The Cognitive Interview

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what was the procedure of the cognitive interview?
1. think back to the context of the day, 2.report everything, 3. change order or recounting i.e., go backwards, 4. change perspective e.g., how would a bystander have seen it
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why is changing the order so important?
it avoids the recounting of the person's stereotypical routine, that is only aligned to play out forwards, they will have to think about it more, and this can give more accurate memory
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what was the accuracy increase with the cognitive interview compared to normal interviews?
34%, multiple studies confirmed this
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why could using the CI be a problem
deploying the CI requires training, and the CI itself takes time. some police departments will be on time constraints which make the CI unusable
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why can't the CI be comparable
different police stations have different takes on the CI, with the Thames Valley Police having one that ignores the change perspective step for example
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why is changing the order so important?

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it avoids the recounting of the person's stereotypical routine, that is only aligned to play out forwards, they will have to think about it more, and this can give more accurate memory

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