
An interrogation should be conducted only when the investigator is -
✔✔when the investigator is reasonably certain of the suspect's guilt.
During an interrogation notes should be taken - ✔✔after the suspect has
told the truth
An interrogation can be conducted early in an investigation before an
interview, when - ✔✔the suspect is caught in an incriminating situation
Interviews and interrogations are conducted in basically the same manner -
✔✔False
The investigator should not take notes during an interview - ✔✔False
The location of an interrogation is relatively unimportant - ✔✔False
The ideal environment for an interrogation is a room designed for that
purpose - ✔✔True
, If an investigator is reasonably certain of a suspect's guilt there is no
benefit to interviewing them prior to an interrogation - ✔✔False
A suspect who is guilty and realizes the inaccuracy of the investigator's
information will be - ✔✔more confident about lying
In cases involving a victim the first person to be interviewed should be the -
✔✔victim
When obtaining initial facts from a fact giver a good technique is for the
investigator to - ✔✔reiterate what the fact giver has said and follow up with
clarifying questions
Information provided by a paid informer should be viewed - ✔✔cautiously
Prior to conducting any interview or interrogation, the investigator must
obtain the necessary background information upon which to proceed. -
✔✔True
The investigator should focus their interviews on the individuals who seem
most likely to have been involved in the crime. - ✔✔False
When estimating the time of death a physician can normally be very
accurate - ✔✔False
When considering who might have committed the crime the investigator
should tend to eliminate those who have a professional status - ✔✔False
