mentally returning to the scene of the crime, including the environmental and emotionalstate as these act as cues for the recall of more information
Report Everything
witness should report all details even those that seem irrelevant
Recall from a changed perspective
mentally recreate how the crime would be recalled from the perspective of other witnesses and the perpetrator.
This ‘holistic’ view of events is intended to minimise biases of the witnesses and disrupt schemas which may be influencing the accuracy of their recall
Recall in reverse order
recall in different orders chronologically, for example from end to beginning or middle to start to checkaccuracy of original statement, and to preventschemas from affectingrecall
