you are a police officer in Centervale. While on patrol, you are

dispatched to investigate a theft from a local retail store where the

loss prevention representative has made an apprehension of a suspect.

You are also notified that there are several employee witnesses and the

suspect has other people with him in the store. All of these people may

or may not be involved in this crime. Additionally they may be witnesses

and have critical information needed for successful prosecution of this

case.

Click here to read the transcript of your interactions at the retail store.

Tasks:

Prepare a 9- to 10-page Microsoft Word document which accommodates the following:

• Compare and contrast the fundamental concepts of communication in aninvestigatory interview and an interrogation. Analyze and explainwhether the communication in this scenario would be classified as aninterview or an interrogation. Apply the comparison and contrastinformation, the script, and external resources to support yourposition, and rationale.
• Analyze and discuss at least two different confession elicitationtactics that were used by Officer Stone in an effort to get Marty toconfess. Contrast one of these tactics with a tactic that might havebeen less effective in this situation.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of Officer Stone's efforts. Analyze anddiscuss a key area of strength and weakness in his approach. Identifyany fundamental legal issues that Officer Stone may encounter related tohow he handled this situation and his choice of tactics.
• Evaluate how you would have executed this communication in order toachieve the confession? Use empirical research in support of yourevaluation; suggest how to improve an area of weakness and how toovercome any other obstacles you can identify in this situation.
• Predict what would happen if Marty implicated his friend Joe?Identify the questions that should be asked to provide evidence toMarty's claim?