Specialist police interviewer perceptions of the enhanced cognitive interview: usefulness, confidence and witness reliability

Wheatcroft, Jacqueline M.; Wagstaff, Graham F.; Russell, Katie

doi:10.1080/15614263.2013.819616

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“…Recruiting specialist interviewing officers and Registered Intermediaries was challenging, as demonstrated by the modest sample size obtained for this study and in previous studies (e.g., Wheatcroft et al, 2014;Wright & Powell, 2006). Similarly, these findings reflect only subjective interviewing practices, and those who took part were a self-selcting sample -a group who may have a particular interest in achieving best evidence.…”

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confidence: 57%

“…In the available body of work that has been published about interviewer behaviour (more broadly), important insights about interviewers' perceptions and behaviour have been revealed. For instance, Wheatcroft, Wagstaff and Russell (2014), after surveying 33 specialist interviewing police officers, identified the need for simplified interview protocols to be developed -aimed specifically at those working in complex operational contexts, such as with vulnerable witnesses. Similarly, despite utilising a modest sample size of eight police officers, Wright and Powell (2006) were able to discover the basis for police officers' underutilisation of open questions.…”

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Police officers’ and Registered Intermediaries’ use of drawing during investigative interviews with vulnerable witnesses

Mattison

Dando

2019

Psychology, Crime & Law

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Attempts to enhance episodic retrieval focus largely on verbal strategies which do not always address the limited or impaired free recall ability of vulnerable witnesses. Asking a witness to draw while recalling episodic information has long been deemed an effective method of improving communication and cognitive performance. Thus far, research has revealed these effects within laboratory settings but with scarce attention paid to real-life interview practice. In this paper, we explore police officers' and Registered Intermediaries' use of drawing during investigative interviews with vulnerable witnesses. A sample of specialist practitioners (n=85), comprising of vulnerable witness interviewing police officers (n=50) and Registered Intermediaries (n=35) completed a self-report questionnaire. As expected, frequent use of drawing was reported by both practitioner groups, and there was a positive correlation between reported use and perceived effectiveness. There were similarities between groups in reported techniques employed when using drawing, but some differences were apparent and these were attributed to the differing functions in police and Registered Intermediary roles. Overall, a consensus between empirical research and practice is evident, but these findings warrant further exploration in order to establish whether such practice is widespread .

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Section: The Current Studymentioning

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Police officers’ and Registered Intermediaries’ use of drawing during investigative interviews with vulnerable witnesses

Mattison

Dando

2019

Psychology, Crime & Law

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“…To learn more about implementation in the field, researchers have also performed questionnaire-based surveys of police officers trained in or aware of ECI techniques (Dando et al, 2008;Kebbell et al, 1999;Wheatcroft et al, 2014). The results of the three cited studies (carried out in 1999, 2008, and 2014) did not differ greatly.…”

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“…Cognitive interviewing also features in the National Guidelines on Eyewitness Identification distributed to all police departments in the USA (Schreiber Compo et al, 2012). Despite the fact that interviewers trained in ECI perform better than non-trained interviewers (e.g., MacDonald et al, 2017), ECI and related protocols are not used in the field as much as one might expect Dando et al, 2009a;Schreiber Compo et al, 2012;Wheatcroft et al, 2014).…”

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Perception of Acceptability and Usability of a Modified Cognitive Interview in the Evaluation of Police Training in France

Brunel

Launay

Hermant

et al. 2021

J Police Crim Psych

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Since the 1980s, a large body of research has proven the superiority of enhanced or modified cognitive interviews over the standard interviews used by police officers around the world. Although the cognitive interview is well grounded in theory and has proven practical value, this tool is not always used by police officers. The objective of the present study was to measure the various dimensions of Nielsen's 1993 acceptability model and thus understand what prevents police officers in France from using a modified cognitive interview. We recruited 23 police officers who had an average of ~ 20 years of police force experience, and trained them for at least two days in how to perform a modified cognitive interview. We measured the modified cognitive interview's social acceptability, compatibility, and usability at different time points during the training. Our results showed that (i) a modified cognitive interview is social acceptable, (ii) environmental conditions and time constraints appears to be crucial facilitating or blocking factors, and (ii) the usability of the modified cognitive interview's components is variable. These findings may be of value in improving police training.

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“…De facto, Inglaterra é talvez o melhor exemplo de um país onde esta entrevista foi adaptada e incluída nos protocolos das forças policiais como método principal para a entrevista de testemunhas (Griffiths & Milne, 2010). Neste país existem ainda inúmeras investigações que avaliam a eficácia deste modelo de entrevista em casos reais, bem como as perceções dos agentes policiais em relação à aplicação deste modelo (Wheatcroft, Wagstaff, & Russell, 2013). Investigações acerca da avaliação do desempenho dos agentes policiais no que diz respeito à aplicação da Entrevista Cognitiva Melhorada, ou acerca da eficácia dos extensos programas de treino a que os agentes policiais são sujeitos, são também abundantes neste país (Griffiths, Milne, & Cherryman, 2011).…”

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A Entrevista Cognitiva Melhorada: Pressupostos teóricos, investigação e aplicação

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Specialist police interviewer perceptions of the enhanced cognitive interview: usefulness, confidence and witness reliability

Cited by 8 publications

References 36 publications

Police officers’ and Registered Intermediaries’ use of drawing during investigative interviews with vulnerable witnesses

Police officers’ and Registered Intermediaries’ use of drawing during investigative interviews with vulnerable witnesses

Perception of Acceptability and Usability of a Modified Cognitive Interview in the Evaluation of Police Training in France

A Entrevista Cognitiva Melhorada: Pressupostos teóricos, investigação e aplicação

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