Interviewing in Criminal Justice

From the Back Cover: Obtaining valid and complete information is one of the most critical skills that a professional working in the criminal justice field can possess. Interviewing in Criminal Justice: Victims, Witnesses, Clients, and Suspects teaches the fundamentals of effective interviewing, ranging from critical communication and interpretation skills to details on how to efficiently and accurately relay information. Based on the authors' more than 70 years of combined experience-professor, detective, researcher, investigative reporter, and private investigator-this text is a solid resource to prepare criminal justice students and professionals in other fields to assess probation clients, communicate with juveniles, and collect information from defendants. Key features: contains academically grounded information and many real-life examples and techniques; teaches critical skills for policing, assessing client needs, interviewing victims or disputants, and much more. Provides the most up-to-date research on investigative discourse, use of polygraph, issues surrounding nonverbal communication, and detection of deception.