Practical Aspects of Interview and Interrogation

Introduction/Overview of the Process

Preparation and Strategy

Legal Aspects

Memory and False Confessions

Interpretation of Verbal and Physical Behavior

Causes of Denials

Interviewing

Why People Confess

Establishing Credibility/ The Accusation

Reducing Resistance

Denials

Obtaining the Admission

Development of the Admission

The Statement

Ending the Interview

Frequently Asked Questions

Telephone Interviewing

Specialized Interviews

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David Zulawski and Douglas E. Wicklander are co-founders of Wicklander-Zulawski & Associates Inc., of Downers Grove, Illinois.