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During the course of an interview, the investigator asks the subject who is responsible for the crime being investigated if he or she committed the crime. The subject states that he or she does not know who might have committed the crime, while at the same time he or she nods his or her head up and down. This combination of words and body movement is indicative of deception and an example of the lack of: _____.

A) comfort
B) emphasis
C) synchrony
D) perception management

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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The most effective tactic to use on the emotional offender during the course of an interrogations is the factual analysis approach.

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B) False

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The weakness of video recording is that it captures exactly what happened during the interrogation process.

The issue of whether or not an elderly person is competent to testify can be addressed with a few questions to determine if that person is rooted in reality and if his or her answers to the questions were responsive.

Research indicates that most guilty persons who confess are, from the outset, looking for the proper opening during the interrogation to communicate their guilt to the interrogators.

About 80 percent of all law enforcement interviews are informal and take place outside of an office setting.

When interviewing a person, the investigator should be aware that the person's age, intelligence, mental state, and level of intoxication could all affect that person's ability to testify at trial. These issues relate to the person's: _____.

In the case of Escobedo v. Illinois the Court held that a suspect had an absolute right to be warned of his or her rights to remain silent and of their right to _____.

The goal of rapport building is to make the person being interviewed feel comfortable with the interview process and with the investigator.

A suspect may waive their Miranda safeguards; however, the prosecution then has a _____ burden to prove that the waiver was freely and knowingly given.

When a suspect committed the crime with a partner the suspect must decide whether or not to sacrifice the crime partner for some mitigation. This dilemma is often thought of simply as "_____."

A person who is intoxicated is not going to be a competent witness, however, the person who has had only a few beers may be.

During the course of an interview the investigator notices that the person being interviewed begins to move around in the chair, jiggles his or her feet, and fidget. These are all signs of a lack of:

In an interview setting, the tone of both parties should _____ each other over time.

The use of video recording of an interrogation allows for the removal of _____ which work against the concept of privacy.

At what step in the interview process should the investigator begin the probing process that would address any competency or credibility issues that might arise?

An _____ offender is a person who experiences considerable feelings of remorse and mental anguish as a result of committing the offense.

A sympathetic approach that uses expressions of understanding and compassion is appropriate for what type of offender?

To guard against the allegation that an audio tape has been edited the investigator should state the date and time the interrogation begins and ends.

The strength of video recording is that it captures exactly what happened during the interrogation process.