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In 2013, researchers, psychologists, and scholars began research on interrogation, and suspect interviews. Their primary goal was to collect data regarding interrogation and interview techniques. Using a taxonomy development method, psychologists and researchers broke down 804 interrogation techniques into 71 interrogation techniques by eliminating broad categories, or non-meaningful methods of interrogation. After identifying the 71 interrogation techniques, they classified them into six interrogation domains: rapport and relationship building, context manipulation, emotion provocation, collaboration, confrontation/competition, and presentation of evidence. These six interrogation domains are based on what is mostly used by interrogators to elicit information and confessions from uncooperative suspects.
Six Interrogation Domains
Six Interrogation Domains
- Rapport and relationship building
- Interrogators try to find common ground with suspects by showing kindness, respect, and meeting the suspect's basic needs.
- Context manipulation/Situation Control
- The interrogator manipulates the context, statements, surrounding settings, and ideas to either make the suspect comfortable or uncomfortable.
- Emotion provocation
- Once rapport has been established the interrogator will use emotional provocation to either increase cooperation or reduce resistance.
- Confrontation/competition
- Caused by emotion provocation. The interrogator uses the suspect's emotion to their advantage to elicit information.
- Collaboration
- The suspect freely collaborates. Interrogators do not use control or authority.
- Presentation of evidence
- The interrogator discloses information about the crime whether it is factual information or deceptive information.
Theoretical interactive process model of interrogation
Theoretical interactive process model of interrogation
How each domain works
How each domain works
Maria Najera
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