Part three, the three most effective interrogation methods to gain a confession interrogation sequence,
three, building the narrative.
Now we'll look at the traditional formal interview or interrogation process.
But before we begin, there are for psychological ground rules that you've got to keep in mind in order
to maximize the information that you're going to get.
No one give no warning on this subject that you're going to bring up or any feelings of mistrust that
you may have to never, ever interrupt, you can't learn anything new while you're talking.
Also, ask Open-Ended questions.
This gives you the opportunity to hear longer answers and certainly don't rush to fill the silence.
The guilty abhor silence.
It makes them very uncomfortable.
And so they will often continue to add on to what they've already said.
So you've got to give them that brief space to do so.
Next, nod your head in agreement as a person is speaking research, find that a person, innocent or
guilty, will speak two to three times longer if they feel that the listener is interested in what they're
saying and encouraging him to continue.
So simple, casual nodding can be very effective and finally avoid harsh words and phrases such as embezzlement,
lying, murder, confession and so on, and try to stay away from language that pits you against him.
For instance, rather than stop the lying and tell me the truth, you'd say something such as let's
hear the whole story or let's clear the air for everyone's sake.
Now, as you begin the research is definitive on this, the more pleasant and friendly you are to him,
the more quickly he will open up.
Indeed, the way you present yourself can greatly influence the attitude of the other person.
Simple gestures such as unbuttoning your coat or on crossing your arms can make the other person feel
much less defensive and much more open.
When you have rapport with someone, he's much more inclined to feel comfortable and you build sort
of a psychological bridge and he creates a space for trust, and this is very important because the
person who trusts you is likely continue to talk to you and the conversation is going to be more positive
and you're going to be more persuasive.
Now, one powerful tip in establishing rapport is to match the rate of speech that the person is speaking.
In other words, if he's speaking sort of a relaxed tone like this or if he's speaking very quickly
by you speaking at the same pace, psychologically speaking, it creates sort of an emotional bridge
where he feels an unconscious level, that you're in sync with him.
You sort of, quote unquote, get him.
So, by the way, I hope there are a lot of people out there that speak very quickly like I do.
So you'll feel in sync with me.
Then you can move on to a simple question and answer session whereby you ask questions and he answers.
In doing so, never reveal what you know.
First, ask questions to gather information, to see if it's consistent with what you already know.
An alternate approach is when you build a narrative whereby you just begin to tell your story about
what you believe to have happened.
This gives your subject the impression that you know much more than you really do.
And research finds that is likely to reveal much more information that it would have otherwise.
And certainly he has the freedom to correct you as you move along.
But don't press him for information, but merely tell you a version of events.
In doing so, you'll get much more than you would have gotten by threats or by accusations.
And if he is guilty, the signs of deception will become highly evident in this conversation.
Now, one caveat to keep in mind is to avoid confronting your subject with damning evidence too early
in your story, because if you haven't yet established rapport, he's more inclined to adopt a hostile
posture.
In other words, you've just sat down with him, you confront him, he's going to freeze.
And you don't want to start off with that blanket denial because then you've got no one to work with.
And he's certainly not going to cooperate with your storyline and he may resort to a plausible alibi
or stop speaking altogether.
Once again, if you don't get the answer you're looking for, continue on to phase two.