Assignment:
Distinguish between the three phases of an interrogation.
The overall key to a successful police interrogation is patience and the ability to communicate well during the interrogation.
For this individual work assignment, apply the tactics and skills you have learned to a real interrogation.
Watch two of the included YouTube.com videos that depict an interrogation.
CBS News: "Dangerous Liaisons"
CBS Web Extra: "Police Interview"
CBS: "Nathan's Interrogation"
AP Raw Video: "Jurors See Teen Murder Confession"
Jeremiah Valentine interrogation - Police provided video
CBS: Police Interrogation: Robert Springsteen
CBS: Laura Hall Interrogation
Write a 2 to 3 page paper (300 to 400 words) summarizing the interrogations and identify and define one or more of the various phases. Critique the investigation. Detail what the investigator did right or what they may have done wrong during the interview based on your understanding of the process.
For citation guidelines, please refer to the table in the APA Style section of the syllabus.
References:
Gosselin, D.K.(2006). Smart talk: Contemporary interviewing and interrogation (Custom edition). New Jersey: Prentice-Hall.