Interviewing & Interrogation Skills
I. BASIC COURSE INFORMATION
- Course Title:
Interviewing & Interrogation Skills
- Course Number:
LAW230
- Course Name:
Law Enforcement
- Credit Hours:
3
- Semesters Offered:
Fall
- Prerequisite:
COM 121 English Composition, LAW 150 Legal Procedures
II. COURSE DESCRIPTION
Methods used in interviewing witnesses and victims and interrogating suspects in order to obtain valid confessions. The focus is on establishing rapport, perceiving body language and obvious attempts at deception, use of the polygraph, and techniques for verbally disarming the interviewee.
III. RATIONALE OF COURSE
MASTER SECTION
IV. COURSE COMPETENCIES
- Identify verbal expressions and speech patterns that identify a lie.
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Construct structured questions and differentiate between a lie and tile truth.
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Interview a suspect and analyze written and oral statements.
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Analyze physical positions and postures, body shifts, and touches to diagnose the internal state of an interviewee.
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Structure space relationships between the interviewer and the interviewee.
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Identify the signs and signals which indicate that the suspect is ready to give incriminating information.
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Cite the five moods of a liar.
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Define the personality types and assign the appropriate technique.
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Describe the systematic, patterned interrogation procedure from beginning to end.
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Cite specific lines of rational argument and emotional appeals which have proven effective historically.
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