A Tale of Two Evidence Presentation Projects Symposium Organizers: Christopher E. Kelly (Saint Joseph’s University) & Simon Oleszkiewicz (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) Symposium Abstract: Evidence presentation is a ubiquitous practice in investigative interviews, and for the past two decades, the scientific literature has studied how disclosure affects interview outcomes in terms of deception detection and information […]
Title: Information elicitation in an online chat Abstract: Advancements in the digitalisation of intelligence investigations require effective elicitation of information in online contexts. This research aimed to develop a rapport-based information gathering approach to interview human intelligence (HUMINT) sources online. Two versions of a rapport-based interviewing protocol were developed and tested for respective use in […]
Title: Information disclosure in sceptical witnesses: Examining the effects of relational and procedural rapport-building Abstract The beneficial effects of rapport in investigative interviewing are well-documented. However, it is unclear which rapport-building approaches are most effective. In this research, the effects of relationship-based rapport and procedure-based rapport on information disclosure by sceptical mock witnesses were examined. […]