Understanding the offender

What are the 4 stages of clinical interviews?

[blank_start]Gieselman and Fisher[blank_end] (creators of the Clinical Interview) did research where a group of people watched a violent crime on [blank_start]video[blank_end]. After a few [blank_start]days[blank_end] each ppt was interviewed using CI, standard police interview or hypnosis. They found that CI triggered the [blank_start]most[blank_end] accurate recall.

[blank_start]Kohnken[blank_end] did a meta analysis of [blank_start]53[blank_end] studies and found that CI triggered recall in [blank_start]34%[blank_end] more detail than using other interview techniques. Also found that all 4 stages must be used together - one alone is no more useful than standard interviews.

The CI has good population validity because it is effective for all ages

Other evaluation points for Clinical interview: CI produced [blank_start]more[blank_end] accuracy when used in [blank_start]Brazil[blank_end] compared to standard interview techniques CI and normal interview techniques tested on [blank_start]72[blank_end] year olds and [blank_start]22[blank_end] year olds - CI was better for both and especially good for the [blank_start]elderly[blank_end] (good population validity) [blank_start]Difficult[blank_end] to compare studies carried out in different countries because there are many variations on CI Time consuming Gieselman - instructions are confusing for under [blank_start]8[blank_end]'s and shouldn't be used for this age group

Interviewers should be mindful of:

P - [blank_start]planning and preparation[blank_end] E - [blank_start]engage and explain[blank_end] A - [blank_start]account clarification and challenge[blank_end] C - [blank_start]closure[blank_end] E - [blank_start]evaluation[blank_end]

Stages in psychological formulations: [blank_start]Early experience[blank_end] [blank_start]Core beliefs[blank_end] Triggers [blank_start]Situation[blank_end] Thoughts Interactions between thoughts, [blank_start]feelings[blank_end], physical feelings and [blank_start]behaviour[blank_end]

Evaluation of psychological formulation: Useful for [blank_start]understanding[blank_end] the offender and preventing repeats of the behaviour Can't include [blank_start]undiagnosed[blank_end] disorders (could be important but prevent discrimination) Can simplify behaviour making it [blank_start]easier[blank_end] to understand and share with other professionals Reductionist (reduces to model) [blank_start]Ideographic[blank_end] [blank_start]Time[blank_end] dependent - may need updating frequently