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Note Taking during an
Interview
JUNE 1999: When participants see video-taped interviews at our seminars, it is
obvious that our interviewers take a written note following each
response offered by a subject. The Reid Technique advocates active note
taking during a structured interview for three reasons.
First, taking a written note following each response slows down the pace
of questioning. It is much easier to lie to a series of questions asked
in quick succession than the same questions asked five or seven seconds
apart. The reason for this is that when questions are asked rapidly, the
deceptive subject does not have time to internally respond to his lie;
that is, once a lie is told, rather than having time to experience a
fear that the lie may be detected, the suspect's attention is
immediately directed to the investigator's next question. When questions
are not separated by a period of silence, the accompanying behaviour
symptoms of deception are greatly reduced. (Read
more...)
Importance of Privacy During an Interview
JANUARY 1999: We have all had the experience where a person tells us something in
private that he never would have told us in a public setting. It is well
accepted that it is easier to talk about sensitive matters with only a
single person present. Yet, how many times are victims interviewed in
the presence of a family member, or a witness is asked questions in
front of other possible witnesses? Frequently, suspects are questioned
with two or more investigators in the room. Each of these situations
violates the person's privacy and will result in less truthful
information being learned. (Read
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Detecting deception
during interviews
Knowing how to read nonverbal signals can be
an invaluable asset in interview situations.
AUGUST 1993: WHEN AUDITORS need to determine
that the data they work with are accurate, they can usually rely on
objective tests; but in interpersonal interactions, on-the-spot decisions
must frequently be made with little opportunity for immediate objective
verification. Nonverbal signals can be valuable tools for auditors,
especially in detecting deception while interviewing potential employees and
while questioning clients during an audit. Competence in this area can be a
distinct advantage; greater ability to gauge the veracity of responses
enables the auditor to focus on honest answers and avoid wasting time
following false leads. (Read
more...)
Fraud Assessment Questioning - structured interview method
AUGUST 1992: Would you believe that people
will tell you whether or not they've committed fraud if you simply ask them?
The trick is knowing WHAT to ask and HOW to ask it.
Any one of 125 employees could have been
behind a huge (20% of net earnings) shortage that appeared to exist in
physical inventory of a university cooperative retail store. After every
possible accounting and audit angle failed to resolve the shortage or
pinpoint it further, management decided to turn over the case to Loren, a
Certified Fraud Examiner [CFE] and a member of the internal audit team.
Loren went over the sketchy evidence and
concluded that the options were limited. He recommended that they start
by interviewing employees one by one. (Read
more...)
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