Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Police Interrogations
The Reid Method
Language and Power
100

Who is the main interrogator?

Jake Peralta 

100

Define police interrogation

A police interrogation is direct or indirect questioning towards the accused by police in order to elicit a statement that will help convict the suspect.

100

What is the Reid method?

An interrogation method.

100

Define Interruption.

Common device through which dominant speakers can dismiss and ignore contributions which they consider irrelevant

200

Does the interrogator or the suspect use interruption in this episode?

the suspect

200

How many components are in an interrogation?

9

200

What happens during behaviour analysis interview?

Interrogator asks background questions to determine personal information about the subject, then the interrogator asks “behaviour-provoking” questions intended to elicit different responses to determine the subject’s truthfulness.

200

What is "controlling the topic" intended to do?

This concept is intended to intimidate, fluster, and overwhelmed the suspect into revealing their truth.

300

What crime did the suspect commit?

murdering his partner

300

What are third degree interrogation methods?

Techniques that inflict physical or mental pain.

300

What are the three components?

Factual analysis

Behaviour analysis interview

Interrogation

300

What is the main theme between the terms discussed today?

They are used to gain POWER

400

What method finally got the suspect to confess?

creating a narrative

400

What is the modern interrogation method we talked about?

The Reid method

400

What is factual analysis?

Use observations relating to the crime and suspect (i.e. motivation to commit the crime) in order to determine how likely it is that they are guilty.

400

How does the interrogator enforce explicitness in the episode?

Jake is trying to get a more detailed scenario of what was discussed between the doctor and his partner

500

What four interrogation methods were used in this episode?

Interruption

Enforcing explicitness

Controlling the topic

Creating a narrative

500

An interrogation should only occur when....

the interrogation should “only occur when the investigator is reasonably certain of the suspect's involvement in the issue under investigation.”

500

What are the first four components of an interrogation?

Positive confrontation

Theme development

Handling denials

Overcoming objections

500

How does creating a narrative work?

The interrogator creates a narrative for the suspect as to how they committed the crime and their reasoning for it, the suspect may deny and explain their own reasoning or agree with the interrogator.