Question

Desiree has been sitting in the interrogation room for a while. She is not sure how long the interrogation can last or even if she can ask for food and water. She gets increasingly uncomfortable and worried. This situation illustrates which one of the four basic influence strategies inherent in the Reid technique?
A) Loss of control.
B) Exculpatory scenarios.
C) Certainty of guilt.
D) Minimization of culpability

Answer 1

Answer: Option (A) is correct.

Explanation:

In the given Reid technique, interrogation is considered to be a process which is accusatory, in this the investigator will tell the accused that the outcome of the examination clearly suggest that they committed the crime.

Here, in this case Desiree gets uncomfortable and worried , which tends to soon reflect that she might lose control. This is considered to be one of the basic strategies inherent-ed in this technique.