Describe communication skills for the criminal justice professional.
Description should include techniques for interviewing
- victims
- witnesses
- suspects
- juveniles
- first responders.
Process/Skill Questions:
- What questions would an officer ask a victim, witness, suspect, or first responder at a crime scene?
- What are the consequences of asking leading questions?
- How can one jog the memory of a witness?
- When and where should witnesses be interviewed?
- What can nonverbal communication of a suspect, witness, or victim convey?
- What are deceptive behaviors/answers?
- What is a leading question?
- What is an open-ended question?