The Four I's: Interviewing, Interrogation, Investigating, and Intelligence in Criminal Justice - Softcover

Morales, Gabe; Cooper, Korey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1793569665 ISBN 13: 9781793569660

Publisher: Cognella Academic Publishing, 2023

Synopsis

The Four I's: Interviewing, Interrogation, Investigating, and Intelligence in Criminal Justice is designed to help readers develop the interpersonal communication skills they need to effectively conduct and support criminal investigations.

The text provides readers with comprehensive explorations of interviewing, interrogating, investigating, and gathering intelligence. Relying on scientific studies and empirical evidence from the authors' careers in the field, the book posits that individuals with a proper understanding of these essential elements perform better in their jobs, have higher rates of effectiveness, and achieve better results.

The book identifies the similarities and differences between interviewing, interrogating, investigating, and gathering intelligence, providing readers with a process overview, consideration of environmental factors, and recommended approaches for each skillset. Readers learn how to prepare for different types of interviews, how to evaluate non-verbal behavior, how to corroborate evidence and identify false confessions, how to properly approach investigations for property crimes versus personal crimes, the steps for efficient, effective intelligence planning, and more.

Written to help readers foster interpersonal communication skills that are critical within the discipline, The Four I's is an exceptional resource for courses and programs in criminal justice.

About this title

About the Authors

Gabe Morales is a retired lieutenant within a Department of Homeland Security ICE Immigration Processing Center. He was a longtime instructor for the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Center and formerly served as an adjunct instructor at Highline Community College. He has over 30 years of experience with the Four I's at the county, state, and federal level.

Korey Cooper is an instructor and supervisor at the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy, an adjunct instructor of criminal justice at Cumberland University, and the president of the Tennessee Gang Investigators Association. He has over 28 years of experience in investigations and intelligence with local and state agencies, including his assignment to federal task forces to investigate gang-related criminal investigations.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cognella Academic Publishing
• Publication date: 2023
• ISBN 10: 1793569665
• ISBN 13: 9781793569660
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 278