A Taxonomy of Interrogation Methods

作者：Kelly Christopher E^*; Miller Jeanee C; Redlich Allison D; Kleinman Steven M

来源：Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 2013, 19(2): 165-178.

DOI：10.1037/a0030310

• interrogation
• interviewing
• intelligence collection
• suspects

With a few notable exceptions, the research on interrogation, suspect interviewing, and intelligence collection has been predominantly focused on either broad categories of their methods (e. g., information gathering vs. accusatorial models) or very specific techniques (e. g., using open-ended questions, appealing to the source's conscience). The broad categories, however, are not meaningful enough to fully describe the dynamic between interrogator and subject, whereas the specific techniques may be too detailed to understand and research the process of interrogation. To remedy this and advance the academic and operational fields, we identified 71 unique techniques and sorted them into six domains: Rapport and Relationship Building, Context Manipulation, Emotion Provocation, Collaboration, Confrontation/Competition, and Presentation of Evidence. The resulting three-level structure consisting of broad categories, the six domains, and specific techniques form a taxonomy of interrogation methods. In addition, we propose a testable model of how the domains may interact in the process of interrogation. The taxonomy and theoretical model offer heuristic devices for both researchers and practitioners searching for a parsimonious and more meaningful way to describe, research, and understand the interviewing and interrogation of those accused of wrong-doing or possessing guilty knowledge.

• 出版日期2013-5