Police Interrogation Paper
On Thursday, April 14, 2016 the North Charleston Police came to Clemson University to discuss interdiction and interrogation with students from 6 pm-7:30 pm. The two police officers that were present gave a PowerPoint aided lecture to students. Initially the various definitions of interdiction were provided and how law enforcement intercepts criminals on the major highways that pass through South Carolina. They covered the general aspects of lawful searches when stopping a vehicle and what to look for. There were two different types of compartments discussed: a natural void, and hidden compartments. A natural void is when something is removed from the vehicle to create space to hide something. An example of this is removing the car speakers
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A YouTube video was watched that discussed what features to look for when someone is lying. The two features mentioned is the down turning of the corners of one’s lips which indicates fear, and that the eyebrows will raise and pull to the middle of the forehead. The doctor in the video stated that this eyebrow movement cannot be replicated voluntarily. The officers added to the video by doing some role playing with students. There were two instances of this. The first was a real life couple. They were instructed to come up with a story in the next 30 minutes for why they would drive from Florida to New York in two days and that they were secretly carrying 100 kilos of cocaine. The couple was interrogated separately and there were some key differences in their stories. The officers showed that you ask basic, non-serious questions to get a baseline of behavior for the suspect. This way if they lie later you will see unusual behavior. After the basic questions you catch them off guard with a real question that is relative to your investigation. This will catch them off guard and the suspect may unknowingly present indicators of lying. The second role playing with the students involved the question technique again. This time it involved a single male that did not have time to prepare like the couple did. He was asked where he was from, what major, what year of college, and future plans. Suddenly the officer asked him when the last time he masturbated was. The student was completely caught off guard. The officers used this to illustrate what mannerisms may be displayed when the suspect becomes uncomfortable by
A YouTube video was watched that discussed what features to look for when someone is lying. The two features mentioned is the down turning of the corners of one’s lips which indicates fear, and that the eyebrows will raise and pull to the middle of the forehead. The doctor in the video stated that this eyebrow movement cannot be replicated voluntarily. The officers added to the video by doing some role playing with students. There were two instances of this. The first was a real life couple. They were instructed to come up with a story in the next 30 minutes for why they would drive from Florida to New York in two days and that they were secretly carrying 100 kilos of cocaine. The couple was interrogated separately and there were some key differences in their stories. The officers showed that you ask basic, non-serious questions to get a baseline of behavior for the suspect. This way if they lie later you will see unusual behavior. After the basic questions you catch them off guard with a real question that is relative to your investigation. This will catch them off guard and the suspect may unknowingly present indicators of lying. The second role playing with the students involved the question technique again. This time it involved a single male that did not have time to prepare like the couple did. He was asked where he was from, what major, what year of college, and future plans. Suddenly the officer asked him when the last time he masturbated was. The student was completely caught off guard. The officers used this to illustrate what mannerisms may be displayed when the suspect becomes uncomfortable by