KLETC Test 3 Questions with Correct Answers Latest Update 2025/2026
Deception - Answers an attempt to create a false impression in the mind of the recipient
Types of Lies - Answers white lies, avoid conflict, omission, no truth, embellish
Why People Lie - Answers they think it is in their best interest to do so; they also want to avoid
real and personal consequences
Interview Goals - Answers to get facts, determine truthfulness, identify interrogation keys
Interview - Answers a process of obtaining information from people
Principles of Interviews - Answers flexible setting, conversational, controlled, interviewee
controls, non-accusatory, note taking
Interrogation Goals - Answers obtain an admission, obtain a full confession; document
confession in writing, on tape, etc.
Principles of Interrogation - Answers less conversational, interviewer controls the conversation,
accusatory, private setting on interviewer's turf, no note taking, proxemics
Components of Good I&I - Answers patience (don't be in a hurry)
planning (know the facts)
professionalism (no ego or emotions, verbal judo)
ability to detect truth or deception
art of persuasion
positive attitude
ethical and legal conduct
build rapport
good questions
Ethical Issues with I&I - Answers can't make promises or guarantees, can't use coercive
methods (force/threats), can't deprive subject of basic needs, can mislead, don't get caught in a
bluff
Open Ended Questions - Answers questions that elicit a broad response; builds rapport, allows
the interviewee to speak
Closed Questions - Answers elicit short questions (Tell me your name)
,Assumptive Questions - Answers assume certain things to be facts
Leading Questions - Answers limit response a person can give and gives suggestions to them;
DO NOT use on juveniles or mentally handicapped
Loaded Questions - Answers allows the subject to make admission; loads a more serious
question into another question
Bait Questions - Answers sounds harmless, non-accusatory (We dusted for fingerprints. Is there
any reason yours would be on there?)
Cognitive Interview Technique - Answers used mostly for victims and witnesses, reconstruct
events, report everything, report events in a different order, change perspective
Behavioral Analysis Interview (BAI) - Answers -structured and non-accusatory question and
answer session with suspect or victim whose allegation is suspicious
-establishes a norm of behavior by asking personal questions that allow interview to look for
normal behavior from truthful answers
-designed to get both verbal and non-verbal responses
-truthful subjects will respond differently from guilty ones
-do not accuse subjects of lying during BAI
Factors that effect accounts of events - Answers -Post Traumatic Stress
-Fear of Retribution
-Embarrassment and/or Humiliation
-Lack of Trust for Authority Figures
-Mental Disorders
-Mentally Impaired
-Senile
-Cultural Differences
-Lack of Maturity
-Influence from Others (witnesses, victims, family, etc.)
-Under the Influence of Drugs and/or Alcohol
Cultural Impacts on Interviews - Answers interviewers may offend the subject, subject may not
, trust or recognize the officer's authority, LE is too much like the military, LE may only be allowed
to talk to the head or man of the house
Truth Verbal Indicators - Answers direct answers, no pauses, answers are consistent, may be
angry when accused or think they are being accused, will stay angry
Deception Verbal Indicators - Answers lots of pauses, repeats the questions, vague, deflection,
mantle of religion, attacks the interviewer and the system, mood swings, too polite, talkative
about unimportant topics, aggression, stalling, non-responsive answers, memory failure,
statements to convince, use of disqualifiers, minimization (taking v. stealing), self-testimonials,
attacks victim credibility, speed, rate, volume, pitch
Truth Nonverbal Indicators - Answers sits upright, appears relaxed, leans forward, faces
interviewer, head and shoulders upright, changes positions smoothly, has good eye contact,
answers questions directly, will make casual conversation, no pauses, may get angry and stay
angry
Deception Nonverbal Indicators - Answers worried appearance, apprehensive, poor eye contact,
overly polite, aggressive to interviewer, evasive, yawns and sighs, tries to face away, rigid
posture, slouches, moves or shifts too much, moves or shifts chair away, leans towards the
door, taps fingers on table, if he leaves it's a bluff
Good Interrogation Spots - Answers your turf, private and safe location, small room, suspect's
back to the door, proxemics, eliminate distractions, no desk or table, no swivel chairs or rocking
chairs, no stress relievers, use props
Interview Process - Answers introduce yourself, ask for biographical information, start to build
rapport, tell them why they are there, give Miranda, lock them into a story, move into
interrogation when you KNOW they are guilty
Interrogation Process - Answers confrontation, types of approaches (factual or emotional),
admission, confession
Admission - Answers acknowledgement of involvement in an act
Confession - Answers a statement providing details of involvement in an act
Written Statement Procedures - Answers -must be legible and contain details of the events;
content should contain what happened before, during, and after the event
-review the document with them
-have them sign and date the document so there is no space left to write
-mistakes in the document should be cored with subject initials next to them
-written in INK ONLY
Deception - Answers an attempt to create a false impression in the mind of the recipient
Types of Lies - Answers white lies, avoid conflict, omission, no truth, embellish
Why People Lie - Answers they think it is in their best interest to do so; they also want to avoid
real and personal consequences
Interview Goals - Answers to get facts, determine truthfulness, identify interrogation keys
Interview - Answers a process of obtaining information from people
Principles of Interviews - Answers flexible setting, conversational, controlled, interviewee
controls, non-accusatory, note taking
Interrogation Goals - Answers obtain an admission, obtain a full confession; document
confession in writing, on tape, etc.
Principles of Interrogation - Answers less conversational, interviewer controls the conversation,
accusatory, private setting on interviewer's turf, no note taking, proxemics
Components of Good I&I - Answers patience (don't be in a hurry)
planning (know the facts)
professionalism (no ego or emotions, verbal judo)
ability to detect truth or deception
art of persuasion
positive attitude
ethical and legal conduct
build rapport
good questions
Ethical Issues with I&I - Answers can't make promises or guarantees, can't use coercive
methods (force/threats), can't deprive subject of basic needs, can mislead, don't get caught in a
bluff
Open Ended Questions - Answers questions that elicit a broad response; builds rapport, allows
the interviewee to speak
Closed Questions - Answers elicit short questions (Tell me your name)
,Assumptive Questions - Answers assume certain things to be facts
Leading Questions - Answers limit response a person can give and gives suggestions to them;
DO NOT use on juveniles or mentally handicapped
Loaded Questions - Answers allows the subject to make admission; loads a more serious
question into another question
Bait Questions - Answers sounds harmless, non-accusatory (We dusted for fingerprints. Is there
any reason yours would be on there?)
Cognitive Interview Technique - Answers used mostly for victims and witnesses, reconstruct
events, report everything, report events in a different order, change perspective
Behavioral Analysis Interview (BAI) - Answers -structured and non-accusatory question and
answer session with suspect or victim whose allegation is suspicious
-establishes a norm of behavior by asking personal questions that allow interview to look for
normal behavior from truthful answers
-designed to get both verbal and non-verbal responses
-truthful subjects will respond differently from guilty ones
-do not accuse subjects of lying during BAI
Factors that effect accounts of events - Answers -Post Traumatic Stress
-Fear of Retribution
-Embarrassment and/or Humiliation
-Lack of Trust for Authority Figures
-Mental Disorders
-Mentally Impaired
-Senile
-Cultural Differences
-Lack of Maturity
-Influence from Others (witnesses, victims, family, etc.)
-Under the Influence of Drugs and/or Alcohol
Cultural Impacts on Interviews - Answers interviewers may offend the subject, subject may not
, trust or recognize the officer's authority, LE is too much like the military, LE may only be allowed
to talk to the head or man of the house
Truth Verbal Indicators - Answers direct answers, no pauses, answers are consistent, may be
angry when accused or think they are being accused, will stay angry
Deception Verbal Indicators - Answers lots of pauses, repeats the questions, vague, deflection,
mantle of religion, attacks the interviewer and the system, mood swings, too polite, talkative
about unimportant topics, aggression, stalling, non-responsive answers, memory failure,
statements to convince, use of disqualifiers, minimization (taking v. stealing), self-testimonials,
attacks victim credibility, speed, rate, volume, pitch
Truth Nonverbal Indicators - Answers sits upright, appears relaxed, leans forward, faces
interviewer, head and shoulders upright, changes positions smoothly, has good eye contact,
answers questions directly, will make casual conversation, no pauses, may get angry and stay
angry
Deception Nonverbal Indicators - Answers worried appearance, apprehensive, poor eye contact,
overly polite, aggressive to interviewer, evasive, yawns and sighs, tries to face away, rigid
posture, slouches, moves or shifts too much, moves or shifts chair away, leans towards the
door, taps fingers on table, if he leaves it's a bluff
Good Interrogation Spots - Answers your turf, private and safe location, small room, suspect's
back to the door, proxemics, eliminate distractions, no desk or table, no swivel chairs or rocking
chairs, no stress relievers, use props
Interview Process - Answers introduce yourself, ask for biographical information, start to build
rapport, tell them why they are there, give Miranda, lock them into a story, move into
interrogation when you KNOW they are guilty
Interrogation Process - Answers confrontation, types of approaches (factual or emotional),
admission, confession
Admission - Answers acknowledgement of involvement in an act
Confession - Answers a statement providing details of involvement in an act
Written Statement Procedures - Answers -must be legible and contain details of the events;
content should contain what happened before, during, and after the event
-review the document with them
-have them sign and date the document so there is no space left to write
-mistakes in the document should be cored with subject initials next to them
-written in INK ONLY
