The cadre, March-25;1975, page 6 4

R.C.M.P. Justify Defonlo

ton. Fl’lllll Page Name The Victim. Technique

"We can readily see that

'the technique above entitled

"everybody's doing it" can now lead into this technique whereby we blame the victim in the case of'amhild moles- ter or an indecent assault

on a male or female or in the case of a theft from employer.

Our lines in this case may go something like this. "Damn it all, I can't blame you. I had a look at that kid. I'll tell you, nowadays you can't tell their age, the way they use

‘ lipstick and powder and these

damn mini-skirts. They are just asking for it, and in

your case with your old lady

hot on your neck you can't get it at home. I don't blame you. Hell, when I spoke to this girl she even: sort of looked like a pros-7 titute to me. You just can't tell nowadays about these women. They give you the come on and then holler if they're caught. Hell, we're all human. We all get ideas. I don't care whether you're a policeman, a minister or who you are, she probably only squawked because she was afraid her mother might find out-(or in the case of a wife, her old man). She~ probably led you on and then when it got right down to

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the business she backed off. Hell, even I had ideas when I was talking to her. She's just that type that would' give anyone ideas."

-4 suggestahility Technique.

TDirect suggestion, aid- ed by stage setting, appeals to the deep unconscious, attitudes within us. In this technique, we are simply suggesting a reason for the commission of the offence, and allow the person to ra— tionalize or escape respon- sibility, if you will, for

the offence. "Ministers and politi-,

cians have long used the power of suggestion to their .audience. John Wesley, the great evangelist used the power of suggestion to con- vert people to your faith. Adolph Hitler used the power of suggestion accompanied by music and crowds‘to'gain popularity. Today the great evangelist, Billy Graham, uses props, one of them be— ing the bible in his right andd as he speaks in a great emotional voice to his aud- ience and suggests that they come to Crist and be forgi- ven. In the background, of

_ course, is the beautiful sound of the organ playing, the semi-darkness of the cathedral or arena and the ever ready assistant wait; ing in the aisle to help you make your commitment to

gchrist."‘ I rlleaven lllll ‘ Hell "

' [lIot-h 8. Cold]? “Technique!

"This technique is ad- 'apted from the brainwashing or religious technique. In

this approach we let the subject have a look at hell but also offer him heaven in exchange or as an alterna— tive. By looking at hell

the interrogator means the loss of the job, perhaps the loss of his wife and her condemnation and what his children may think of him. We also suggest his place in society and what the rest of society and especially his neighbours may think. The loss of sex by going to pri—. son, what his wife may do while he is in prison. It may be suggested that she is young, beautiful and certa— inly would be a target for ‘ other members of society.

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'Vle as police officets must constantly reniinll ourselves that we are

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Then the interrogator offers him a glimpse of heaven or' reward as it is known in the brainwashing technique. You. subtly imply that there will be no publicity. That theré is a possibilty that we might be able save job and his position in the coumun— ity and that none of his neighbours will know about the act. The important thing in this technique is that we keep repeating the glimpse — of hell and that we have offered him an alternative which of course is heaven. In the brainwashing techni- que, the subject is inter— rogated at all hours of the day or night, he has been kept in isolation and has' had most of his clothes ta— ken away frbm him. He is dressed in'a sloppy pair of coveralls. Hepdoes not use his own shoes but instead is given a pair of shoes too 7 large for him so that they slop about. There are no shoe laces in the shoes. He has no belt to hold his pants up. In the brainwash- ing technique this is an as4 sault on his dignity. By the very fact of being stripped of his own clothes it is an assault upon his own ident— ity. He now feels forsaken and forgotten due to the lack of familiar surround? ings and the refusal of his custodians allow him any contact at all with his friends and loved ones. He feels completely forsaken and forgotten and is at the

lowestudepths of despair. It.

is at this point the inter- rogator offers him a glimpse of heaven_or a reward in

the way of a cigarette or

a coffee, more comfortable, quarters and an opportunity to speak to his friends and _ lOved ones or at least an:- other prisoner. The isola-J tion is taken away. As one can readily see in this tee» hnique the subject has some- thing to gain on the one; ‘ hand and every thing to lose on the other."

lloollle Stick I * leehnioo‘e'

r "In an attempt to se- cure information as to the guilt of a suspect in this technique the interrogator puts one stick or agent pro- vature in the cells in an attempt to coerse pect and to get him to talk about the crime in question. Agent # two is also placed in the nearby cell where he.

can overhear the conversa— .

the sus-

i a. human...”

servants of. the oohlie and. not i

tion and it is most import- ant that he just plays af‘ listening role and takes no_

'part in the actual question-

ing of the suspect as does agent # one. If the suspect does talk to agent # one agent # two is inza position to overhear and there is a

. possibility that the infor-

mation thus obtained_may be usable in court.” —

Exaggeratlon leohnnlne "In this technique, the basic premise is that the interrOgator will enlarge on the seriousness of the crime or the number of break and enters in the hope that the suspect will become rattled and confess to the one crime he is charged with. In.a simple theft, a theft inter- rogator might suggest that a knife or gun was used and of course that makes it an

_ armed robbery or robbery

with violence..A similar technique is used in the "kiting technique" whereby_ the amount stolen is always raised to what might seem an incredible amount. to the :suspect.”

"The Secretary ‘ ;

Technioue [Set—Ila)

"In this technique we have the suspects separated. #1 suspect is in the inter— rogation room and #2 is quite close by. He hears the

' voice of the interrogator

but cannot distinguish what

.is being said. After a per-

iod of time, the interroga—

ttor leans out of the inter- rogation room and yell; for

Bev, the secretary to bring her notebook. The secretary or senographer comes into

the interrogation room and remains IOng enough (in the mind of suspect #2) for #l~ to have made a statement."

Can You Get It ’ *Baek Technique _

, "This technique is emf ployed where the interrogator .haqgspme information‘that the ohgect or the money stolen or the.receipt from a break” and enter are still availd able and there is a possibé ilty"of them being found. "The interrogator infers that if the suspect could still get the‘money back or part of it or if he tan get the article back or only part of the proceeds of the

»shopbreaking, that we can,

then go to the victim.and perhaps he would.change his

,mind in regard to prosecu-