Interviewing and Interrogating Law Essay Research Paper

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Over the years, investigators tried various techniques to obtain evidence from suspects. Some of the most common are; Reid, Kinesic, and Peace techniques. According to Hood and Hoffman (2019), the Reid technique uses introductory human psychology and skills. The method has three components; factual analysis, interviewing, and interrogation. Interrogation differentiates this technique from the peace and the Kinesic technique. In Reid, interrogation involves manipulating a suspect into a confession. This is done by trying to make the crime's consequences in question minimal and convincing the suspect that there is evidence pinning them to the crime, and confessing would result in a lighter sentence. The peace model differs from the rest as the method relies on obtaining facts rather than a confession. Interviewers use open-ended questions to gather useful information from suspects. Lastly, the Kinesic technique relies on ...