suspect interrogation
Grilling a perp
Suspect interrogation is the formal questioning of a person believed to have committed a crime, typically conducted by police or investigators.
The goal is to obtain information, admissions, or confessions.
Interrogation techniques range from rapport-building to psychological pressure, and legal systems impose various rules about what methods are permissible: The confession was thrown out because the suspect interrogation violated Miranda rights.
- Miranda rightsSuspect's custodial advisement
- trust-buildingEstablishing mutual confidence
- open-ended questionsQueries permitting free responses
- leading questionsInquiries suggesting expected answers
- coercionPressured compliance through threats
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suspect interrogationcasual conversation
Informal spoken exchange
friendly chat · small talk · shooting the breeze · heart-to-heart · fireside chat
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