CJS2095 — Interview, Interrogation, and Investigation
CJS 2095 - Interview, Interrogation, and Investigation CJS 2095 - Interview, Interrogation, and Investigation Hours/Week: Lecture 3 Course Description: This course examines oral and nonverbal communication and collection of verbal information using criminal justice theory and methods. Students will practice the skills of interviewing and interrogation. Students will learn various methods and legal guidelines for interviewing, interrogation, and investigation. MnTC Goals None Course placement into college-level English and Reading OR completion of ENGL 0950 with a grade of C or higher OR completion of RDNG 0940 with a grade of C or higher and qualifying English Placement Exam OR completion of RDNG 0950 with a grade of C or higher and ENGL 0090 with a grade of C or higher OR completion of ESOL 0051 with a grade of C or higher and ESOL 0052 with a grade of C or higher. Major Content Environmental settings for gathering verbal information Ethical and legal considerations for policy of individuals and organizations Evaluation and use of findings in investigation procedure Interviewing behavior: handling denials, passivity Interviewing children and the mentally challenged Nonverbal behavioral assessment Pre-employment interviews Preparation for the interview/interrogation Projective analysis of unwritten verbal clue Psycho-physiological basis for the forensic assessment Question formulation: irrelevant, relevant, comparison, and alternative questions The history of interviewing, in