evaluation

• give a strength of the cognitive interview?

  • real life application- widely used by police forces sometimes with variations on the original version
  • significant research evidence to show it works
• give 3 weaknesses of the cognitive interview?

  • police training needed- expensive and time consuming
  • leads to extensive recall HOWEVER info recalled takes a long time for the police to 'sieve through'
  • time consuming technique if it is to be used in its entirety