The Importance of Forensic Psychologist in Police Interrogation

This report examines the crucial role of forensic psychologists in police interrogations, highlighting their significance in various aspects of criminal investigations. It begins with an introduction that defines the role of forensic psychologists and their involvement in training police officers, developing interrogation techniques, and interviewing suspects and victims. The report presents research questions focusing on the basic concepts, significant impacts, and benefits of forensic psychology in police interrogations. It then delves into the background of the research topic, emphasizing the importance of effective interrogation and the evolution of interrogation methods, including the need for psychological expertise to assess suspect behavior and detect deception. The research methodology section details the research onion, including philosophical stances, research approaches, strategies, and data collection methods. The report also discusses the use of survey strategies, questionnaire design, and data analysis techniques. Furthermore, the report explores the resources required for conducting the research, including physical equipment, financial resources, and workforce. Finally, the report provides a comprehensive list of references, including books and journals, to support the research findings and conclusions.

The importance of
forensic psychologist in a
police interrogation

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
Research Title:............................................................................................................................1
Background to research topic......................................................................................................1
Research questions......................................................................................................................3
Research aim and objectives:......................................................................................................3
Research Methodology................................................................................................................3
Timescale....................................................................................................................................5
Resources....................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES...............................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Forensic psychologist in a police interrogation plays an essential role as they get involved
various training practices to the police. It also involve the procedure to suspect the crime and to
interview the victims in which open questions are which also assist to build rapport to get
reluctant about talk. In this police members get learn to be empathetic in which ability to gain
additional information also get advanced in systematic manner (Cunial and et. al., 2019). It
sometime also be referred to enforce and develop adequate belief about criminal profile
psychological traits. The research below is dependent on research questions, historical
progression and acknowledge of knowledge gap as through this modified learning about topic is
attained in balanced mode.
Research Title:
“The importance of Forensic Psychologist in a Police interrogation”.
Background to research topic
An interrogation is basically a suspect which is beneficial and importance for society as
rate of wrongdoing and in this extensive research is which is crucial in terms of law and
psychology. In this effective interrogation is processed with all the possible conviction and
prosecution that pursue higher level of relevancy in concern to successful suspect of interview.
In this different approaches has been considered and adopted with adequateness which also
involve pressurizing, dominating that is pertain with certain coerciveness as per concern of
humane approach. It is also be processed as by emphasising certain aim towards interrogation
that assist to obtain a confession rather than adequate accountability from the suspects (Dodier
and Otgaar, 2019). It might be quite difficult to confess an issue with sustained psychological
research that assist to reassess liable interview of suspects.
The police get detect about deception as by making clear guidance and applicability,
behavioural and validation cues that is unlikely to exist. To pursuit certain truth that is
dependent on suitable hinges with about interviews with this suspects, victims and witnesses is
addressed in clear manner. It usually plays most important role in criminal investigation during
this psychologist get involved to offer adequate training to police members as within this certain
reluctant is constrained in better mode. It usually assist to advance ethical and coercive
techniques and misconceptions that pertain offenders in balanced manner. The people get
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suffered traumatised and vulnerable in which post traumatic disorder is controlled that is also be
dependent on mental disorder. In concern to different consequence of about abusing and from
this people get suffered by people in which they didn't get able to speak and get mute and in this
suitable intermediary get informed about different intermediaries so that adequate information is
collected and informed in conventional manner (Cleary and Bull, 2019). There are different
aspect that is processed during acquisition as of about violation of human right during this
psychological torture and beating of people doesn't get work. It is somehow being dangerous as
well as concern to mental health disorder and disability. In relation to coerciveness techniques
work is getting affected directly and it also develop adequate belief within society. In this police
get managed and convince to maintain all the rubbish questions that is also be pertain in relation
of induce conventional solutions.
It is required that adequate guidance is followed to interrogate largely suspect in this
interviewer seeks to attain relevant information that might be collected either by confessing and
admit certain crime which assist to provide and circulate sufficient data as of about its
substantiate. An interviewer also recommend and implement different techniques in concern of
involvement of stepped approach which also aid to presumed certain guilt in terms of confession.
The police department usually interrogate with categorisation of positive incentives that is
beneficial in before confessing and as per negative incentives alternative solutions as per
adequate course of actions in which undermining of confidence is processed as per denial of
guilt, offering suitable justification about behaviour, confronting of fabricated evidence of guilt.
In support of forensic psychology futility of denial is pointing, manipulation of self esteem
suspect, minimizing the level of seriousness about offence, pretending of police and its
possession is being more evident.
For this Inbau manual/ Reid technique is also be appeared within which criminal
interrogation and confession is aiming towards modernise and professionalism within the
professional practices. In this constant update is required which is processed under strict
induction of strategies that is also be known as “third degree” that is also be fall under disuse,
morally, ethically and undemocratic within which humanity is not preserved towards suspect and
its crime (Woody, 2019). In addition to this physical and psychological force is induced which
directly used to imposed long term isolation, sleep and food deprivation, personal threat as from
different aspects. In this it is essential that emotional distancing in between interrogation and
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suspect didn't get valued and suspect get positioned either as per its existence and respective
purposes.
Research questions
 What is the basic concept of forensic psychologist within police interrogation.
 What are the significant impact of psychology while interrogating a case in detailed
manner.
 What are the benefits that is attained during police interrogation with support of
psychology.
Research aim and objectives:
Aim: “The importance of Forensic Psychologist in a Police interrogation”.
Objectives:
 To analyse the basic concept of forensic psychologist within police interrogation.
 To assess the significant impact of psychology while interrogating a case in detailed
manner.
 To examine the benefits that is attained during police interrogation with support of
psychology.
Research Methodology
It is a process that is surpassed with certain and suitable techniques as with this
processing and progressing of research is examine with selection, identification, processing and
analysis of sufficient information and data is collected as per concern of adequate scenario. The
researcher induce critical evaluation of specified ideas and knowledge which is required to
achieve reliable source in timely frame (David, Rawls and Trainum, 2018). It also provide
sustained support to researcher through which ability to attain sustainable ending is resulted
successfully. It is a direct procedure which is used to advance overall productivity and in this
researcher make adequate use of research onion and it is as described below as:
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Figure 1: Research Onion, 2020.
Research philosophies- It is a philosophies that is used to control and manage certain
information which is collected, used, gathered and analyzed as per consideration of systematic
data in direct basis. It usually consist of epistemology within which ability to attain clear concept
is advance and in replication doxology is induce within which adequate believe about research is
processed in direct mode. To carry forward this project researcher make supportive usage
positivism philosophies research as it assist to attain sufficient data with certain balance. It assist
to collect and gather appropriate information with perfection as with this better clarity is induced
with adequateness.
Research approach- It is an approach that is used by researcher to collect and gather
adequate information through which successful changes is implemented in direct basis. For this
suitable information is segmented and controlled as per basis of data collection and reasoning
with support of mixed, quantitative and qualitative research methods (Coyne, 2019). In this
different method is used that is based on abductive, deductive and inductive approaches. In
concern of recent research, researcher make adequate use of deductive approach under which
information is collected with support of numerical ability which also aid to attain standardized
target.
Research strategy- In relation to this researcher make adequate usage of different aspect
such as planning, monitoring, execution and implementation through which profitable outcome
is attain in successful mode. For this specified guidance is required and attained under which
researcher get collect and conduct interviews, qualitative interview, case study and quantitative
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survey. In concern of certain research, researcher make adequate support of survey strategy and
questionnaire so as to attain affordable data in timely constrained.
Choices of method- The method of choice is usually dependent on collective information
that is dependent on research which is quite authentic and reliable. In this also be dependent on
authentic ending which assist to achieve standardized objective in clear mode.
Data collection and analysis- It is a technique that is used to collect and gather both
primary as well as secondary research and in concern of primary research questionnaire is used
and for secondary research, literature review is collected in adequate manner.
Sample size- It is a process that is used by researcher to collect and conduct adequate
information as within this researcher select the sample size of 40 respondents which is dependent
on random sampling method.
Analysis of data- It is a form under which information is collected in form of literature
review and questionnaire which is processed with support of frequency table and pie chart.
Timescale
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Resources
It is a factor that is dependent on the favourable aspect that is required to control and
manage varied range of working under which task is completed and processed with perfection.
There are different types of resources such as physical equipments and machinery, financial
resources, technological improvement and workforce (Ostapovich and et. al., 2020). In this
researcher is able to gather and attain adequate information and statistics through which long
term success and development is attained with effectiveness. It usually advance working
efficiency along with its working credibility is also advanced in timely manner.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Cleary, H.M. and Bull, R., 2019. Jail inmates’ perspectives on police interrogation. Psychology,
Crime & Law. 25(2). pp.157-170.
Coyne, K., 2019. The forensic psychologist in the military justice system: Background, structure,
and process.
Cunial, K.J. and et. al., 2019. Police perceptions of the impact that ADHD has on conducting
cognitive interviews with youth. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law. 26(2). pp.252-273.
David, G.C., Rawls, A.W. and Trainum, J., 2018. Playing the interrogation game: Rapport,
coercion, and confessions in police interrogations. Symbolic Interaction. 41(1). pp.3-24.
Dodier, O. and Otgaar, H., 2019. The forensic and clinical relevance of evidence-based
investigative interview methods in historical sexual abuse cases. Clinical Psychological
Science. 7(6). pp.1244-1248.
Ostapovich, V. and et. al., 2020. Psychological profile of successful criminal police officer.
International Journal of Applied Exercise Physiology. 9(3). pp.120-133.
Woody, W.D., 2019. The history, present, and future of police deception during interrogation. In
The Palgrave Handbook of Deceptive Communication (pp. 727-746). Palgrave
Macmillan, Cham.
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