Anastaska Кузнецова's Key Ideas from International Developments in Investigative Interviewing
by Tom Williamson, Becky Milne, Stephen Savage

As well as encouraging the use of open questions and appropriate closed probing questions (why, what, where, when and how types of questions that aim to probe further into issues already raised by the interviewee), it is also important to avoid leading questions, as these can not only increase the risk of false confessions with vulnerable interviewees but also taint any subsequent information given by the interviewee.

The ethical interviewing of witnesses is thus as crucial as in those interviews involving suspects; not only can witnesses disclose essential information in the investigation - which therefore needs to be accurate and thorough - but they also need to be treated in a manner that will maximise the likelihood of witnesses coming forward for future investigations and ensure that their experience is not a negative one.

The witnessing of a crime can be a very stressful event for most people; then to become involved in the Criminal Justice System because of this is an extra burden on the individual, and this pressure needs to be recognised.