Investigative Interviewing Methods, law assignment help

Investigative Interviewing Methods, law assignment help

The cognitive interview method tries to mentally reinstate the environmental and personal context of the crime for the victim and the witness. Questions like, “Tell me how you felt that day. What did you hear? What was the weather like?” help the victim and witness to remember. Some interviewers reported that allowing witnesses to talk backward from the recent time to the incident helps to recall details.

  • Do you believe that the cognitive interview method can be successful for every interview? Why or why not?
  • What kind of victim/witness would benefit from the cognitive interview method and why?