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P.E.A.C.E. Interviewing Technique

The PEACE method of investigative interviewing is a five stage process in which investigators try to build rapport and allow a criminal suspect to provide their account of events uninterrupted, before presenting the suspect with any evidence of inconsistencies or contradictions. It is used to obtain a full account of events from a suspect rather than just seeking a confession.

The PEACE method, which "encourages more of a dialogue between investigator and suspect" was developed in Britain in response to the realization that psychologically coercive techniques often led to false confessions.

Stages:

Planning & Preparation

This requires investigators to find out as much as they can about the incident under investigation, including who needs to be interviewed and why.

Engage & Explain

The purpose of this stage is to establish rapport and is described in the literature as the most influential aspect in whether or not an interview is successful. It involves showing concern for the subject's welfare by asking how they want to be addressed, how much time they've got available to be interviewed and giving reassurance if the person seems anxious or nervous.

Account - Clarification & Challenge

This stage is where interviewer attempts to obtain a full account of events from the subject without interrupting. Once the subject has explained what happened, the interviewer can ask follow up questions which allow them to expand and clarify their account of events. If necessary this may involve challenging aspects of the interviewee's story if contradictory information is available.

Closure

This stage involves summarizing the subject's account of what happened and is designed to ensure there is mutual understanding between interviewer and interviewee about what has taken place. It also involves verifying that everything that needs to be discussed has been covered.

Evaluation

This stage requires the interviewer to examine whether they achieved what they wanted from the interview; to review the status of the investigation in the light of any new information that was received; and to reflect upon how well the interview went and what, if anything, could have been done differently.

The training will be conducted by Shawn Phillips, our Training Director, who is certified to provide this training.

This training is a three-day course and will provide you with 24 hours of CPE, including 6 hours of ethics.

The training sill be provided at Bartlett Police Deprtments new training facility located on Appling Road.

Space is limited to 50 attendees.

The cost for the course is $300 for members and $330 for non-members.

We are offering a group discount of $275 for members and $300 for non-members for goups of 4 or more from the same organization.

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