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The cognitive interview method of conducting police interviews: eliciting extensive information and promoting therapeutic jurisprudence.
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PMID:  20875685     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Police officers receive little or no training to conduct interviews with cooperative witnesses, and as a result they conduct interviews poorly, eliciting less information than is available and providing little support to assist victims overcome psychological problems that may have arisen from the crime. We analyze the components of a typical police interview that limits the amount of information witnesses communicate, and which militate against victims' overcoming psychological problems. We then describe an alternative interviewing protocol, the Cognitive Interview, which enhances witness recollection and also likely contributes to victims' well being. The component elements of the Cognitive Interview are described, with emphasis on those elements that likely promote better witness recollection and also help to assist victims' psychological health.
Authors:
Ronald P Fisher; R Edward Geiselman
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-09-26
Journal Detail:
Title:  International journal of law and psychiatry     Volume:  33     ISSN:  1873-6386     ISO Abbreviation:  Int J Law Psychiatry     Publication Date:    2010 Nov-Dec
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-11-22     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7806862     Medline TA:  Int J Law Psychiatry     Country:  Netherlands    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  321-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
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Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Florida International University, USA. fisherr@fiu.edu
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