R. Edward Geiselman (1996) On the use and Efficacy of the Cognitive Interview . Psycoloquy: 7(11) Witness Memory (2)
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Psycoloquy 7(11): On the use and Efficacy of the Cognitive Interview

ON THE USE AND EFFICACY OF THE COGNITIVE INTERVIEW
Commentary on Memon & Stevenage on Witness-Memory

R. Edward Geiselman
Department of Psychology
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1563

IBENAQB@MVS.OAC.UCLA.EDU

Abstract

The cognitive interview (CI) was developed for use by law-enforcement investigators as an alternative to forensic hypnosis. It is currently in use by most major police agencies in the USA and the UK. The CI recently passed a Kelly-Frye challenge in California. This commentary is in response to the cautions raised by Memon and Stevenage (1996).

Keywords

Cognitive interview, errors, eyewitness memory, facilitated recall, police procedures, questioning, recovered memories, structured interview.

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