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C/PS/160. How can memory theory contribute to effective interviewing of witnesses and victims of crime?

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2010
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The paper looks into the ability of police investigators to obtain accurate and detailed information from witnesses and victims of crime in course of interviews. The ways to maximize eyewitness reports' accuracy are outlined focusing on the cognitive interview process of encouraging memory recall by maintaining a rapport with an eyewitness.

 

KEYWORDS: effective interviewing of eyewitnesses, investigation, memory recall,

 
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