Case Study #2: Improving Interrogation Techniques Scenario (10%)

This assignment relates to the following Course Learning Requirements

CLR 1: Explain biological, psychological and social determinants of human behaviour and mental processes.

CLR 3: Apply psychological concepts to explain aspects of human behaviour and mental processes.

Objective of this Assignment:The objective of this assignment is to give you a chance to apply interrogation techniques learned in this module to a real-life case scenario.

Assignment Tasks:

Read the following case study and answer the corresponding questions:

It is 2:00 a.m., Wednesday morning and a suspect is being detained for interrogation. The room is cold so the suspect is given a blanket. But, after stating he is hungry, the suspect is informed that he will not receive food or drink until the interview is over.

The interrogator asks the suspect where he was and what he was doing when the crime took place. As the suspect recounts his story, the interrogator interrupts him frequently believing this will be an effective scare tactic as interrupting is a way of maintaining dominance. The interrogator explains, in a loud voice, that the crime could only have been committed in a certain way and does not present any alternatives. The interrogator does not provide any face saving reasons for why the crime took place and may have been justifiable in some way.

The suspect becomes increasingly agitated. In the middle the interview, the suspect withdraws emotionally and stops talking. Frustrated, the interrogator leaves the room in anger and stops the interview.

1. What is the interviewer taker doing wrong? (4 points)
   1. Explain and support your reasoning using clear and concise synthesis of course content and additional resources to demonstrate understanding of topic.

1. Clearly explain a minimum of 3 things you would do differently if you were the interviewer in this situation.
   1. You may consider the types of questions asked, the manner in which they were asked, as well as the body language of the interrogator (2 points each).

TOTAL: /10

Submission:

Your assignment and answer to the above questions is to be submitted in MS WORD format. It should be submitted with the following guidelines:

• Include a coverpage with the course code and course name, the assignment number, the title of your assignment, your student ID, your name, the instructor's name, and the date the assignment is created.
• Ensure the first page of your assignment has the title at the top of the page and the sections of your report have headings and subheadings to chunk your paper into sections for each of the questions you are writing about.

NOTE: Use the allotted points attached to each question as a guide on the length of your responses.

• Font should be Arial 12 or Calibri 12.Text must be doublespaced but table may be single spaced.
• You must cite all your sources of information using APAformatting.
• Write a separate referencepage that lists all of your sources that you have cited in text. Sources include software used. Also, personal communications from a professional in the field count as a reference source. For citation and referencing examples, seehttps://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html