The questionnaires often used are incredible time savers. Jury selections can 'interview' 100 jurors at a single time and weed out potential problems all within a few short hours. Judge Perry has allowed a great deal of time of questioning to go on, but now must shift gears. The questionnaire method should have been used early on to save time.
The ones we use in investigations are simple to fill out and mirror polygraph results. They are based upon the psychological phenomena of a "lie upon a lie" where someone who lies is not comfortable lying about their own lies. Therefore, what are often ridiculed as overly-simplistic questions, help us get to the truth.
The ones we use in investigations are simple to fill out and mirror polygraph results. They are based upon the psychological phenomena of a "lie upon a lie" where someone who lies is not comfortable lying about their own lies. Therefore, what are often ridiculed as overly-simplistic questions, help us get to the truth.
Q. Have you told us the truth?
Q. If yes, why should we believe you?
Q. How do you feel now that you have finished this Questionnaire?
Q. If it was later determined that you lied, what would you say?
How would you answer each of these? What do you think are truthful answers? What answers will not clear someone as truthful? Put your answers in the comments section here for follow up and discussion.
Each answer falls into statistically categories for truth or deception.
A great practice is listening to the interviews of jurors...
Note questions that are not answered...Note how often a juror may reflect back the attorney's words.
Note sensitivity, without rushing to conclusions about the sensitivity...
It is fascinating.
A great practice is listening to the interviews of jurors...
Note questions that are not answered...Note how often a juror may reflect back the attorney's words.
Note sensitivity, without rushing to conclusions about the sensitivity...
It is fascinating.
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