Analysis of foreign studies results on video recording an interrogation

Introduction: Cases of refusal by a person questioned to testify after the first interrogation, repeated changes in the content of his testimony, statements of an interrogated person and his lawyers about the use of inadmissible methods of investigation against him, etc. inspire the search for reliable means of recording oral texts and the very situation of texts production during an interrogation. Properly technically and psychologically organised video recording of investigative actions presents a valuable tool for analysing the behaviour of an interrogated person and reliable evidence at the subsequent, judicial stage of the investigation. Methods. The research is based on the system approach, general scientific methods (theoretical analysis, synthesis, induction, deduction), specific scientific methods: specification, interpretation, comparative research method. The foreign experience of conducting investigative actions with the use of video recording during an interrogation of especially valuable suspects has been generalised. The obtained results were interpreted by means of expert psychological analysis. Results. Interpersonal interaction during interrogation process, supported by tracking the dynamics of communicative behaviour through psychological examination of the video record, present more significant results and higher confession rates than traditional interrogation techniques. Of particular importance is the use of psychotherapeutic techniques and the construction of motivational discourse, in particular, sustained rapport, which allows establishing reliable relationship of trust between an investigator and an interviewee. Training investigators in the psychological frameworkof using video recording, and further analysis of their performance before and after training, show significant changes in the use of evidence-based interrogation tactics, including extendeduse of open-ended questions, positive affirmations, and basic elements of cognitive interview, which has prolonged positive effect.