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Forensic Interviewing

Books

Anatomy of Interrogation Themes / Senese, Louis C. Chicago, IL, USA: John E. Reid and Associates. HV 8073 Se5 2005

Creating Language Crimes: How Law Enforcement Uses (and Misuses) Language / Shuy, Roger W. New York, NY, USA: Oxford University Press. HV 8080 .U5 Sh9 2005

Criminal Interrogation: A Modern Format for Interrogating Criminal Suspects Based on the Intellectual Approach / Holmes, Warren D. Springfield, IL, USA: C.C. Thomas. HV 8073 H73 2002

Criminal Interrogation and Confessions / Inbau, Fred E. Gaithersburg, MD, USA: Aspen Publishers. HV 8073 C866 2001

Detecting Lies and Deceit: Pitfalls and Opportunities / Vrij, Aldert. Hoboken, NJ, USA: John Wiley and Sons. HV 8078 V96 2008

Educing Information: Interrogation: Science and Art: Phase 1 Report / Intelligence Science Board. Washington, DC, USA: Center for Strategic Intelligence Research. UB 265 In8 2006

Effective Interviewing and Interrogation Techniques / Gordon, Nathan J. San Diego, CA, USA: Academic Press. HV 8073 G65 2002

Electronic Recording of Interrogations / Buckley, David M. Chicago, IL, USA: John E. Reid and Associates. HV 8073.5 B85 2005

Les entrevues d’enquête policière / St-Yves, Michel; Tanguay, Michel. QC, Cdn : St-Yves, Michel. HV 8073 St9 2006

Forensic Interviewing Protocol / Michigan Governor’s Task Force on Children’s Justice. Boston, MA, USA: Michigan Family Independent Agency. HV 8079 .C46 F76 2004

How to Identify, Interview and Interrogate Child Abuse Offenders / Buckley, David M. Eagle River, WI, USA: Hahn Printing. HV 8079 .C46 B85 2006

Interrogating to Detect Deception and Truth: Effects of Strategic Use of Evidence / Hartwig, Maria. Goteborg, SE: Maria Hartwig. HV 8073 H25 2005

Interviewing and Interrogation: Child Sexual Abuse Investigations / Chicago, IL, USA: John E. Reid and Associates. HV 8073 In852 2001 (sound disc)

Interviewing and Interrogation: Employee Theft / Chicago, IL, USA: John E. Reid and Associates. HV 8073 In834 2001 (sound disc)

Interviewing and Interrogation: Telephone Interviewing Techniques / Chicago, IL, USA: John E. Reid and Associates. HV 8073 In839 2001 (sound disc)

Interviewing and Interrogation: Sexual Assault Interrogation / Chicago, IL, USA: John E. Reid and Associates. HV 8073 In833 2001 (sound disc)

Interviewing and Interrogation for Law Enforcement / Hess, John E. Cincinnati, OH, USA: Anderson Pub. Co. HV 8073 H46 1997

Interviewing and Interrogation with Eyewitness Evidence / Starrett, Paul. San Clemente, CA, USA: LawTech Custom Publishing. HV 8073 St2 2004

Investigative Interviewing: The Conversation Management Approach / Shepherd, Eric. Oxford, GB: Oxford University Press. HV 8073.3 Sh4 2007

Investigative Interviewing: The Literature / Schollum, Mary. Wellington, NZ: Office of the Commissioner of Police. HV 8073.3 S35 2005

Investigative Interviewing Explained / Ord, Brian. Chatswood, NSW, Astrl: LexisNexis/Butterworths. HV 8073.3 O74 2008

The Investigator Anthology / Jayne, Brian C. Chicago, IL, USA: John E. Reid & Associates.
HV 8073 J33 1999

The Language of Police Interviewing / Heydon, Georgina. Houndsmills, GB: Palgrave Macmillan. HV 8073 H51 2005

Monitoring Visual Attention in Viedotaped Interrogations” An Investigation of the Camera Perspective Bias / Ware, Lezlee J. Athens, O, USA: Lezlee J. Ware. HV 8073.3 W37 2006

Police Manual of Arrest, Seizure & Interrogation / Salhany, Roger E. Scarborough, ON, Cdn: Carswell. KE 8809.8 .P6 Sa3 2002

Practical Aspects of Interview and Interrogation / Zulawski, David E. Boca Raton, FL, USA: CRC Press. HV 8073 Z8 2002

Principles of Kinesic Interview and Interrogation / Walters, Stan B. Boca Raton, FL, USA: CRC Press. HV 8073 W17 2003

Psychology of Interrogations and Confessions: A Handbook / Gudjonsson, Gisli H. Chichester, GB: Wiley. HV 8073 G93 2003

Psychologie de l’enquête criminelle : la recherche de la vérité / St-Yves, Michel. Cowansville, QC, Cdn : Éditions Yvon Blais. HV 8073 P95p 2007

Psychologie des entrevues d’enquête : de la recherche à la pratique / St-Yves, Michel. Cowansville, QC, Cdn : Éditions Yvon Blais. HV 8073 P95 2004

Rapid Judgements in Assessing Verbal and Nonverbal Cues: Their Potential for Deception Researches and Lie Detection / Vrij, Aldert. Portsmouth, GB: University of Portsmouth.
HV 8078 R18 2002

Reading Between the Lines: An Evaluation of the Scientific Content Analysis Technique
(SCAN) / Smith, Nicky. London, GB: Home Office. Policing and Reducing Crime Unit.
HV 8073 Sm6r 2001


Articles

The Ability of Police Investigators to Detect False Confessions / Fitzgerald, Kristine. Canadian Journal of Police and Security Services, Vol. 4, No. 1 (Spring 2006), p. 47-49.

Accuracy of Investigators’ Verbatim Notes of their Forensic Interviews with Alleged Child Abuse Victims / Lamb, Michael E., et al. Law and Human Behavior, Vol. 24, No. 6 (Dec 2000), p. 699-708. (found in Criminal Justice Periodicals)

An Alternative Interviewing Method / Snook, Brent. Blue Line, Vol. 20, No. 9 (Nov 2009), p. 10-12.

Améliorer la technique de l’audition / André, Eric. Revue de la gendarmerie nationale, No. 216 (2005), p. 58-66.

Analyzing 911 Homicide Calls for Indicators of Guilt or Innocence: An Exploratory Analysis / Harpster, Tracy. Homicide Studies, Vol. 13, No. 1 (Feb 2009), p. 69-93.

The Art of Investigative Interviewing: Countering the Lie of Omission / Wells, Robert C. FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, Vol. 77, No. 1 (Jan 2008), p. 10-12.

Assessment Criteria Indicative of Deception (ACID): An Integrated System of Investigative Interviewing and Detecting Deceoption / Colwell, Kevin. Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling, Vol. 4, No. 3 (Oct 2007), p. 167-180.

An Assessment of the Validity of Polygraph Examinations for the Psychophysiological Detection of Deception: A Judicial Opinion and Research Study Review / Yocom, Jerry D. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, Vol. 22, No. 2 (Nov 2007), p. 113119.

‘Are You Thick’?: A Case Study of Confrontational Aspects of a Police Interview with a
Suspect / Baxter, James S. Police Journal, Vol. 80, No. 2 (2007), p. 99-108.

L’audition de suspects par la police en Belgique et le recours à la narcoanalyse, à l’hypnose et au polygraphe: un état de la question et quelques réflexions inspirées par la convention européenne de sauvegarde des droits de l’homme et des libertées fondamentales / Goossens, Franky. Revue internationale de criminologie et de police technique et scientifique, Vol. 60, No. 4 (2007), p. 437-454.

Beware the Smokescreen: Common Tactics Subjects Use to Thwart Interviews / MacKinnon, Gord. Blue Line, Vol. 17, No. 1 (2005), p. 34.

The Camera Perspective Bias: A Case Study / Landstrom, Sara. Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling, Vol. 4, No. 3 (Oct 2007), p. 199-208.

Causing Deceptive Behaviors / Sumpter, J. L. Law and Order, Vol. 56, No. 6 (Jun 2008), p. 87-88

A Cognitive Load Approach to Lie Detection / Vrij, Aldert Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling, Vol. 5, No. 1/2 (Jan-June 2008), p. 39-43.

The Cognitive Interview: Inexperienced Police Officers’ Perceptions of Their Witness/Victim Interviewing Practices / Dando, Coral. Legal and Criminological Psychology, Vol. 13, Part 1 (Feb 2008), p. 59-70.

Conversational Interviewing is Here to Stay / Warrack, Peter. Blue Line, Vol. 21, No.12 (Jan 2009), p. 24.

Detecting Deception from Emotional and Unemotional Cues / Warren, Gemma. Journal of Noverbal Communication, Vol. 33, No. 1 (Mar 2009), p. 59-69.

Detection and Deception: An Analysis of the Behavioral Analysis Interview Technique / Blair, John P. Law Enforcement Executive Forum, Vol. 2, No. 2 (2002), p. 165-170.

Developmentally Sensitive Forensic Interviewing of Preschool Children: Some Guidelines Drawn From Basic Psychological Research / Tang, Connie M. Criminal Justice Review, Vol. 31, No. 2 (2006), p. 132-145.

Direct Mixed and Opend Questions In Child Interviewing: An Analog Study / Horowitz, Steven W. Legal and Criminological Psychology, Vol. 14, Part 1 (Feb 2009), p. 135-147.

Effects of Personality, Interrogations Techniques and Plausibility in an Experimental False Confession Paradigm / Klaver, Jerrica R. Legal and Criminological Psychology, Vol. 13, Part 1 (Feb 2008), p 71-88

Empirical Experiences of Required Electronic Recording of Interviews and Interrogations on Investigators’ Practices and Case Outcomes / Jayne, Brian C. Law Enforcement Executive Forum, Vol. 4, No. 1 (2004), p. 103-112.

L’entretien cognitif: l’optimisation de l’audition de témoins / Centre de prospective de la gendarmerie nationale. Revue de la gendarmerie nationale, No. 198 (2001), p. 123-128.

An Examination of the Types of Leading Questions Used by Investigative Interviewers of Children / Hughes-Scholes, Carolyn H.. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management Vol. 31, No. 2 (2008), p. 210-225.

Evidence of the Camera Perspective Bias in Authentic Videotaped Interrogations: Implications for Emerging Reform in the Criminal Justice System / Lassiter, G. Daniel. Legal and Criminological Psychology, Vol. 14, Part 1 (Feb 2009), p. 157-170.

A Face Can Tell a Thousand Stories / Falcon, Melanie. Law Enforcement Technology, Vol. 32,
No. 11 (Nov 2005), p. 60, 62-65.

Facilitating Eyewitness Memory in Adults and Children with Context Reinstatement and
Focused Meditation / Hammond, Laura. Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling, Vol. 3, No. 2 (2006), p. 117-130.

Faith and Interrogation / Plaxton, Michael. The Criminal Law Quarterly, Vol. 53, No. 3 (Feb 2008), p. 360-361.

‘Genius is 1% Inspiration and 99% Perspiration’... or is it? An Investigation of the Impact of Motivation and Feedback on Deception Detection / Porter, Stephen. Legal and Criminological Psychology, Vol. 12, No. 2 (Sep 2007), p. 297-309.

Guilty or Innocent?: Solving Crimes with Investigative Questionnaires / Bassett, James. Law Enforcement Technology, Vol. 33, No. 7 (Jul 2006), p. 20-22, 24-26, 28-30, 32.

Halfe the World Knowes not how the other Halfe lies: Investigation of Verbal and Non-Verbal
Signs of Deception Exhibited by Criminal Offenders and Non-Offenders / Porter, Stephen.
Legal and Criminological Psychology, Vol. 13, Part 1 (Feb 2008), p. 27-38.

L’importance des question ouvertes dans l’interrogation des enfants / Powell, Martine B. Gazette: une publication de la Gendarmerie royale du Canada, Vol. 69, No. 2 (2007), p. 26-27.

The Importance of Using Open-Ended Questions When Interviewing Children / Powell, Martine B. Gazette: a Royal Canadian Mounted Police Publications Vol. 69, No. 2 (2007), p. 26-27.

Information Does Not Affect the Validity of a Comparison Question Test / Honts, Charles R. Legal and Criminological Psychology, Vol. 12, No. 2 (Sep 2007), p. 311-320.

Interrogation Technique Endorsement by Current Law Enforcement, Future Law Enforcement, and Laypersons / Culhane, Scott E. Police Quarterly Vol. 11, No. 3 (Sep 2008), p. 366-386.

Interrogative Suggestibility, Self-Esteem, and the Influence of Negative Life-Events / Drake, Kim E. Legal and Criminological Psychology Vol. 13, No. Part 2 (Sep 2008), p. 299-307.

Interrogatoire de police et crime sexuel: profil du suspect collaborateur / St-Yves, Michel. Revue internationale de criminologie et de police technique et scientifique, Vol. 55, No. 1 (Jan-Mar 2002), p. 80-96.

Interview Clues: Words that Leave an Investigative Trail / Sandoval, Vincent A. FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, Vol. 77, No. 1 (Jan 2008), p. 1-9.

Interviewing a Psychopathic Suspect / Quayle, Jeremy. Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling, Vol. 5, No. 1/2 (Jan-June 2008), p. 79-91.

Interviewing Generation Y: Interviewing, Detecting Deception, Persuasion, and Discourse Analysis / Rabon, Don. Fraud Magazine, Vol. 21, No. 4 (2007), p. 54-57.

Investigative Interviewers’ Perceptions of Their Difficulty in Adhering to Open-Ended Questions With Child Witnesses / Wright, Rebecca. An International Journal of Police Science and Management, Vol. 8, No. 4 (2006), p. 316-325.

Legal Standards for Establishing Concealment: A Theoretical Framework for Statistical Analysis / Mason, Marianne. Police Quarterly, Vol. 9, No. 3 (2006), p. 291-302.

Mandate the Electronic Recording of Police Interrogations / Leo, Richard A. Criminology and Public Policy, Vol. 76 No. 4 (Nov 2007), p. 791-798.

Mandatory Recording of Criminal Interrogations: Issues and Policy Considerations / Gilbert, James N. Law Enforcement Executive Forum, Vol. 7, No. 6 (2007), p. 45-50.

Managing Interrogative Pressure in Police Interviews / Baxter, Jim. Police Journal, Vol. 77, No. 4 (2004), p. 303-308.

911 Homicide Calls and Statement Analysis: Is the Caller the Killer? / Adams, Susan H. FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, Vol. 77, No. 6 (Jun 2008), p. 22-31.

Perceptions of Coercion in the Questioning of Criminal Suspects / Moston, Stephen. Journal Of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling Vol. 4 No.2 (Jun 2007), p 85-95.

Police Interrogation from a Social Psychology Perspective / Hartwig, Maria. Policing and Society, Vol. 15, No. 4 (2005), p. 379-399.

Police Officers’ Use of Emotional Language During Child Sexual Abuse Investigations / Oxburgh, Gavin. Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling, Vol. 3, No. 1 (2006), p. 35-45.

Police Officers’, Social Workers’, Teachers’ and the General Public’s Beliefs about Deception in Children, Adolescents and Adults / Vrij, Aldert. Legal and Criminological Psychology, Vol. 11, No. 2 (2006), p. 297-312.

Potential Civil Liability for Coercive Interrogations / Manak, James P. Law Enforcement Executive Forum, Vol. 7 No. 1 (2007), p. 45-49.

Psychopathy and Deception Detection Using Indirect Measures / Klaver, Jessica R. Legal and Criminological Psychology, Vol. 14, Part 1 (Feb 2009), p. 171-182.

Processes Underlying Deception: An Empirical Analysis of Truth and Lies When Manipulating the Stakes / Caso, Letizia. Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling, Vol. 2, No. 3 (2005), p. 195-202.

A Qualitative Examination of Police Officers’ Questioning of Children About Repeated Events / Guadagno, Belinda L. Police Practice and Research, Vol. 10, No. 1 (Feb 2009), p. 61-73.

A Quick Look at Interrogation / Kasanof, Adam. Law Enforcement Executive Forum, Vol. 7, No. 6 (2007), p. 33-44.

Reducing a Guilty Suspect’s Resistance to Confessing / Boetig, Brian Parsi. FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, Vol. 74, No. 8 (Aug 2005), p. 13-20.

The Relationship Between Job Status, Interviewing Experience, Gender, and Police Officers’ Adherence to Open-Ended Questions / Smith, Rebecca M.. Legal and Criminological Psychology, Vol. 14, Part 1 (Feb 2009), p. 51-63.

Renseignement humain et recherches des aveux. Les compétences relationnelles des enquêteurs de police judicaire / Micchielli, Laurent. Les cahiers de la sécurité, No. 62 (2006),
p. 255-286.

Sex Offenders’ Perceptions of Police Interviewing: Implications for Improving Interviewing Effectiveness / Kebbell, Mark. Canadian Journal of Police and Security Services, Vol. 4, No. 2/3 (Summer/Fall 2006), p. 67-75.

Shortened Versions of the Gudjonsson Suggestibility scale Meet the Standards / Smetts, T. Legal and Criminological Psychology, Vol. 14, Part 1 (Feb 2009), p. 149-155.

Strategic Use of Evidence during Police Interviews: When Training to Detect Deception Works / Hartwig, Maria. Law and Human Behavior, Vol. 30, No. 5 (Oct 2006), p. 603-619. (available from Proquest)

Terra incognita: la pratique des audtions et interrogatoires / Clément, Sylvie. Revue de la gendarmerie nationale, Hors-serie no. 4 (2003), p. 90-95.

Text Bridges and the Micro-Action Interview / Schager, John R. FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, Vol. 77, No. 1 (Jan 2008), p. 20-24.

To the Best of my Knowledge, Officer: Investigation of Crime Questionnaire Patterns Associated With Guilty Knowledge Concealment / Porter, Stephen. Canadian Journal of Police and Security Services, Vol. 5, No. 3/4 (Fall/Winter 2007), p. 161-168.

The Training of Law Enforcement Officers in Detecting Deception: A Survey of Current Practices and Suggestions for Improving Accuracy / Colwell, Lori H. Police Quarterly, Vol. 9, No. 3 (2006), p. 275-290.

The Use of the NICHD Protocol to Enhance the Quantity of Details Obtained from Children with Low Verbal Abilities in Investigative Interviews: A Pilot Study / Dion, Jacinthe. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse , Vol. 17, No. 2 (2008), p. 144-162.

Using Investigative Interviewing Strategies over the Telephone: Outcomes of an Innovative Training Program / Layton, Catherine. Law Enforcement Executive Forum, Vol. 7, No. 6 (2007),
p. 9-20.

Vicarious Traumatization: The Impact of Repeated Exposure to Law Enforcement Officers / Tovar, Lynn Atkinson. Law Enforcement Executive Forum, Vol. 7, No. 3 (2007), p. 81-92.

What’s New with Interviews? / Mills-Senn, Pamela. Law Enforcement Technology, Vol. 33, No. 7 (Jul 2006), p. 54, 56-58, 60-62, 64-66.

What Makes a Good Investigative Interviewer of Children? A Comparison of Police Officers’ and Experts’ Perceptions / Wright, Rebecca. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management, Vol. 30, No. 1 (2007), p. 21-31.

What You Don’t Know Can’t Hurt You: By Reading Brainwaves, Investigators Are Able to Access Suspects’ Minds / Jayne, Brian C. Law Enforcement Technology, Vol. 32, No. 9 (Sep 2005),
p. 94, 96, 98, 100-102.


Videos

Conducting Interrogations. Chicago, IL, USA: Pat McCarthy Productions, 2005. VL 2504

Conducting Interviews. Chicago, IL, USA: Pat McCarthy Productions, 2005. VL 2505

Detecting Deception. Toronto, ON, Cdn: Toronto Police Service, 2003. VL 2171

Detecting Deception: Suspect Interrogations. Edmonton, AB, Cdn: RCMP “K” Division, 2003.
VL 2178

Field Interviewing: Recognition of Deception. St. Louis, MO, USA: ALERT (Advanced Law Enforcement Readiness Training), 1994. VL 454

Interviewing and Interrogation: The Reid Technique. Chicago, IL, USA: John E. Reid and Associates, 2000. VL 1915 (DVD)

Interviewing and Interrogation: The Reid Technique. Chicago, IL, USA: John E. Reid and Associates, 2005. VL 2499 (DVD)

KGB Witness Statement = [La KGB témoin déclaration]. Edmonton, AB, Cdn: RCMP "K"
Division, Training Video Unit, 1998. VL 1769

A Son’s Confession. South Burlington, VT, USA: Towers Productions, 2000. VL 2485

Interrogation and Field Interviews. St. Louis, MO, USA: L.O.D., 2006. VL 2456

Victims with Disabilities: The Forensic Interview. Washington, DC, USA: U.S. Office of Justice Programs, 2007. VL 2592 (DVD)

On-Line journal

The Journal of Credibility Assessment and Witness Psychology