Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1) An interrogation is a question-and-answer session with a suspect, victim or witness that is non-accusatory in nature.
2) During the interview when the officer is convinced that the subject is lying, it is still crucial he/she maintain a non-accusatory demeanor.
3) According to John Reed and Associates, during an interview the investigator should talk about 80% of the time and the person being interviewed 20%.
4) The cognitive interview is less directive and, in some ways, a questionless interview.
5) Law enforcement tactics that place undue pressure on suspects to "cooperate" sometimes induce innocent people to confess to crimes they did not commit.


1. FALSE
2. TRUE
3. FALSE
4.TRUE
5. TRUE

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