DB CH6

1. When recording a statement from a suspect, an investigator should first conduct an interrogation without it being recorded then re-do it using information gained from the interrogation.

True

False

2. A confession is the most important piece of evidence in the prosecution's case against a defendant

True

False

3. A face-saving approach during an interrogation has the officer making several comments that downplay the suspect's own involvement in the crime

True

False

4. When individuals tell the truth, they often make every effort to ensure that other people understand. In contrast, liars attempt to manage others' perceptions

True

False

5. Interrogations must be conducted in a private setting

True

False

6. A suspect says to a police interrogator, "Did I kill him? What if I did? You have no proof." His comments are an admission of guilt but not a confession

True

False

7. An interview should precede every interrogation. Information can be gained to prepare themes or arguments to use during interrogations.

True

False

8. The Miranda warning applies only to custodial interrogations, not when the suspect is free to leave

True

False

9. The Voice Stress Analyzer (VSA) has no known countermeasures that will cause "inconclusive" results associated with the polygraph

True

False

10. Interrogation refers to any actions or remarks made by police that are designed to elicit an incriminating response

True

False

11. Liars often lie by using specifics

True

False

12. The investigator should have a suspect make a written statement to multiple crimes if he confesses to them

True

False

13. It is the job of the interviewer to listen closely and evaluate not just what is being said but ____ it is being said

How

Why

When

Where

14. An investigator should obtain a seperate written statement for each crime committed by a suspect

True

False

15. A written statement of confession should contain all of the crimes committed simultaneously by a suspect

True

False

16. An interview is nonaccusatory and an interrogation is accusatory

True

False

17. Which combination of traits will most accurately predict that a suspect is telling the truth?

Pupils fully dialated, eyebrows squeezed together

Head tilted, hand on chin, eyebrows raised

Rapid eye blinking, chin jutting forward

Chin on chest, closed eyes, stuttering

18. Depriving suspects of food, water, or sleep in order to force a confession is a violation of which amendment?

Fourth

Fifth

Sixth

Fourteenth

19. This style of interrogation will stimulate feelings of self-pity in the suspect when they blame others for their plight.

Logical style

Sympathetic style

Indifferent style

Face-saving style

Egotistical style

20. In preparing questions in advance of an interview, which kind of questions should be relied on the most?

Leading questions

Hypothetical questions

Open-ended questions

Closed-ended questions

21. After a suspect signs a statement, it is best to have as many witnesses as are available to sign that they have witnessed him make and sign the statement.

True

False

No more than two

Explanation

No more than two

22. Which case dealt with the issue of unnecessary delay in making arraignments?

Ashcraft v. Tennessee

Mallory v. United States

Escobedo v. Illinois

Rhode Island v. Innis

23. This style of interrogation encourages the suspect to brag about their involvement in the crime and to provide additional details to try and impress the investigator.

Logical style

Sympathetic style

Indifferent style

Face-saving style

Egotistical style

24. In regards to the Voice Stress Analyzer (VSA), _______ are tiny frequency modulations in the human voice

Microtremors

Modulations

Stressors

Analogues

25. Which is true regarding police interviews?

The tone of a police interview should be formal but somewhat relaxed

The most successful interviews are conducted in a special room at the police department

When a husband and a wife are both subjects of the interview, they should be interviewed together

Friendly conversation should be held to a minimum during a police interview or avoided all together

26. An officer making an arrest must take the accused, without necessary delay, before the nearest available magistrate and an official complaint must be filed without delay. This decision is based on the due process clause of the _______ Amendment

Fourth

Fifth

Sixth

Fourteenth

27. A polygraph can only detect certain changes in the human body, and estimates are that such changes can be detected up to ____ percent of the time

95

100

75

85

50

28. The maximization technique can sometimes lead to false confessions. It occurs mostly in highly suggestible and confused suspects who actually begin to believe they are guilty of a crime they didnt commit. This is called _________

Coerced internalization

Coerced-compliant confessions

Maximized-compliant confessions

Psychological pressures

29. If a confession was rules inadmissable by a court of law because someone had been deprived of food and water for many hours before confessing, their treatment would be best described as _______

Duress

Coercion

Constraint

Intimidation

30. A major reason that suspects willingly accompany or meet police at the police station is because:

They want to know exactly what the investigator knows about the crime

They do not want to look guilty

They are unaware that they have no obligation to go

They want to confess

31. In approximately ___% of the wrongful convictions overturned with DNA evidence, defendants made false confessions, admissions, or statements to law enforcement officials

25

15

50

40

10

32. The public safety exception to Miranda was ruled on in ___________. This decision found that police officers who are reasonably concerned for public safety (ex. locating a dropped firearm) may question persons who are in custody and who have not been read Miranda warnings. The court ruled that if Miranda warnings had deterred the suspect from giving the information, the cost to society would have been much greater than the simple loss of evidence.

New York v. Quarles

California v. Prysock

Minnesota v. Murphy

Texas v. Johnstone

33. This style of interrogation will persuade the suspect that cooperation is the only way the charges against them can be lessened.

Logical style

Sympathetic style

Indifferent style

Face-saving style

Egotistical style

34. The _________ is a dodger who is unsure just how much the investigator knows about a crime. They typically respond by saying "I can't remember" or "to the best of my recollection". This technique gives the person a way out in case he or she is later confronted with contradictory evidence.

Loophole liar

Faded memory liar

Amnesiac

Forgetful liar

35. The advantages of the ___________ are that the investigator can control the interview with relative ease, and the subject of the interview can easily adjust to the method used by the investigator

Think aloud interviewing technique

Verbal probing technique

Cognitive interview technique

Open ended technique

36. Which procedures are recommended for officers to follow as they conduct an interview?

Start immediately with a businesslike question, such as, "How long have you known Mr, Brown?"

Take only brief notes during the interview itself, such as names, addresses, and key phrases

Conclude the conversation with about five minutes of social chitchat so as to alleviate the discomfort of the subject

37. _______ is defined as the use, or threat of use, of illegal physical methods to induce a suspect to make an admission or confession. Found to be a violation of the Fourteenth Amendment in the case of Brown v. Mississippi (1936)

Coercion

Duress

Constraint

Intimidation

38. A technique known as ________ is the exaggeration of evidence available, telling the person that the interrogator knows he or she is guilty or stressing the consequences of the crime

Maximization

Internalization

Exaggerated knowledge

Minimization

39. The __________ technique is used for eliciting information from victims and witnesses, opposed to obtaining confessions from suspects

Cognitive interview

REID

Forensic interview

Verbal probing

40. This style of interrogation systematically rationalizes the suspect's actions up to the point of the violation, describing them as natural consequences of some other problem, to get the suspect to start talking about his or her actions

Logical style

Sympathetic style

Indifferent style

Face-saving style

Egotistical style

41. A recap of a suspects final confessions generally lasts _________

15 to 45 minutes

30 minutes to one hour

One hour to two hours

5 to 10 minutes

42. A(n) _______ is a self-incriminating statement made by the suspect that falls short of an acknowledgement of guilt

Confession

Admission

Utterance

Statement

43. A key psychological factor contributing to successful interrogation is ______

Privacy

Accomplice confessions

Evidence

Technique

44. Which parties are typically subjects of police interviews?

Victims

Suspects

Informants

Witnesses

Submit

45. This style of interrogation suggests the interrogator would rather see the suspect punished severely by the court rather than give him or her the opportunity to gain leniency through cooperation

Logical style

Sympathetic style

Indifferent style

Face-saving style

Egotistical style

46. What is the best location to question a NEW informant?

The informant's house

A motel room

The police department

A local restaurant

47. It is during the ___________ of the interview that the investigator's personality will be tested rigorously

Preliminary phase

Opening

Closing

Introduction

Questioning phase

48. Fear tactics that include direct threats, intimidation, or actual physical abuse have been known to corece suspects into falsely confessing guilt of a crime. According to Richard Conti, such confessions are referred to as ___________

Coerced-compliant confessions

Duress-induced confessions

Coerced internalization

Coercive tactics confessions