Essentials of the Mindful Interview Method

A Training Manual for Gathering Reliable Statements
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-032-95133-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 192 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 453 g

Essentials of the Mindful Interview Method instructs interview practitioners in gathering authentic reliable information from their subjects in order to understand an event that occurred, or otherwise help identify a culprit.

Every day, well-intentioned interview practitioners violate basic principles that can alter the authentic statements made by their subjects. Building on the foundational theories and methodologies from The Mindful Interview Method: Retrieving Cognitive Evidence (ISBN: 9781032200798), this book provides interviewer practitioners with crucial investigative techniques to elicit important details about an event where integrity of the interview process is critical. Across six chapters, the book provides guidance to organizations for creating policies and protocols designed to reduce misidentifications and wrongful convictions of innocent persons. It provides best-practice instructions on how to best interview eyewitnesses, using strategies that capture the witnesses’ remembrances without influencing or tainting them.

By sharing a more mindful approach for conducting these interviews, this book is a vital guide for interview practitioners associated with criminal justice, law enforcement, corrections, probation, and criminal investigators in gathering information related to an investigation, whether they are trying to identify a suspect or determine the cause of an event of importance.

Zielgruppe

Professional Reference and Professional Training

Autoren/Hrsg.

Zamora, Gil

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Kriminologie, Strafverfolgung
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kriminalsoziologie
• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Rechtsmedizin, Forensik
• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Verwaltungsrecht Verwaltungspraxis Polizei
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Innen-, Bildungs- und Bevölkerungspolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Principles for a Successful Interview 2. Investigative Interview Framework 3. The Mindful Interview Practitioner 4. Examining the Probing Framework 5. Protocols for Mindful Interviews 6. Epilogue

Über Autor(innen)

Gil Zamora retired from the San Jose Police Department in 2011 as the police artist. He interviewed well over 3,000 eyewitnesses to crimes ranging from indecent exposure to murder. He was certified in the FBI Composite Art technique in 1993 and apprenticed with renowned police artist, Tom Macris, from 1992 - 1995. He developed his own interview methodology, Compositure (1998), based on the cognitive interview technique and focused on the elimination of post event information to stimulate eyewitness memory. His interview technique led him to help solve several hundreds of investigations in the Bay Area and testify as an expert forensic artist in various criminal court cases. Mr. Zamora was a senior instructor (2000 - 2014) in the cognitive interview technique and trained investigators throughout the state of California in advance interview techniques certified by P.O.S.T. He offered annual training for SJPD investigators coming into the bureau to inform them about forensic art resources to help in their investigations. Mr. Zamora is a frequent speaker at local universities, victim advocacy groups, and law enforcement agencies. He is the author of the CRC Press/Taylor & Francis title The Mindful Interview Method: Retrieving Cognitive Evidence (2023).