Principles on Effective Interviewing for Investigations and Information Gathering: The Méndez Principles

Juan E. Mendez; Mark Thomson; Ray Bull; Mark Fallon; Veronica Hinestroza Arenas; Zaza Namarodze; Gavin Oxburgh; Pau Perez-Sales; Asbjorn Rachlew; Therese Rytter; Mary Schollum; Rebecca Schaeffer; Ruth Ssekindi; Lilian M. Stein; Sean Tait

Principles on Effective Interviewing for Investigations and Information Gathering: The Méndez Principles

Juan E. Mendez^*, Mark Thomson, Ray Bull, Mark Fallon, Veronica Hinestroza Arenas, Zaza Namarodze, Gavin Oxburgh, Pau Perez-Sales, Asbjorn Rachlew, Therese Rytter, Mary Schollum, Rebecca Schaeffer, Ruth Ssekindi, Lilian M. Stein, Sean Tait

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Abstract

The Principles on Effective Interviewing for Investigations and Information Gathering or the "Méndez Principles" aim to modify police practices by replacing coercive interrogations with rapport-based interviews.

Based on science, law, and ethics, the Méndez Principles propose a concrete alternative to interrogation methods that rely on coercion to extract confessions. They improve the results of investigations, fully respect human rights and enhance trust in the State.

Original language	English
Publisher	Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT)
Number of pages	55
Publication status	Published - 21 May 2021

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Mendez, J. E., Thomson, M., Bull, R., Fallon, M., Hinestroza Arenas, V., Namarodze, Z., Oxburgh, G., Perez-Sales, P., Rachlew, A., Rytter, T., Schollum, M., Schaeffer, R., Ssekindi, R., Stein, L. M., & Tait, S. (2021). Principles on Effective Interviewing for Investigations and Information Gathering: The Méndez Principles. Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT). https://www.apt.ch/our-prioritiesdignity-and-fairness-criminal-justice-system/principles-effective-interviewing

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