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Chapter 36 Interrogation Skills (1): Fully Prepared ([-])
In the interrogation, it is very necessary to make full preparations in advance. Only by controlling one's own role well, understanding the background of the interrogated person and his automatic reaction mode, and correct clothing and scene layout, can we be better and more efficient. Accurately obtain real information to achieve the purpose of interrogation.In this chapter, FBI experts will explain to you one by one how to fully prepare for interrogation and skills.

§§§ In the first quarter, make full preparations and win a decisive victory thousands of miles away

Research and adjustment is the first step of preparation for interrogation.

Think of planning and preparation as part of the interrogation process and get the results you want.Blindly seeking "shortcuts" (such as drawing conclusions based only on eyes and postures) is not comprehensive, on the contrary, it may be a shortcut to making mistakes.

Planning and preparation are: to protect the personal background information of the interrogator, understand the habits of the other party, make an appropriate positioning of the roles of the interrogator and the other party, and ensure that the clothing and environment have a positive effect.To some extent, the entire interrogation process is actually like acting.To see the power of interrogation techniques, keep these points in mind as the interrogator begins planning and preparation.

For interrogators, preparation is the most important part.

First of all, the interrogator should have a general understanding of the other party's various aspects in advance.A game of "things in the bag" was played when FBI experts taught students to learn about prisoners by putting together pieces of information.Ask a soldier in uniform to show everyone what is in his pockets.A wallet alone can reveal a lot.For example, there are library cards, condoms, flight licenses, blood donation cards, and ATM bills in the wallet, etc. Through these, the interrogator can definitely increase his understanding of this person.

Second, the interrogator should have a good plan for the initial contact. A popular saying in the FBI is: "Almost no plan can survive the first encounter with an opponent." This is indeed true, but FBI experts point out that if you make a plan before you attack, then very few opponents You won!The plan should include at least two points, namely, what will effectively motivate the prisoner to act according to our intentions, and what questioning strategies to adopt.

Whether the opponent is the prisoner or the interrogator's boss, the initial assessment should be based on the role the opponent is playing at the moment.Good planning and preparation lead to good results, but this is where many people fail.

In the words of FBI experts, it's like inviting the wrong people to dance. "Boss" is not an overall evaluation of someone, but just one of the multiple roles that person plays.Advance preparation should help the interrogator see other identities, other roles he plays, such as:

From this the interrogator can decide who (what kind of character) to dance with.If it's an FBI expert, I'll pick a character I can stand up to.

In order to illustrate the importance of prior preparation to the outcome, FBI experts will explain in detail the various stages of the interrogation in the following chapters.The interrogator will use the screening report to determine what kind of person the other party is, and the screening report is the conclusion drawn from the investigation.You can think of it like an X-ray, which helps the surgeon locate what to remove, whereas the interrogator is always looking for information.

§§§Six Stages of Section II Interrogation

In order to illustrate more clearly, FBI experts use the analogy of surgery to explain the different stages of interrogation.

Phase [-] - Establishing control (laying the patient on the operating table).

During an interrogation, an FBI specialist might say, "Sit in a chair with your feet flat and your hands in your lap." It's like a person presiding over a meeting saying, "Everyone please sit down!" Then, The man walked straight to the host's chair.

The second stage - building a positive relationship (lowering the patient's resistance through anesthesia).

A positive relationship would imply an affirmative conversation, but in this case it was the opposite.

During an interrogation, it may refer to the serious tone you want to maintain: "You must know something about that suicide bomber, so tell me." Based on background information gleaned from meetings, interrogators sometimes A negative positive relationship also needs to be established: "Jack, your performance is obviously terrible!" But usually the interrogator will use irony: "Jack, you seem to be nowhere lately! Let's talk How to move forward."

The third stage - the implementation stage (opening key parts with a scalpel).

At this stage, the interrogator relies heavily on the background information gathered, the observed habits of the opponent, his own role in the interrogation, and the costumes and scenes used to enhance the interrogator's "show".

The fourth stage - the questioning stage (taking out the things to be taken out).

The questioning phase is intertwined with the implementing phase, which sometimes begins when the other person is in an emotional state.During this stage, the opponent's emotions may have been high, so the interrogator can make full use of various interrogation techniques to achieve more effective results.

Stage Five - Immediately after questioning (stopping the bleeding).

If the other party reveals some clues during the interrogation and talks about some topics of interest to him, the interrogator will record it and sometimes ask some questions immediately, sometimes later, depending on the other party's reaction how.We've all been in similar situations.For example, chatting with someone, going around for a long time and finally returning to the original topic.

The sixth stage - the end stage (wake up the patient and tell him to review later).

At this stage, the interrogator will let the other party feel that what I have to do is not over, but only a link has been completed.At the same time, the interrogator will clearly tell the other party that he will follow up on the clues he provides and talk to him again.

§§§ Section [-] Control your own role well
The 202nd Military Intelligence Unit stationed in Augusta, Georgia is generally considered a strategic intelligence-gathering base, which is under the full authority of the theater commander.They have long lived by the motto "Be flexible."This is a basic requirement for interrogators, and they should be as vivid as possible when adapting to different roles.

How would the interrogator treat those who wanted information from him?And what would they think of the interrogator?Mother?tyrant?fraud?analyst?What role do others play?Act like a predator, and the interrogator will be treated as a predator; act like a rescuer, and the interrogator will be seen as someone who can save him.

In general, at least ideally it would be like this.The more prepared you are, the easier it is to adjust your role to match the other person's personality and background.

In fact, the point of interrogation is not how the interrogator should adopt a posture that can gain the upper hand, but how to control the role of the other party.For example, the interrogator is very young and sent to interrogate an enemy general, so what should be done?This requires the interrogator to continue to weaken the opponent's perception that he is still a general with power while establishing his own authority.The interrogator can imagine the role of the coach and think of himself as the coach, instead of paying too much attention to the embarrassment of being face-to-face with the other party.

For actors, when they rehearse, even if they don't have the formal costumes and scenes, they will prepare for the role they play, determine the key points of the role, and imagine in their minds what they should dress, what they should do. Words spoken or specific actions designed for the character.Before the interview, job seekers will also do some preparations for the role they are applying for, such as wearing professional attire, standing up straight, smiling, and so on.

We also play specific roles in our daily life: mother, friend, employee, lover, child, etc. This does not mean that you have multiple personalities. On the contrary, these roles are all part of personal personality. consistency.If the switch of roles leads to dislocation, the personal world will also be disrupted.Of course, you will sometimes need to adjust yourself to a new role.Maybe I was a clerk yesterday, but I am a manager today; I was a partner in a law firm last year, but this year I opened a grocery store and started selling sandwiches.

Some specific roles will accompany people throughout their lives.A certain person was a former professional soldier and has always carried the obvious marks of a soldier on his body.No matter what title he holds in the company, people think he behaves like a soldier.For another example, it is easy to tell from someone's life whether he is a bodybuilder, a mother, or gay.

Switching roles to suit circumstances is not hypocrisy and has nothing inherently to do with lying.Behavioral adjustments are made simply to put yourself in the dominant position of the character.Through role reversal, you can control the development of events, communicate well, and achieve desired goals.The positioning of the role will affect your cognition, judgment and decision-making.

The choice of character can affect personal survival or ability to keep a job.If the boss suddenly throws a tantrum at you, unless you have the skills to reverse the case, you will be fired.Usually in this case, the secretion of hormones will make you emotionally high. If you are not well-cultivated on weekdays, you are very likely to be overreacted by emotions.

If the interrogator has not trained himself to cope with trauma, if the interrogator has a role in which he cannot remain calm when the pressure comes, then the interrogator can only become a victim.

When Oprah Winfrey appeared in public, she appeared with many characters: powerful, abused children, activists, fat people, African-Americans, attractive women , philanthropists, etc.She usually begins by doing some planning and preparation based on who she is meeting, and then chooses her role based on the circumstances and the needs and interests of the target audience.She never made his "guests" feel out of place in her role.She does have a very good ability to influence people, and I might add that she has never been caught faux pas so far.

Even for the same character, changes in language and gestures can convey different meanings.It is normal to adjust roles accordingly as circumstances change.A policeman buying something from a cake shop will speak very differently from a policeman catching a thief.Volume, rhythm, and other verbal elements can convey lightness, command, anger, stress, and many other messages.Intonation, in particular, plays a key role in conveying meaning and influencing the other party's cognition.Mothers and trainers know this well.If the mother says gently: "Go out and play for a while." Then the child knows that he is really asked to go out to play; See you again!" The rhythm of the conversation can also convey multiple meanings.Great teachers and provocative speakers are especially good at using the rhythm of language to emphasize a point.They usually speak quickly and in a high-pitched voice, slowing down when conveying important information so that the audience can hear each word clearly.

§§§ Section [-] In-depth background information
In the FBI's interrogation, there are three types of data requirements, namely:
First, prioritize intelligence needs. "I must know now! Otherwise I shall be out of luck.

Second, the need for information. "I couldn't die without them. But it would be easier if I had them."

Third, the need for basic information. "With this basic information, I can exert influence on you, but there is no guarantee."

Learn as much as you can about your opponent, the more the better.If the other party is the lover of the interrogator, then the information is enough.The problem though is that the interrogator's "filter" has filtered out a lot of information about him, so it's imperative to be as objective as possible. If the person is a potential client or employee, you should try to get as familiar with the person as possible before meeting them Only in this way can you guide the other party to achieve your goal with confidence during the meeting.

Most people don't use the readily available free resources to learn about those around them, including their friends.On the contrary, they are used to focusing the other party's attention on themselves through forms such as speeches: What should I say?How to impress him?However, compared with those who have a good background, it is certainly not feasible to do so.

To collect his personal information before meeting, often there will be a lot of gains: such as the person's living habits, economic status (can be judged according to his residence), hobbies (for example, he lives in a farm in the suburbs, indicating that he likes Country life, animals, open fields, etc.), social orientation (such as discovering which clubs or voluntary organizations he belongs to, etc.), these are very important basic information.Of course, this is not to say that after you know where someone lives, you will talk about his neighbors for the first time when you meet him, which is too offensive.What we have to do is to filter out work-related content from a large amount of information, and dig out deeper things based on this.

Whenever there is an interrogation mission in the FBI, the interrogator will carefully read all the information about the prisoner in the file, and carefully review the things the soldiers found from him and put them in a bag.The interrogator then finds time to observe the prisoner, which could be 20 minutes or 10 hours, depending on the situation.The interrogator would record everything he did, how he interacted with other people, so if he behaved abnormally, the interrogator would see right away.

Suppose the prisoner is a chemical weapons expert.Because many people have a strong interest in chemical weapons, the interrogators' kits were full of information about chemical weapons, but most likely lacked knowledge of the prisoner himself.Based on known information, the interrogator not only enhanced my ability to ask his professional questions, but also deduced some things about him from the conversation.

The interrogator's knowledge of chemical weapons helps to establish a more trusting relationship with the other party, which also allows the interrogator to ask more pointed and direct questions.If the interrogator doesn't know anything about his field, the interrogator might say, "Tell me about chemical weapons." It is immediately clear that the interrogator is an amateur.But if I start the conversation with very technical questions, he has no way of guessing how much the interrogator knows about him, and the interrogator thus has the opportunity to constantly guide him to tell the truth.

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