OIC Interview & Interrogation Techniques 2

Question 1

When conducting a cognitive interview, which technique helps witnesses recall more details about an incident?

Accepted Answer

Have the witness mentally reinstate the environmental and personal context of the event

Answer

Mental context reinstatement is a core cognitive interview technique that prompts witnesses to re-experience the scene mentally, improving memory retrieval.

Question 2

An Oregon inspector notices a subject is providing inconsistent statements during an interview. The best approach is to:

Accepted Answer

Document the inconsistencies and return to them later with open-ended follow-up questions

Answer

Documenting inconsistencies and revisiting them with open-ended questions allows subjects to clarify or reveal deception without coercion.

Question 3

Which non-verbal cue is most reliably associated with deception during an interrogation?

Accepted Answer

Inconsistencies between verbal statements and body language over time

Answer

No single non-verbal cue reliably indicates deception; clusters of inconsistencies between verbal and non-verbal behavior over time are more meaningful.

Question 4

During a structured interview, the PEACE model's 'Account' phase primarily involves:

Accepted Answer

Allowing the subject to provide a free narrative account without interruption

Answer

The Account phase of the PEACE model gives the interviewee space to provide an uninterrupted free narrative, which yields the most accurate information.

Question 5

What is the primary risk of using the Reid Technique's confrontational approach in an Oregon investigative context?

Accepted Answer

It can increase the risk of false confessions, particularly with vulnerable individuals

Answer

Research has shown that highly confrontational interrogation methods like the Reid Technique can lead innocent or vulnerable individuals to provide false confessions.

(OIC) Oregon Inspector Certification Practice Test

(OIC) Oregon Inspector Certification Practice Test

OIC Interview & Interrogation Techniques 2