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No. Nature of question or statement Indicative reaction
Indicative of responsibility Indicative of innocence
Little detail Detailed
Lack of commitment Committed
No volunteered Volunteered information
information
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17 If you had been involved in this, May suggest a method Unlikely to consider the
how would you have done it? May reveal information possibility
known only to the guilty
person
May make a stupid
suggestion
18 In forgery cases, ask the suspect to May make a poor attempt Likely to make a good
make 10 or 12 copies of the forged to copy the forged attempt
signature in writing signatures
19 Would you be prepared to give us Probably ‘yes’ Probably ‘no’
access to your bank accounts to Possibly angry
check this?
20 How would you feel if we Prevarication Committed response to
the effect that you would
subsequently prove that what you be wrong
have told me is untrue?
21 I have to tell you I think you did it Pseudo-denial (see page Committed denial
[xref]) or objection Genuine anger
22 Would you be prepared to take a Prevarication A committed ‘yes’ or ‘no’
polygraph test? Asks for clarification
23 Can we do it this afternoon? Very unlikely and will give a Probably a firm ‘yes’ or
reason for stalling ‘no’
24 If you were responsible for [xxx] ‘Yes’ or ‘what do you Probably not. Would
would you admit it? expect me to say?’ depend
25 Why should I believe you? More likely to make an ‘Because I am telling the
objection such as ‘Because truth’
I didn’t have the keys’
26 You look really worried about this. Without considering Considers and then
probably ‘yes’
Has it been bothering you? probably ‘no’
27 Would you like to change your Pause and may discuss the A firm ‘no’
explanation possibilities or say ‘yes’
28 Do you have any other information This is a purely informational question
that might help us identify the
[thief]?
29 Do you think this interview has Probably ‘yes’ May be upset
been fair?
