Structured Investigative Interview : A Reprint from the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin

Investigative interviews are the most critical element of any law enforcement inquiry. Success in conducting effective & comprehensive ones improves when officers follow a structured interviewing process (SIP) that provides a framework for the interview & alleviates haphazard attempts to obtain complete & accurate info. This article explains how officers can use an 8-phase SIP adaptable to many encounters between the police & citizens. A SIP is a dynamic, conversational interaction between an officer & an interviewee with a goal of obtaining the maximum amount of accurate & relevant info. while reducing the possibility of contaminating & influencing the info. provided by the interviewee or placing him under an undue amount of stress. Ill.Simons, André B. is the author of 'Structured Investigative Interview : A Reprint from the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin', published 2007 under ISBN 9781422315934 and ISBN 1422315932.