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| Contains the name and location of people, organizations, and records that may assist in criminal investigations |
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| A period driven by words rather than by agriculture or industry as in the past. |
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| A person who requests that some action be taken. |
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| A person who saw a crime or some part of it being committed. |
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| A person injured by a crime. |
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| Anyone that can provide inforamtion about a case but who is not a complainant, witness, victim, or suspect. |
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| A person considered to be directly or indirectly connected with a crime, either by overt act or by planning or directing it. |
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| When questioning occurs spontaneously on the street. |
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| Questioning people who are not suspects in a crime but who know something about it or the people involved. |
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| Questioning those suspected of direct or indirect involvement in a crime. |
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| To the point, allowing little possibility for misinterpretation. |
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| Question that is disguised. |
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| An understanding between individuals created by genuine interst and concern |
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| A body of persoanl contacts that can further one's career. |
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| Tries to get the interviewee to recall the scene mentally by using simple mnemonic techniques aimed at encouraging focused retrieval. |
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| Prior testimony (whether at a grand jury hearing, preliminary hearing, prior trial, or civil disposition) as well as statements resulting from police interrogation. |
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| A legal narrative description of events related to a crime. |
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| A point at which an officer decides a suspect is not free to leave, there has been considerable deprivation of liberty, or the officer arrested the suspect. |
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| Questioning initiated by law enforcement officers after a person has been taken into custody or otherwise significantly deprived of freedom. |
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| The use of physical force; the threat of force; or other physical, mental, or psychological abuse to induce a suspect to confess to a crime |
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| Contains some information concerning the elements of a crime but falls short of a full confession |
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