The cognitive interview: inexperienced police officers’ perceptions of their witness/victim interviewing practices

C. Dando, R. Wilcock, Becky Milne

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Abstract

The primary objectives of the study reported here were twofold. First, to investigate less experienced frontline police officers’ perceptions of their witness interviewing practices with specific reference to their use of the ten cognitive interview components taught during initial PEACE (a mnemonic for the stages of the interview; Planning and preparation, Engage and explain, Account, Closure and Evaluation) interview training. Second, to investigate this group of officers’ practical experiences of interviewing witnesses.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)59-70
Number of pages12
JournalLegal and Criminological Psychology
Volume13
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2008

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