cognitive interview evaluation

• What is a strength of the cognitive interview?

  It can be applied practically in real life. It was designed for police interviews but has also been used in other organisations situations. This is a strength as it means police can use it to receive an accurate storyline of events which would help them solve crimes easier.
• What is a strength of the cognitive interview?

  Development of enhanced cognitive interview is beneficial for interviewing children and people with learning difficulties. This is a strength as they can use different variations of the four components to help the witnesses understand.
• What is a weakness of the cognitive interview?

  It has multiple components. This is a weakness as it makes it difficult to pinpoint which one is the most effective.
• What is a weakness of the cognitive interview?

  Comparing cognitive interview with standard police interviews is difficult as SPI's aren't as standardised as CI's. This is a weakness as it makes it difficult to see which one is more effective as they are so different.
• What is a weakness of cognitive interview?

  Cognitive interview takes training for people to be able to carry it out. This is a weakness as it is more time consuming than standard police interviews.
• What is a weakness of cognitive interview?

  It is not useful for identifying suspects in line ups. This is a weakness as during EWT, witnesses' are still likely to choose the wrong suspect, which could make their increased story accuracy irrelevant if the wrong person is still arrested.