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Review of Principles of Kinesic Interview &
Interrogation: 2nd Edition
By SA Joe Navarro (FBI retired)
November 2004 Issue
F.B.I. Law Enforcement Bulletin
Book Review
The Principles of
Kinesic Interview and Interrogation, second edition,
by Stan B. Walters, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida,
2003.
Stan Walters� latest
edition of The Principles of Kinesic Interview and
Interrogation is an elegant and comprehensive
contribution to the field of interviewing. Within the
span of 360 well-indexed pages, he brings together the
latest ideas and techniques on interviewing.
Clearly, the author
understands the theater of the interview. And, while
the title of the book may lead some to think that this
work is strictly about nonverbal behavior (Kinesic
Interview), this would prove erroneous. Perhaps, a
more accurate title simply would be The Principles
of Interview and Interrogation because this is
squarely what the book is about.
Using his 25-plus years
of experience conducting interviews, Walters has
masterfully compiled a comprehensive book that delves
elegantly into the field of interviewing, focusing
accurately on the necessity to observe, understand, and
catalog nonverbal behavior during interviews. Through
the use of photographs from actual cases, the author
vividly highlights behaviors that professionals should
focus on to enhance their interviewing skills. If this
were the limits of the book, it still would provide a
considerable contribution to the study of interviewing.
But, this book is so much more.
Readers, whether novices
or experts in the field, will enjoy the refreshing
sojourn through the complex dynamics of interviewing.
The basics of interviewing and nonverbal behavior are,
of course, central to this work. Readers will walk away
from these chapters confident that the subject matter
has been thoroughly covered and well supported by ample
citations and a thorough bibliography.
The author follows the basics with a comprehensive
overview on how to conduct the interview and how to
effectively maneuver the interviewee while focusing on
the emotions that the interviewee goes through leading
up to a confession. The exploration of personality
disorders and personality types is perhaps the best
effort in the criminology literature to explain how
these factor into the interview process and how
interviewers can best deal with and use them.
Understanding the personality of the interviewer, as
well as the interviewee, is equally important. It is
this understanding that often ensures the success of
interviews. Drawing upon the works of giants, such as
Freud and Jung, Walters weaves their theories into the
process of interviewing without numbing psychobabble.
Walters also covers the
verbal and written expressions of interviewees and how
these need to be understood to capitalize on them. And,
while the author admits that this work is not the final
answer to issues within the realm of human
communication, deception, and personality, it comes
close. In fact, Walters, a true student of human
behavior who possesses practical experience in
interviewing, has produced a work that approximates the
ideal of what an interview book should be about.
As a teacher of interviewing and interrogation, he has
well proven the Latin axiom qui doscet, disset:
he who teaches, learns. Readers of this book will learn
much from this great teacher.
Reviewed by Joe Navarro, M.A.
Retired FBI special agent and coauthor with John
Schafer of Advanced Interviewing Techniques,
Charles C. Thomas Publishers, Springfield, Illinois,
2003
From CRC Press
Principles of Kinesic Interview & Interrogation:2nd
Edition
by Stan B. Walters
Why are some interviewers more successful than others? Why do certain techniques work only part of the time? Why did the subject confess? Why didn't he confess? With information based on firsthand observations from over 900 interviews and interrogations, Principles of Kinesic Interview and Interrogation, Second Edition provides even more insight than the bestselling first edition into how people behave during interviews, what their behaviors reveal, and why they exhibit those mannerisms.
New in this edition:
50% MORE PHOTOGRAPHS
EXTENSIVE REFERENCES
MORE BACKGROUND INFORMATION
THREE NEW CHAPTERS!
- Trains interviewers to recognize and avoid the pitfalls that could ultimately threaten the admissibility of statements
- Identifies and classifies numerous behaviors for ready recognition and provides background information as to the reason or reasons such behaviors may or may not appear
- Describes the characteristics of various personality types
- Addresses the issues about false confession that are not always covered in interview and interrogation training curriculum
- Examines the findings about false confessions and wrongful convictions
Contains photographs from REAL interviews with subjects suspected of various crimes, from simple thefts and forgery to rape, arson, and murder . Coverage of the advances in the area of kinesic statement analysis, with more background information and representative examples. Discussion of the phenomenon of false confessions, including contributing factors and avoiding pitfalls A new chapter addressing the basic concepts of interview and interrogation, making the book more rounded and suitable for beginners A short section on schizophrenia, brain disease, clinical depression, and suicidal personalities and their behaviors Explore the complex challenges of basic and advanced interview and interrogation techniques. Determine behavior from body language, speech, and written statements. Thousands of readers gained invaluable skills from the first edition. With the techniques presented in Principles of Kinesic Interview and Interrogation, Second Edition, you too can discover the key to successful interview and interrogation.
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