Police interrogation techniques used in Slovenia

What is it about?

The aim of the study was to examine Slovenian police officers’ beliefs as to the basic characteristics of their interrogations and whether techniques proposed by the manual are used in practice to begin to provide some insight into what actually happens in such interrogations. From eighty-six completed questionnaires it was found that interviewers typically use three interrogation techniques namely (i) conducting interrogations in isolation; (ii) identifying contradictions in the suspect’s story; and (iii) confronting the suspect with evidence. Findings suggest that some coercive interrogation techniques are used in practice (e.g. offering moral justifications, alluding to have evidence of guilt, good cop/bad cop routine, minimization).

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Why is it important?

The study is the first insight into the practices of Slovenian investigators when questioning suspects.