Post by Phoenix on Oct 12, 2013 17:36:53 GMT
DETAINMENT
If you are interrogating two or more people, do not put them in cells near each other, or in communication with each other in any way. As this will give them a chance to create a collaborative story that will make it easier to fool you. So that when you cross-reference stories between them, they will match up, yet not be true. Therefore you should keep them out of contact with each other so that when you do cross-reference their stories, you will be able to tell if they are telling the truth or not.
STANDARD METHODS
Direct Approach
Pertinent questions are asked directly, as long as the source is answering the questions in a truthful manner. In almost all intelligence collection this is the first approach used, and an alternative approach is chosen once the source refuses to answer, avoids answering, or answers falsely.
Incentive Approach
A real or emotional reward is given, or a real or perceived negative stimulus is removed, within the limits of what can be realistically delivered.
EMOTIONAL METHODS
Love
Sincerity and conviction are critical for the questioner to be persuasive. For example, if the source cooperates, he can see his loved ones sooner, protect his comrades, help his friends, help his species.
Hate
The questioner persuades the source that cooperation will harm his enemies.
Fear-Up
The interrogator must be careful that he does not threaten or coerce a souce, but can rely on justifiable fears such as that the prisoner may be killed for cooperating unless he receives protection, and can rely on non-specific fears, such as by asking "You know what can happen to you here?"
Fear-Down
A fearful subject is reassured through verbal and physical actions to calm him and cause him to view the interrogator as a "protector."
Pride and Ego-Up
The subject is flattered into providing certain information in order to gain credit and build his ego, using a somewhat-in-awe tone of voice. The subject might be complimented on a well-done operation or be persuaded to begin talking about an aspect of his job at which he is skilled.
Pride and Ego-Down
The questioner attacks the subject's loyalty, intelligence, abilities, leadership qualities, slovenly appearance, or any other perceived weakness. If the subject tries to defend himself he may provide useful information.
Futility
The questioner uses factual information to try and convince the source that resistance is futile. This approach generally must be combined with another, such as the emotional-love approach to be effective.
ADVANCED METHODS
We Know All
The interrogator subtly convinces the source that his questioning of the source is perfunctory because any information that the source has is already known, by providing detailed information and answering himself when the source hesitates. The approach requires the interrogator to have a large amount of information already, and have committed much of it to memory.
Repetition
The interrogator listens carefully to a source's answer to a question, and then repeats the question and answer several times. He does this with each succeeding question until the source becomes so thoroughly bored with the procedure, he answers questions fully and candidly.
Rapid Fire
One, two, or more interrogators ask a series of questions in such a manner that the source does not have time to answer a question completely before the next one is asked. This confusese the source, and he will tend to contradict himself as he has little time to forumate his answers. The source may then be persuaded to explain the inconsistencies.
Good Cop Bad Cop
Two interrogators who are convincing actors are chosen. The first may, for instance, be very strict and insult or theaten the source. The second scolds the first, may offer the source a beverage or a cigarette, and tries to persuade the source that they "share a high degree of intelligence and sensitivity." However, he is "very busy" and "cannot afford to waste time on an uncooperative source." He can broadly imply that the first interrogator might return.
TIPS
Identify
Do not underestimate the citizen you are interrogating, they may become aware of any of the particularly manipulatory methods of interrogation and see through your guise. So gain as much information on the interrogatee as you can before performing an interrogation so you can play on their strengths and weaknesses to best gain information from them. Try and identify what their personality is like, and what method will effect that personality the most to your ends.
Tells
Everybody lies. Everybody also has a tell. It takes practice, but advanced interrogators will be able to pick up on the interrogatees tells quickly to tell if they are lying. It can be something as obvious as looking away, or something as minor as a slight change in stance, therefore you should watch their faces and body language very closely. If all else fails, call on VICE for a lie detector.
Be Flexible
You don't have to necessarily stick with any specific method of interrogation, if you feel that something else will work better (Read: Not torture) then feel free to do so, as long as it isn't anything too radical, in that case get authorization from your superiors first.
Torture
Torture should be an absolute last resort, torture has a very high rate of gaining unreliable information. Those under torture may go into shock, or simply give you information that you want to hear instead of something truthful.
All credit goes to the users that helped make this at Catalyst-Gaming.
If you are interrogating two or more people, do not put them in cells near each other, or in communication with each other in any way. As this will give them a chance to create a collaborative story that will make it easier to fool you. So that when you cross-reference stories between them, they will match up, yet not be true. Therefore you should keep them out of contact with each other so that when you do cross-reference their stories, you will be able to tell if they are telling the truth or not.
STANDARD METHODS
Direct Approach
Pertinent questions are asked directly, as long as the source is answering the questions in a truthful manner. In almost all intelligence collection this is the first approach used, and an alternative approach is chosen once the source refuses to answer, avoids answering, or answers falsely.
Incentive Approach
A real or emotional reward is given, or a real or perceived negative stimulus is removed, within the limits of what can be realistically delivered.
EMOTIONAL METHODS
Love
Sincerity and conviction are critical for the questioner to be persuasive. For example, if the source cooperates, he can see his loved ones sooner, protect his comrades, help his friends, help his species.
Hate
The questioner persuades the source that cooperation will harm his enemies.
Fear-Up
The interrogator must be careful that he does not threaten or coerce a souce, but can rely on justifiable fears such as that the prisoner may be killed for cooperating unless he receives protection, and can rely on non-specific fears, such as by asking "You know what can happen to you here?"
Fear-Down
A fearful subject is reassured through verbal and physical actions to calm him and cause him to view the interrogator as a "protector."
Pride and Ego-Up
The subject is flattered into providing certain information in order to gain credit and build his ego, using a somewhat-in-awe tone of voice. The subject might be complimented on a well-done operation or be persuaded to begin talking about an aspect of his job at which he is skilled.
Pride and Ego-Down
The questioner attacks the subject's loyalty, intelligence, abilities, leadership qualities, slovenly appearance, or any other perceived weakness. If the subject tries to defend himself he may provide useful information.
Futility
The questioner uses factual information to try and convince the source that resistance is futile. This approach generally must be combined with another, such as the emotional-love approach to be effective.
ADVANCED METHODS
We Know All
The interrogator subtly convinces the source that his questioning of the source is perfunctory because any information that the source has is already known, by providing detailed information and answering himself when the source hesitates. The approach requires the interrogator to have a large amount of information already, and have committed much of it to memory.
Repetition
The interrogator listens carefully to a source's answer to a question, and then repeats the question and answer several times. He does this with each succeeding question until the source becomes so thoroughly bored with the procedure, he answers questions fully and candidly.
Rapid Fire
One, two, or more interrogators ask a series of questions in such a manner that the source does not have time to answer a question completely before the next one is asked. This confusese the source, and he will tend to contradict himself as he has little time to forumate his answers. The source may then be persuaded to explain the inconsistencies.
Good Cop Bad Cop
Two interrogators who are convincing actors are chosen. The first may, for instance, be very strict and insult or theaten the source. The second scolds the first, may offer the source a beverage or a cigarette, and tries to persuade the source that they "share a high degree of intelligence and sensitivity." However, he is "very busy" and "cannot afford to waste time on an uncooperative source." He can broadly imply that the first interrogator might return.
TIPS
Identify
Do not underestimate the citizen you are interrogating, they may become aware of any of the particularly manipulatory methods of interrogation and see through your guise. So gain as much information on the interrogatee as you can before performing an interrogation so you can play on their strengths and weaknesses to best gain information from them. Try and identify what their personality is like, and what method will effect that personality the most to your ends.
Tells
Everybody lies. Everybody also has a tell. It takes practice, but advanced interrogators will be able to pick up on the interrogatees tells quickly to tell if they are lying. It can be something as obvious as looking away, or something as minor as a slight change in stance, therefore you should watch their faces and body language very closely. If all else fails, call on VICE for a lie detector.
Be Flexible
You don't have to necessarily stick with any specific method of interrogation, if you feel that something else will work better (Read: Not torture) then feel free to do so, as long as it isn't anything too radical, in that case get authorization from your superiors first.
Torture
Torture should be an absolute last resort, torture has a very high rate of gaining unreliable information. Those under torture may go into shock, or simply give you information that you want to hear instead of something truthful.
All credit goes to the users that helped make this at Catalyst-Gaming.