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Review questions

1. List as many goals to be achieved in the interview of a fact witness as you can recall.
2. What do we mean by the “friendly witness,” and what special challenges does that type of witness pose to the interviewer?
3. What is a witness’s natural instinct to help?” How can the interviewer use that instinct when dealing with a hostile, reluctant, or disinterested witness?
4. At what point should the legal investigator threaten subpoena power to induce a witness to grant an interview?
5. What special dangers are posed by the nosey witness?
6. What special dangers are posed by the too-busy witness?
7. Name as many “special problem” type witnesses as you can recall. How does the effective interviewer handle each?
8. Why is it important to not use tricks or make false promises to induce a witness to grant an interview?
9. What special challenges are presented to the interviewer conducting a field interview?
10. What special challenges is presented when doing multiple interviews?