Interrogation

Interrogation is the method of interviewing a source used by police and military personnel to obtain information that the source would not otherwise willingly disclose. Its puropose is not to force a confession, rather to develop sufficient rapport, playing on the source's character, to prompt the source to willingly disclose his information. This information, when present and pertinent, aids in the interdiction or prosecution of criminal or military operations.

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Police - Military

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Interrogation should not involve humiliation, intimidation or

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Humiliation - Intimidation

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physical abuse to "soften up" the person interviewed. What are called approaches are used to legally and morally obtain information from a reluctant source. These are outlined by the authority conducting the interrogation and are in accordance with standing law.

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Physical abuse - Approaches

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A well-conducted interrogation is not torture, which in practice

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is widely acknowledged to be ineffective at producing reliable information.

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Prisoners of war routinely undergo interrogation, which the

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laws of war permit.

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