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Criminal Investigation and Interrogation

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This Criminal Investigation and Interrogation page on GoConqr gathers community-made quizzes, mind maps, flashcards, notes and flowcharts, from police interviewing and false confessions to crime scene processing and offender profiling. It's built for university students and professional candidates practising recall and case analysis, and for teachers after ready-made material, with a few resources pitched at school students. There are over 100 resources here, including more than 10 quizzes and over 60 mind maps. Try a quiz to find your gaps, then explore the maps.

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What this unit covers

The page splits into two broad themes: how suspects are questioned, and how crime scenes and evidence are handled. Interviewing is the larger theme. Many mind maps cover the Reid Technique, and there is also a Reid Technique flowchart. The flashcard deck Interrogation Techniques - Inbau et. al walks through the nine steps, and the mind map Interrogation Techniques: Inbau explains why an interrogation is accusatory, unlike an interview.

Interviews, confessions and miscarriages of justice

The Police Interviewing flashcards ask about confessions, false confessions and their causes, and about maximisation versus minimisation. Interrogating Suspects exists as both a flashcard deck and a mind map. It looks at the Guildford Four and Birmingham Six cases, the Fisher inquiry and the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984. The mind map Audio and Visual Interviewing of Suspects covers recording interviews so the record is reliable and impartial.

Crime scenes and evidence

For the scene side, try the quiz Chapter Two, which defines physical evidence, and the CRJ 4 - Midterm quiz, which asks about crime scene types. The mind maps Processing a Crime Scene and Evidence support them. Case studies include the mind map on the investigation into the death of Azaria Chamberlain, and there are maps on profiling serial killers and blood spatter.

A sensible order

  1. Start with a mind map on the Reid Technique to see the overall shape.
  2. Move to the Inbau flashcards to learn the nine steps.
  3. Read the Interrogating Suspects map for the case history.
  4. Test yourself with Quiz Review Ch 10-13, then the scene quizzes.

Use maps to understand, then quizzes to check what stuck. Wrong answers show which map to revisit.

Where it fits

This unit sits in the Forensics and Criminal Investigation strand of Criminology. Pick one resource today, then make your own flashcards from the gaps you find.

Frequently asked questions

Which resource should I open first?

Begin with one of the Reid Technique mind maps, since that topic is covered most often on this page. Then use the Interrogation Techniques - Inbau et. al flashcards to learn the nine steps. Once you feel comfortable, try Quiz Review Ch 10-13 to test your recall.

What do the mind maps cover?

They cover the Reid Technique, Inbau's interrogation techniques, miscarriages of justice such as the Guildford Four and Birmingham Six, and audio and visual recording of interviews. Others deal with crime scene processing, evidence, blood spatter, profiling serial killers and the Azaria Chamberlain investigation.

Are the resources free to use?

Yes. Every resource listed here is free to open, study and take, with no account needed. They were made by GoConqr users, not by GoConqr itself, so it helps to check them against your own course materials.

Who are these resources suited to?

Most are aimed at university students and professional candidates, who can use them for recall practice and case analysis. Teachers can use them as ready-made material. A small share suits school students, but the page is mainly for older learners.

Can I save my quiz scores or make my own resources?

A free account saves your quiz scores and lets you make your own quizzes, mind maps, flashcards and notes. That is useful if you want to turn the Police Interviewing topics into a deck tailored to your course.

What if a topic I need is missing?

Look at the related titles on the page, such as the notes, flowcharts and quizzes on investigative techniques, as they may cover it from another angle. You can also build your own map or flashcards on the missing topic.

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