Investigative Interviewing

Investigative interviewing of sex offenders.- Psychological processes underlying true and false confessions.- Cops and question kids in the interrogation room.- Between investigator and suspect: The role of the working alliance in investigative interviewing.- Interview techniques in International Criminal Court and Tribunals.- A training program for investigative interviewing of children.- Success within criminal investigations: Is communication still a key component?.- Investigative interviewing and training: The investigative interviewer apprentice.- When in interviews to disclose information to suspects and to challenge them?.- The inconsistent suspect: A systematic review of different types of consistency in truth tellers and liars.- Human intelligence interviewing and interrogation: Assessing the challenges of developing an ethical, evidence-based approach.- Prosecutors' perceptions on improving child witness interviews about abuse.

Ray Bull is Professor of Forensic Psychology at the University of Leicester and President-Elect of the European Association of Psychology and Law. His major research topic is investigative interviewing. In 2010 Ray was "Elected by acclaim" an Honorary Fellow of the British Psychological Society "for the contribution made to the discipline of psychology". In 2010 he received from the Scientific Committee of the Fourth International Conference on Investigative Interviewing a "Special Prize" for his "extensive contributions to investigative interviewing". In 2009 he was elected a Fellow by the Board of Directors of the Association of Psychological Sciences (formerly the American Psychological Society) for "sustained and outstanding distinguished contribution to psychological science" (FAPS). In 2009 Ray received from the 'International Investigative Interviewing Research Group' the 'Senior Academic Award' for his 'significant lifetime contribution to the field of investigative interviewing'. In 2008 Ray received from the European Association of Psychology and Law an 'Award for Life-time Contribution to Psychology and Law'. In 2008 he received from the British Psychological Society the 'Award for Distinguished Contributions to Academic Knowledge in Forensic Psychology'. In 2005 he received a Commendation from the London Metropolitan Police for "Innovation and professionalism whilst assisting a complex rape investigation".