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Norwegian policing professionals have experienced a cultural shift toward information-gathering rather than confession-seeking following the adoption of the KREATIV model, though organizational constraints such as time pressures and resource limitations inhibit its full implementation. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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Assess long-term cultural adoption and operational challenges of the KREATIV investigative interviewing framework among experienced Norwegian police officers.

September 7, 2026Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender ProfilingOpen Access

Investigative Interviewing—A Paradigm Shift in Norway?

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IFIvar Fahsing LCLee J. Curley DWDavid Walsh

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Survey study reveals a cultural transition toward information-gathering interviews among experienced police officers, highlighting resource and leadership barriers to full implementation.

Key Points

Assess long-term cultural adoption and operational challenges of the KREATIV investigative interviewing framework among experienced Norwegian police officers.
Surveyed 56 highly experienced policing professionals in Norway 25 years following the nationwide introduction of the KREATIV model.
Administered mixed quantitative and qualitative questionnaires evaluating interview objectives, procedural adherence, and perceived organizational barriers.
Officers overwhelmingly identified gathering accurate and reliable information as the primary interview objective rather than obtaining confessions, confirming a paradigm shift toward open-minded hypothesis testing.
Perceived time pressure, resource constraints, and variable leadership support were reported as significant impediments preventing thorough planning and post-interview evaluations.
Higher professional experience correlated with stronger endorsement of KREATIV principles alongside more critical evaluations of personal and organizational implementation success.

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Fahsing et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9ebb25c3034f961570e50b https://doi.org/10.1002/jip.70027

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September 7, 2026Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender ProfilingOpen Access

Investigative Interviewing—A Paradigm Shift in Norway?

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Authors

IFIvar Fahsing LCLee J. Curley DWDavid Walsh

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Overview

Survey study reveals a cultural transition toward information-gathering interviews among experienced police officers, highlighting resource and leadership barriers to full implementation.

Key Points

Assess long-term cultural adoption and operational challenges of the KREATIV investigative interviewing framework among experienced Norwegian police officers.
Surveyed 56 highly experienced policing professionals in Norway 25 years following the nationwide introduction of the KREATIV model.
Administered mixed quantitative and qualitative questionnaires evaluating interview objectives, procedural adherence, and perceived organizational barriers.
Officers overwhelmingly identified gathering accurate and reliable information as the primary interview objective rather than obtaining confessions, confirming a paradigm shift toward open-minded hypothesis testing.
Perceived time pressure, resource constraints, and variable leadership support were reported as significant impediments preventing thorough planning and post-interview evaluations.
Higher professional experience correlated with stronger endorsement of KREATIV principles alongside more critical evaluations of personal and organizational implementation success.

Cite This Study

Fahsing et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9ebb25c3034f961570e50b https://doi.org/10.1002/jip.70027

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