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Topic: A Good Interrogater.......
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stat
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posted 12-23-2006 08:41 AM
 
..Has the patience of a tree. ...Knows what it feels like to be on the run from trouble and truth. ...Can identify with a gang-banger just as well as an ivy leaguer. ...Is a great salesman, without being "salesy." ...Loves and appreciates the human frailties. ...Can be entirely parabelic/euristic regarding conversation. ...Can smell BS on most days because he/she knows full well how to manufacture the substance. ...Knows that the world is a gray place and feels non-conflicted by this lack of absolutism. ...Is essentailly a social critter---a person who enjoys other people and pays close attention to the magnificance of human characters, ugliness and all----charasmatic. When you meet other interrogators in person, you can usually tell after 5 minutes whether that interrogator is good at their jobs. Any thoughts?IP: Logged |
sackett
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posted 12-23-2006 12:10 PM
stat,you missed the most important characteristics: at the most rudimentary level; ...most good interrogators came from law enforcement and/or the military and we tend to drink too much.....LOL Jim [This message has been edited by sackett (edited 12-23-2006).] IP: Logged |
Ted Todd
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posted 12-23-2006 07:53 PM
Jim,There you go again with that "We" crap! Merry Christmas to all of you and a very blessed New Year! Ted IP: Logged |
stat
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posted 12-23-2006 09:20 PM
Jim, sooooo, how does the CIA interrogators rank.....they're neither law enforcement nor military. ---stat
Incidentally, I had 461 contract interrogations for the year 2006. How many interrogations w/polygraph does your average LE officer conduct? No applicant screening included. I don't believe for a second that a person needs to be military or LE to do good work. Ask Eric B. (Rick)Holden.--statIP: Logged |
stat
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posted 12-23-2006 09:40 PM
I remember about a month ago I was having some family problems which apparently crept into the interrogation room --bouncing around in my mind--and I subsequently did some lousy work. I think that a really good interrogator is able to wall off the money/family/health issues consistantly. The best work comes from focus--a helluva hard thing to bring day after day. If your kid is running a 104 temperature, it's hard to give a #!#* about some guy's criminal conduct. I have a fellow interrogator with no wife, no kids, and plenty of money, and he is an interrogative machine. sigh[This message has been edited by stat (edited 12-23-2006).] IP: Logged |
sackett
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posted 12-24-2006 12:31 AM
Guys,gimme a break!!! "LOL" means have fun with the info; OK?! It is totally unrealistic to believe that "ANY" one group of people have the monolpoly on I and I. It is a learned ability. Unwrap a little..huh?! It is the combined training and experience that gives the good interrogator the ability to read people and use what they have learned. sackett IP: Logged |
polypro
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posted 12-24-2006 01:26 PM
Sackett,Sorry, but I must disagree. Good I and I people are generally born not made, and possibly a little enviroment thrown in for good measure. It's about personality, and the ability to adapt to your enviroment. That starts the minute you make contact with the examinee, and your ability to identify with that person and their world, namely socio-economic background, personality, etc. If a person does not possess real-world experiences to identify with that examinee and the personality to build rapport, he/she may as well stay out of the game. That examinee must truly believe that your there for him/her and your there to conduct an unbiased and fair examination. In other words, your the best friend that person could possibly hope for in that particular situation. Personality can't be taught in a classroom setting. You have it or you don't. Remember, a polygraph is only an examination unless there's a confession at the end of a DI. To be a good examiner, you must first be a good interrogator. Anyone disagree? [This message has been edited by polypro (edited 12-24-2006).] IP: Logged |
Ted Todd
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posted 12-24-2006 03:31 PM
Polypro-No arguement here! 95 % of what we do is simply talking, reading the subject correctly and saying the right things. DI polygraph charts without a good interrogator are nothing but worthless paper with lots of squiggley lines! On the same hand, a good interrogator does not need a polygraph very often. It is Christmas Eve, time to down a few shots and fight with the relatives! Christmas dinner with my Grandkids will probably be like having a front row seat at a Gallagher concert! Merry Christmas to all of you on this site. You guys are the best! Ted IP: Logged |
stat
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posted 12-24-2006 03:44 PM
Very well put polypro! I've met some characters out there who run tests that would fail any manner of "Dayton Interview." A person who is humorless, personally dull, and worst of all void of any natural sincerety only gets confessions from scared kids--if that. The zero personality types are sometimes nick-named "chart rollers." Happy Holidays Gents!IP: Logged |
sackett
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posted 12-24-2006 06:45 PM
polypro,"nature vs nurture" is not a winable discussion. I do agree with you and others that some people who run charts have a "zero" personality and are not successful interrogators. It is my further belief that it is a combination of background/experiences that makes the interrogator successful, and can not be explained as simple genetic predisposition or having classroom training. A good interrogator has a learned ability (through trial and error) and not innate to any one person. Have a great Christmas and Happy New Year to all!! sackett IP: Logged |
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