NC BLET Field Interview and Interrogation Exam Questions with Correct Answers

The 6 essential categories of law enforcement questioning - Answer-Who, what, where, when, whey, and how LEOs have a responsibility to prove a suspect committed a crime, but what other responsibility do they have? - Answer-The responsibility to disprove that an individual committed the crime in question. 3 principle objectives of a field interview - Answer-1. Identification 2. Prevention and Repression of crime 3. Centralized Records of field contacts Open-ended questions - Answer-Promote conversation, gain descriptive information, gain a narration of events, and prevent leading the interviewee and revealing case facts Two major types of questions - Answer-Open and Closed-ended questions Closed-ended questions - Answer-Clarify particular points, restrict the interviewee's opportunity to talk, and require a specific response An example of a closed-ended question - Answer-"Did you go to the bar on Friday night?" An example of an open-ended question - Answer-"What happened?" What questions can open-ended questions answer? - Answer-In most cases, they answer fundamental questions of how, why, or what? Canvass Interview - Answer-Interviewing a group of different people to quickly determine if anyone has information about a particular crime or incident. Questioning is very cursory and is oriented toward IDing a witness Interrogation - Answer-A detail-oriented formal situation to question a suspect to gain cooperation and reveal truth. Miranda will apply, and suspect will also be in custody. Field Interview - Answer-A combination of dealing with victims, witnesses, suspects, and suspicious persons. Closed ended questions tend to begin with "Do, is, are, did" and do NOT - Answer-let the subject relax