Eliciting information from memory about criminal gangs and terrorist cells
A new method for supporting the recall of information from memory has been devised to help source handlers elicit information about people involved in…
A new method for supporting the recall of information from memory has been devised to help source handlers elicit information about people involved in…
Jordan Nunan investigates whether giving specialised techniques to undercover sources can help them recall accurate information. The time that human sources spend gathering vital…
Lorraine Hope examines the impact of stress on memory for high-pressure incidents. Understanding what happened during major critical incidents, from terrorist attacks to riots,…
The effectiveness of information elicitation techniques is the subject of our first Doctoral Thesis Overview – a brand new CREST resource. CREST has produced…
Feni Konotignni’s doctoral research examines the effectiveness of eliciting information from cooperative sources about single and repeated multi-actor events. Successful investigations in forensic and…
A guide to the Self-Generated Cues Technique, which can aid in the recall of information. Self-generated cues are details that are actively generated by…
A new CREST guide published today provides detail on the Self-Generated Cues Technique, which can aid in the recall of information. Successful investigations in…
CREST doctoral researcher Abbie Maroño is investigating the effects of interpersonal closeness on nonverbal mimicry during face-to-face interactions. Human beings are distinctively social creatures,…
CREST doctoral researcher Christina Winters explains how interview context and interpersonal tactics can produce more information about job candidates in sensitive roles. Pre-employment vetting…
Psychological research has, for many years, provided practitioners with guidance on best practice for interviewing witnesses and suspects. Advice has also been provided, for…
Lorraine Hope and Wayne Thomas on assessing another’s perspective to understand how and when we can effectively influence them A terrorist plotting a mass…
Safe Space: Does Context Affect Self-Disclosure in Security Vetting? by CREST Doctoral Researcher Christina Winters. Winters’ poster gives an overview of her research on…