The objective of this book is to review the position of investigative interviewing in a variety of different countries, with different types of criminal justice systems, and consists of chapters written by leading authorities in the field, both academics and practitioners. A wide range of often controversial questions are addressed, including issues raised by the treatment of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, The Reid model for interviewing and miscarriages of justice, the role of legislation in preventing bad practice, the effectiveness of ethical interviewing, investigative interviewing and human rights, responses to miscarriages of justice, and the likely future of investigative interviewing. The book also makes comparisons between British and American approaches to detention without trial, and the role of confession evidence within adversarial legal systems. It also develops a set of proposals to minimise the risks of miscarriages of justice, irrespective of jurisdiction.
Part I: Developments in Rights 1. Investigative interviewing and human rights in the war on terrorism 2. Al-Qaeda-related subjects: a law enforcement perspective 3. American interrogation methods in the war on terror 4. The interrogation of terrorist suspects: the banality of torture Part II: Developments in Research 5. The psychology of rapport: five basic rules 6. Confessions by sex offenders 7. The psychology of interrogations and confessions 8. Towards greater professionalism: minimizing miscarriages of justice 9. Will it all end in tiers? Police interviews with suspects in Britain 10. The Reid Technique of interviewing and interrogation 11. A critical appraisal of the Reid Technique 12. Investigative interviewing and the detection of deception Part III: Developments in Regulation 13. Recovered memories 14. Investigative interviewing: suspects' and victims' rights in balance 15. Regulating police interrogation 16. Conclusion
