Backgound for collection and use of evidennce from witness and suspects

Loftus and Palmer - leading questions disort memory standard interview -Police officer may have had little training around interviewing witnesses. ▪ Police officers ask whatever questions they feel are relevant. ▪ Interviewees are frequently interrupted. ▪ Police tend to ask short-answer questions. Cognitive interview - ▪ Police officers will have had intense training on the technique. ▪ Involves 4 stages which use open questions and allows free recall of information. ▪ Interviewees are not interrupted by the interviewers.