•       INTERVIEW AND INTERROGATION

•       Interview is a process of conversation with victim,witness,complainant,suspect in order to gather information.

•       Interview is a fact-gathering process to determine the minimum relationship to the incident.

•       Interview is a technique of screening out concerned people among others.

•        Interrogation is a conversation process to extract the guilt from the suspect.

•        Interrogation is the bi-lateral conversation in between interrogator and the suspect.

•        Interrogation is a technique to extract confession from the suspect. 

•         INTERVIEW

•        Conversation in between or among the others

•        It is non-accusatory in nature

•        Purpose to gather information

•        Interview is done early to an interrogation

•        Interview is done in variety of environment

•        Formal note is needed

•         INTERROGATION

•        Conversation in between interrogator and the suspect

•        It is perfectly accusatory

•        Purpose to extract the confession

•        Interrogation is done when suspect seems to be guilty through interview

•        Interrogation is done in controlled environment

•        Formal note may not be needed

SUCCESSFUL  INTERVIEW

•         Develop a plan of action

•         Conduct interview to allow the subject to talk

•         Let the subject speak what he likes to say

•         Play a role of listener only

•         No leading question

•         Ask question to assist him only to narrate the story

•         Take detail notes of statement

•         No accusatory question

•         Try to accuse the suspect convincingly

•         Cut of denial by the suspect

•         Redirect the protest

•         Prevent mental withdrawal

•         Watch for signs of receptivity

•         Present a bad/good option

•         Provide information reason to suspect him

ACCUSE THE SUSPECT

Ø      Tell the suspect he is involved in the crime

Ø      Show case facts and refer to evidence

Ø      Observe the suspects reaction. If he denies involvement, restate the accusation

REDIRECT PROTEST

Ø      Raise protest against the suspect denial

Ø      Guilty usually presents defensive protest, try to break it

Ø      Suspects have some factual basis to deny so try to refute those

PREVENT MENTAL WITHDRAWAL

•         Move closer to use the suspect’s name to gain his attention

•         Try to assist suspect to continue

WATCH FOR SIGNS OF RECEPTIBILITY

•         Mostly non verbal=Head drop, Body leaning etc

•         Others verbal symptoms

PRESENT GOOD/BAD OPTIONS

•         One option is less acceptable, provide another one

•         Suggest that his option is better that other

•         Ask the suspect to confirm his suggestion

APPLYING  FORCE

•        First Degree     = Arrest

•        Second Degree =Interview/Interrogation

•        Third Degree =????

•                TORTURE