COGNITIVE INTERVIEW = a police technique for interviewing developed by Geiselman et al. (1984)
STANDARD POLICE INTERVIEW: Fisher and Geiselman (1992) identified what is wrong with the techniques usually used by policemen when interviewing witnesses. The standard interview revolves around the interviewer rather than the witness. Forcedchoice questions, leading questions, and witnesses are often discouraged from adding extra information which leads to inaccurate information
The interviewer encourages the interviewee to mentally recreate both the physical and psychological environment of the original context = may all act as a cue/trigger to recall
The interviewer encourages the reporting of every single detail of the event without editing anything out, even though it may seem irrelevant = may highlight something that has been overlooked
The interviewer may try alternative ways through the timeline of the incident, for example by reversing the order in which events occurred = to verify accuracy
The interviewee is asked to recall the incident from multiple perspectives, for example by imagining how it would have appeared to other witnesses present at the time = promotes a more holistic view of the event which may enhance recall
