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Publication Date: 2020
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Demonstrating Detail in Investigative Interviews--An Examination of the DeMo Technique
Boon, Roel; Milne, Rebecca; Rosloot, Eveline; Heinsbroek, Joris
Applied Cognitive Psychology, v34 n5 p1133-1142 Sep-Oct 2020
Attaining an uninterrupted free report (FR) is at the heart of best practice investigative interviewing guidance. However, witnesses/victims do not naturally provide detailed accounts. Techniques have been developed to counter-act this, such as a report everything (RE) instruction. This research examined the relative effectiveness of "an addition" to the RE component, a demonstration of the level of detail, using a behavioural exemplar, by describing an innocuous object; the Demonstration for More detail (DeMo) technique. Participants (N = 61) watched a mock crime video and asked to recall it using one of three instructions: (a) basic FR as the control, (b) RE instruction and (c) RE instruction plus DeMo technique. Participants who were given the DeMo technique recalled more details than both the control and RE groups. Accuracy rates were similarly high across all conditions. The implications of using the DeMo technique within an investigative interview are discussed.
Descriptors: Investigations, Victims of Crime, Interviews, Questioning Techniques, Recall (Psychology), Accuracy
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