Interviewing eyewitnesses: Enhancing output quantity and diagnosing accuracy

虽然国际上普遍认为，开放式警察面谈（例如，认知面谈）可提高产出的数量和准确性，但也有充分的记录表明，警察调查人员经常偏离这些程序，以便调查更多信息。一种能让警方在获得更多细节的同时评估可能的准确性的目击证人面谈方法，不仅有可能被广泛采用，而且还将在调查犯罪和其他对面谈数据至关重要的事件方面取得重大突破。这反过来将进一步提高澳大利亚（和英国）法医科学的形象。

Although there has been general international agreement that open-ended police interviews (e.g., the Cognitive Interview) enhance output quantity and accuracy, it is also well documented that police investigators often depart from these procedures in order to probe for additional information. An approach to eyewitness interviewing that allows police to elicit greater detail while able to assess likely accuracy not only has the potential to be widely adopted but would also provide a major breakthrough in the investigation of crimes and other incidents where interview data are so critical. This in turn would further enhance the profile of Australian (and UK) forensic science.