CJ 140 Module Seven Practice Activity PDF

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Bettye Turner 8/15/21

CJ 140 Module Seven Practice Activity Template Scenario 1 Scenario

Would you consider this setting to be formal or informal?

You are an investigator at your Formal local law enforcement agency. You have scheduled an interview with a 12-year-old female who has filed a report with your agency that she has been sexually abused by her mother’s live-in boyfriend. She will be arriving at your location in the care and custody of her aunt, who has temporary custody of her.

How is the setting formal or informal? (Answer this question in 1–3 sentences.)

How does the setting affect the interviewee and his or her willingness to share information? (Answer this question in 2–4 sentences.)

How does the setting affect the interviewer? (Answer this question in 2–4 sentences.)

The interview is set at a specific time within the agency, and one family member attends with her.

As a victim, she is naturally going to be uncomfortable telling her story, with peaked anxiety on top of that, but she wanted to speak up, so she had her aunt by her side to listen to her story and help comfort her if she needs a break.

The interview is in his comfort-zone, despite that he will need to be really calm, compassionate and fully committed to this young girl. She needs to see that he wants to listen to her and that he will help her.

Scenario 2 Scenario

You are a patrol officer sent to investigate a shoplifting incident. You arrive at a local shopping mall, where a 15-

Would you consider this setting to be formal or informal?

How is the setting formal or informal? (Answer this question in 1–3 sentences.)

How does the setting affect the interviewee and his or her willingness to share information? (Answer this question in 2–4 sentences.)

How does the setting affect the interviewer? (Answer this question in 2–4 sentences.)

Informal

The questioning will be taking place in a mall security office, there is no privacy. This was not

With mall security calling in the police this may cause him to feel trapped and as if his only option is to tell

I feel this location puts the officer at a disadvantage simply because he is out of his element. However, I do

Bettye Turner 8/15/21 Scenario

Would you consider this setting to be formal or informal?

year-old juvenile male has allegedly stolen a video game console. The juvenile suspect is being detained in the mall security office.

How is the setting formal or informal? (Answer this question in 1–3 sentences.)

How does the setting affect the interviewee and his or her willingness to share information? (Answer this question in 2–4 sentences.)

How does the setting affect the interviewer? (Answer this question in 2–4 sentences.)

planned or scheduled by either party.

the truth. The anticipation / anxiety that has been built by waiting for the office or his parents is going to boil over once the questioning begins.

not think this will have a very big effect of the questioning especially if there is video evidence of a witness.

Scenario 3 Scenario

You are working at the local courthouse as a victim witness advocate and are meeting with a victim of a domestic assault and battery. The purpose of the interview is to prepare the victim for an upcoming criminal trial.

Would you consider this setting to be formal or informal?

How is the setting formal or informal? (Answer this question in 1–3 sentences.)

How does the setting affect the interviewee and his or her willingness to share information? (Answer this question in 2–4 sentences.)

How does the setting affect the interviewer? (Answer this question in 2–4 sentences.)

Formal

The meeting is taking place in a courthouse, it is a government building. This meeting was also scheduled by both parties.

I feel this setting will help her prepare what is to come. She will be telling her story to someone she is comfortable with despite how uncomfortable the location makes her.

Given the profession of the interviewer I believe they will be comfortable and working to achieve the goal of the prosecuting team. This is not the first time having a meeting of this sort and the interviewer will be able to share more information with the victim....