A regional police force wants to update its protocol for interviewing witnesses of serious crimes. The Chief Constable is concerned that full Cognitive Interview training is too expensive and time-consuming for all frontline officers, and wants to know which specific components of the interview are most effective, how officers should be trained, and what alternative methods could be used.
With reference to Memon and Higham (1999), explain how the findings from their research could help this police force design an efficient and evidence-based interviewing protocol.
