Deck 7: Interviewing and Interrogation

Question 1

The strength of video recording is that it captures exactly what happened during the interrogation process.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Words alone convey only part of any conversation with another individual. What percentage of our conversations is nonverbal?

A) 45 percent
B) 55 percent
C) 65 percent
D) 75 percent

Answer 2

C

Question 3

During the course of an interview, the investigator asks the subject who is responsible for the crime being investigated if he or she committed the crime. The subject states that he or she does not know who might have committed the crime, while at the same time he or she nods his or her head up and down. This combination of words and body movement is indicative of deception and an example of the lack of: _____.

A) comfort
B) emphasis
C) synchrony
D) perception management

Answer 3

C

Question 4

To guard against the allegation that an audio tape has been edited the investigator should state the date and time the interrogation begins and ends.

Question 5

Research indicates that most guilty persons who confess are, from the outset, looking for the proper opening during the interrogation to communicate their guilt to the interrogators.

Question 6

During the course of an interview the investigator notices that the person being interviewed begins to move around in the chair, jiggles his or her feet, and fidget. These are all signs of a lack of:

A) comfort
B) emphasis
C) synchrony
D) perception management

Question 7

The issue of whether or not an elderly person is competent to testify can be addressed with a few questions to determine if that person is rooted in reality and if his or her answers to the questions were responsive.

Question 8

The Supreme Court established a two-prong test that determines when the so-called Miranda warnings must be given. This two-prong test is met when which two conditions are present?

A) stop and frisk
B) custody and rapport
C) arrest and interrogation
D) custody and interrogation

Question 9

The goal of rapport building is to make the person being interviewed feel comfortable with the interview process and with the investigator.

Question 10

At what step in the interview process should the investigator begin the probing process that would address any competency or credibility issues that might arise?

A) first step
B) second step
C) third step
D) fourth step

Question 11

A sympathetic approach that uses expressions of understanding and compassion is appropriate for what type of offender?

A) youthful
B) emotional
C) nonemotional
D) hardened criminal

Question 12

Interviewing is a four-step process. At which step should the investigator begin taking notes or start recording the interview?

A) first step
B) second step
C) third step
D) fourth step

Question 13

The weakness of video recording is that it captures exactly what happened during the interrogation process.

Question 14

When interviewing a person, the investigator should be aware that the person's age, intelligence, mental state, and level of intoxication could all affect that person's ability to testify at trial. These issues relate to the person's: _____.

A) competency
B) credibility
C) varsity
D) truthfulness

Question 15

When interviewing a subject, the investigator notices that the person uses racially biased comments and slurs. The investigator should take note of these comments as they relate to that person's: _____.

A) competency
B) credibility
C) veracity
D) truthfulness

Question 16

About 80 percent of all law enforcement interviews are informal and take place outside of an office setting.

Question 17

A person who is intoxicated is not going to be a competent witness, however, the person who has had only a few beers may be.

Question 18

The most effective tactic to use on the emotional offender during the course of an interrogations is the factual analysis approach.

Question 19

The factual analysis approach during and interrogation works best on what type of offender?

A) youthful
B) emotional
C) nonemotional
D) hardened criminal

Question 20

The minimum age limit for a minor to testify in court has been set at age 12 and above.

Question 21

Taking notes or recording the interview are actions that are _____ to most witnesses and will motivate them to choose their words very carefully.

Question 22

In the case of Escobedo v. Illinois the Court held that a suspect had an absolute right to be warned of his or her rights to remain silent and of their right to _____.

Question 23

Investigative _____ is used to aid recall to enhance the memories of persons who have witnessed a crime but are unable to recall critical facts about the event.

Question 24

A suspect may waive their Miranda safeguards; however, the prosecution then has a _____ burden to prove that the waiver was freely and knowingly given.

Question 25

When a suspect committed the crime with a partner the suspect must decide whether or not to sacrifice the crime partner for some mitigation. This dilemma is often thought of simply as "_____."

Question 26

In an interview setting, the tone of both parties should _____ each other over time.

Question 27

An _____ offender is a person who experiences considerable feelings of remorse and mental anguish as a result of committing the offense.

Question 28

The witnesses' relationship to either the victim or suspect would affect their _____.

Question 29

The use of video recording of an interrogation allows for the removal of _____ which work against the concept of privacy.

Question 30

_____ is defined as developing a harmonious relationship with another person.