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SURVEY OF
POLICE INTERVIEWING
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The
questionnaire is designed to gather information on your thoughts,
attitudes, and practices regarding a variety of issues concerning
interviewing procedures. Please try to make each judgment to the
best of your ability, based on your current opinions, thoughts,
and beliefs.
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- All of the information that you give will be completely
confidential. You will not be asked to provide any identifying
information.
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- In this questionnaire, the term "YOUTH" refers
to minors between 14 AND 17 YEARS. The "YOUTH" are
suspected of committing a felony crime and are brought into
the police station for criminal interviewing procedures.
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*We realize there are many different
techniques that officers use to elicit a confession from someone
whom they believe might be guilty.
Have you been involved in the interviewing of a YOUTH (between 14
and 17 years) during the past year? |
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If YES, which of the following techniques
have you used in the past year when interviewing YOUTH (between
14 and 17 years)?
If NO, please answer the following as if you had interviewed a youth. |
Select all techniques that apply in
the left check box.
Building rapport with the youth
Advising the youth of his/her Miranda rights
Asking the parents of the youth for permission to interview the
youth
Presenting evidence
Presenting false evidence
Using deceit
Asking non-accusatory questions before asking accusatory questions
Videotaping interviews
Heightening the youth's anxiety level
Emphasizing the seriousness of the crime
Minimizing the seriousness of the crime
Using only one interviewer
Asking questions repeatedly
Discouraging the youth from making denials
Suggesting what may have happened
Observing body language to determine if the youth is being truthful
or deceitful
Having the verbal confession witnessed
Asking two incriminating questions, such that a positive response
to either one would indicate that the youth is guilty
Tricking the youth
Please return to the above section and rank order the 3 most
effective techniques (by placing a 1 (most important), 2, or 3 in
the drop down box next to the check. |
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| * Please remember, the term "YOUTH"
refers to minors between 14 AND 17 YEARS who are involved in criminal
interviewing procedures.
The following statements ask you to indicate the extent to
which you currently agree or disagree with the statements.
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Police should make a youth (between 14-17 years)
comfortable during interviewing.
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Youth understand their right to remain silent.
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Only innocent youth produce direct responses
to questions.
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Youth understand their right to an attorney.
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uring police interviewing, consideration should
be given to the number of times a youth denies committing a crime
before he/she confesses.
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Police should maintain rapport with youth throughout
the interview.
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Youths' recall of events may be influenced by
the suggestions of interrogators.
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Miranda rights are well understood by youth.
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Questions during interviewing with youth should
be asked in a compassionate and understanding tone of voice.
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Youth incorporate elements of stories told by
police into their own reports when they are interviewed for more
than a couple of hours.
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If a youth denies committing a crime many times
before confessing, it is likely that the confession is still accurate.
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Police should explain to youth why they are being
interviewed.
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Police should take precautions to ensure that
youth fully understand their Miranda rights.
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Innocent youth do not confess to crimes they
did not commit.
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Youth understand the intent of a police interview.
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Trickery may elicit true, valid confessions from
youth.
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Youth should be given food and drinks during
interviewing to make them more comfortable.
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Only guilty youth react defensively to questions.
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Only guilty youth react with discomfort to questions.
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Only innocent youth are cooperative during interviewing.
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Most confessions by youth represent accurate
and complete descriptions of the crimes.
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Police should try to comfort youth who appear
to be distressed during interviewing.
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The length of a police interview should be shorter
for youth than it is for adults.
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Youth commit more crimes than adults.
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In general, the same interviewing techniques
that police use with adults are used with youth.
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In general, the same interviewing techniques
that police use with adults should be used with youth.
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The reports of events given by youth are more
susceptible to suggestion by interviewers than are the reports of
events given by adults.
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It is more difficult to get a youth to confess
than an adult.
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Compared to adults, youth are more easily influenced
by trickery during interviewing. |
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Youth do not have the maturity or life experience
to understand their Miranda rights.
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Youth are more likely to confess to crimes they
did not commit than adults.
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Youth usually commit crimes with their peers.
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It is important for the investigator to conduct
the interview at the youth's level of understanding rather than
his or her chronological age.
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Having a parent/guardian present during interviewing
decreases the likelihood that a guilty youth will confess.
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