Advanced Interviewing Techniques: Proven Strategies for Law Enforcement, Military, and Security Personnel

FBI special agents reinforce the message that "interviewing is the most important thing we do everyday to collect information." Rather than viewing interviews and interrogations as opposites, they approach them as dealing with a continuum of varying degrees of resistance. They offer examples, tips, and suggested questions on applying particular techniques to such tasks as building rapport and detecting deception with general and specific minority populations (e.g., Arabs/Muslims and African-Americans). Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR