NDIT Interviewing and Interrogation 2

Question 1

Under Miranda v. Arizona, warnings are required when a suspect is subjected to which combination of conditions?

Accepted Answer

Custody and interrogation

Answer

Miranda applies only when a person is both in custody and subject to interrogation by police.

Question 2

A suspect says, "Maybe I should talk to a lawyer." Under Davis v. United States, what must the officer do?

Accepted Answer

Nothing is required, because the request is ambiguous

Answer

Davis held that a request for counsel must be unambiguous, so officers may keep questioning after an equivocal statement.

Question 3

In the cognitive interview technique, what does asking a witness to "report everything" do?

Accepted Answer

It encourages the witness to share details they consider trivial, which may trigger other memories

Answer

Reporting even minor details can cue related memories and add information that corroborates other evidence.

Question 4

Which question type is MOST likely to contaminate an eyewitness's memory?

Accepted Answer

"Was the red car speeding when it hit the man?"

Answer

Leading questions that assume facts, such as the car's color or that it was speeding, can change what the witness remembers.

Question 5

Edwards v. Arizona holds that once a suspect in custody invokes the right to counsel, police may NOT:

Accepted Answer

Begin interrogation again unless counsel is present or the suspect starts the conversation

Answer

Edwards bars police from reinitiating interrogation after a suspect invokes counsel, unless the suspect starts the communication.

NDIT - National Detective/Investigator Test Practice Test