Principles of Kinesic Interview & Interrogation

New 2nd Edition - By Stan B. Walters

Hardcover, 384 Pages, 6.25 X 9.5 inches
Index , Checklists, College Level Textbook $79.95

• Trains interviewers to recognize and avoid the pitfalls that could ultimately threaten the admissibility of statements.
• Identifies and classifies numerous behaviors for ready recognition and provides background information as to the reason or reasons such behaviors may or may not appear.
• Describes the characteristics of various personality types.
• Addresses the issues about false confession that are not always covered in interview and interrogation training curriculum.
• Examines the findings about false confessions and wrongful convictions.
• Contains photographs from REAL interviews with subjects suspected of various crimes, from simple thefts and forgery to rape, arson, and murder.

New in this edition:

• Extensive references, including law enforcement magazines, peer reviewed scientific journals, articles, papers, and texts.
• 50 percent more high quality photographs depicting various nonverbal symptoms described within the text.
• Coverage of the advances in the area of kinesic statement analysis, with more background information and representative examples.
• Discussion of the phenomenon of false confessions, including contributing factors and avoiding pitfalls.
• A new chapter addressing the basic concepts of interview and interrogation, making the book more rounded and suitable for beginners.
• A short section on schizophrenia, brain disease, clinical depression, and suicidal personalities and their behaviors.

Table of Contents
Introduction

SECTION I: THE PRACTICAL KINESIC ANALYSIS PHASE
Basic Kinesic Guidelines
Basic Practical Kinesic Principles. The Five Stress-Response States. Conclusion.
Fundamentals of Productive Interviewing
Principles of Successful Investigative Interviewing. Fundamentals of the Productive Interview. Good Interviewing Habits.
Verbal Quality
Pitch, Volume, and Rate of Speech. Speech Dysfunction. Conclusion.
Verbal Content
Anger. Depression. Denial. Bargaining. Acceptance.
Practical Kinesic Information Recovery and Statement - Credibility Assessment
Basic Theory. Eliciting the Statement. Statement Samples. The Analysis. Documenting the Statements.
Negative Credibility Cues. Conclusion.
Nonverbal Behaviors
The Head. The Eyes. The Arms. The Legs. Sitting Postures. Territorial Behavior. Body Language Clusters. Conclusion.

Section II: THE PRACTICAL KINESIC INTERROGATION PHASE
The Stress-Response States
Anger. Depression. Denial. Bargaining. Acceptance. Confession Signals. Body Language Confession Signals.
Kinesics of Excluded Subjects
Schizophrenia. Affective Disorders. Conclusion.
Primary Dominant Personalities
Primary Dominant Personalities. Introvert-Oriented Personality. Extravert Oriented Personality. Conclusion.
Interjection Phenomenon.
Understanding, Avoiding, and Reducing the Risk of False Confessions
The Evidence. The Elements of Wrongful Conviction. False Confessions. Types of False Confessions.
The Admissible Confession: The Protection Against False Confessions.
The Practical Kinesic Interrogation
Ego Defense Mechanisms. Motivating Keys of Behavior. Verbal Encryption: The Interrogation. Conclusion.
Appendices
Selection, Use, and Training of Interpreters. Review of Practical Kinesic Principles.