Criminal Offenders (Edexcel A-Level Psychology): Flashcards

Structured questioning technique enhancing witness accounts

Multiple routes to access & retrieve event memories

Recall better when original context reinstated

Reinstate context, report all, change order & perspective

Cognitive interview increased correct items recalled

47% more useful info from real crime witnesses

Understand offender's behaviour via structured approach

Early experiences, core beliefs, triggers, feelings

Requires specialist training, costly for police

Oversimplifying factors influencing behaviour