Amina Memon (1996) The Importance of Time and Training for Cognitive Interviewers
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Psycoloquy 7(18): The Importance of Time and Training for Cognitive Interviewers
THE IMPORTANCE OF TIME AND TRAINING FOR COGNITIVE INTERVIEWERS
Reply to Kebbell & Wagstaff on Witness-Memory
Amina Memon
School of Human Development
University of Texas at Dallas
Box 830688 (GR 4.1)
Richardson, TX 75083-0688
Sarah V Stevenage
Department of Psychology
University of Southampton
Highfield Southampton SO17 1BJ
amemon@utdallas.edu
svs1@psy.soton.ac.uk
Abstract
In their commentary, Kebbell & Wagstaff (1996) raise
several important issues concerning the use of the Cognitive
Interview (CI) in forensic situations. Very often the use of the
CI is compromised by either lack of time or lack of confidence on
the part of the interviewing officer. We thank the commentators
for raising these issues and discuss one way in which the use of
continuing training can help make the CI a more useful tool for
police and other practitioners.
Keywords
Cognitive interview, errors, eyewitness memory,
facilitated recall, police procedures, questioning, recovered
memories, structured interview.
References
- Fisher, R.P. & Geiselman, R.E. (1992). Memory enhancing techniques for investigative interviewing: The Cognitive Interview. Springfield III: Charles C. Thomas.
- Kebbell, M.R. & Wagstaff, G.F. (1996). Enhancing the Practicality of the Cognitive Interview in Forensic Situations. PSYCOLOQUY 7(6) witness-memory.3.kebbell.
- Memon, A., Milne, R., Holley, A., Bull, R. & Koehnken, G. (1994). Towards understanding the effects of interviewer training in evaluating the cognitive interview. Applied Cognitive Psychology 8: 641-659.
- Memon, A. & Stevenage, S. (1996). Interviewing Witnesses: What Works and What Doesn't? PSYCOLOQUY 7(6) witness-memory.1.memon.