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Police Intelligence and Secret Service: Iligan Capitol College

The document summarizes various interrogation techniques used by police and intelligence services including open techniques for cooperative subjects, appealing to common interests, pretending to know extensive personal details through a fabricated file, using repeated questioning to induce exhaustion, good cop/bad cop approaches, appealing to ego and pride, using silence, and rapid-fire questioning to confuse. The techniques are described as ways to handle different subject types and gain information and cooperation.

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Police Intelligence and Secret Service: Iligan Capitol College

The document summarizes various interrogation techniques used by police and intelligence services including open techniques for cooperative subjects, appealing to common interests, pretending to know extensive personal details through a fabricated file, using repeated questioning to induce exhaustion, good cop/bad cop approaches, appealing to ego and pride, using silence, and rapid-fire questioning to confuse. The techniques are described as ways to handle different subject types and gain information and cooperation.

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Iligan Capitol College

Mahayahay, Iligan City

COLLEGE of CRIMINOLOGY

Police Intelligence
and Secret Service
➢ Interrogation Techniques

Prepared by: Kiven M. Geonzon


Interrogation Techniques

• The “Open Techniques” – the interrogator is open and direct in his


approach and makes no attempts to conceal the purpose of the
interrogator. It is best employed when the interrogee is
cooperative. It is frequently used at the tactical level where time
is a major interrogator.

• The “Common Interest” Technique – the interrogator must exert


effort to impress the interrogee of their common interest. The
interrogator must look for he point out the real advantages the
interrogee will receive if he cooperates
• Record File (we know all technique) – the interrogator prepare a
file on the source listing all known information (record should be
padded to make it appear to be very extensive). The information
must contain the life history of he interrogee to include his
activities and known associates (Party- bio-data of the interrogee
is important). The “we know all” s used in conjunction with the
record file. During the approach, the interrogator may ask the
interrogee about a subject, if he refuses to cooperate, the
interrogator may provide the answer in order to impress him that
the interrogator knows him very well (all is known).
• Exasperation – Techniques (Harassment) – effectively employed
against hostile type interrogee. The interrogator must be alert
because the interrogee may fabricate information to gain relief
from irritation (monotype). Subject Interrogee is placed in a
longer period of interrogation without rest or sleep. The
interrogator permits the source to go to sleep and subsequently
awaken for another series of questioning (this is done repeatedly).
After many repetitions, the interrogee will be exasperated and
will finally cooperate hoping that he can be allowed to rest or
sleep. Ask a question, listen to a reply and then ask the same
question repeatedly (use a tape recorder if possible). The purpose
is to bore the interrogee thoroughly until he begins to answer
questions freely to end the harassment.
• Opposite Personality Technique – also known as “Mutt and Jeff”,
“Threat and Rescue”, “Bud Guy – God Guy’, “Sweet and Sour”,
“Sugar and Vinegar”, “Devil and Angel”. Use of two (2)
interrogators playing opposite roles.

• Egotist Techniques (Pride and Ego) – usually successful when


employed against an interrogee who has displayed a weakness or a
feeling of insecurity. You may reverse the technique by
complimenting the interrogee in hopes of getting him to admit
certain information to gain credit. Described him as the best
person, superior or comrade.
• Silent” Technique – employed against nervous or the confident
type of interrogee. Look out the interrogee squarely in the eye
with sarcastic smile (force him to break eye contact first). He may
ask questions but the interrogator must not answer. Patience is
needed until the interrogator is ready to break silence.

• “Question Barrage” Technique (Rapid Fire Questioning) – intended


to confuse the interrogee and put him into a defensive position.
The interrogee become frustrated and confused, he will likely
reveal more than he intended, thus creating opening for further
questioning.

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