Investigative Interviewing

Book Overview

This edited volume reviews the latest research on investigative interviewing in order to provide insights on the psychological processes of the person being interviewed as well as to offer guidelines for conducting credible and useful interviews. Critical and controversial areas are highlighted (eg. false confessions, child interviewing) in order to bring clarity to how these interrogations are to be conducted. Chapters focus on these areas to provide comprehensive views of theoretical, evidence-based background, as well as practical considerations of interrogation settings and procedures. The contributors are internationally respected scholars in the field of psychology and law with particular expertise in the interviews that are critical to legal proceedings. And attention is given to the criminal justice system in international perspective.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1493945645
• ISBN13: 9781493945641
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 245 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"