
Learn the pace model of investigative interviewing to plan, conduct, and evaluate interviews, using its phases: planning and preparation, engage and explain, account clarification and challenge, closure, and evaluation.
Plan and prepare the interview by reviewing the investigation, defining aims, arranging roles, timing, and contingencies, and considering legal requirements and interviewee factors.
Engage and explain builds a professional first impression through a warm handshake, introduction, and rapport, then sets out interview reasons, explains structure, and invites questions to ensure understanding.
Explore the account phase of the peace model by comparing the free recall model and the conversation management model, emphasizing memory recall and strategic use of evidence.
Review the set objectives, summarize salient points, and inform the interviewee that closure is near, inviting corrections and explaining next steps before concluding and completing administration.
Evaluate the interview by reviewing outcomes, identifying new information or evidence and lines of inquiry, and assess wider investigation and interviewing team for what worked and what didn't.
Explore the peace model of investigative interviewing, emphasizing rapport and nonjudgemental interaction to boost witness recall by up to 47% and improve deception detection by 30%.
This FREE course is designed to provide you with an overview in relation to the use of the PEACE model of investigative interviewing which you can use to plan, conduct and evaluate investigative interviews in any investigative context. The PEACE model remains the UK Home Office approved investigative interviewing methodology and is widely used by Police forces in Canada, UK, wider Europe and also in both Australia and New Zealand.