WHAT TO EXPECT DURING A KANSAS POLICE INTERROGATION

Did you know that Kansas police go through multi-day trainings to learn how to interrogate you? One of the most common forms of interrogation is called the Reid Technique. This form of questions is coming from the position that you committed a crime and now must confess. Here are the typical steps they will take while getting your statements:

1. Develop a relationship with you. The police will first set out to help you feel comfortable and taken care of (ex. get you food, water, smoke, etc.). This will allow you to let your guard down and begin to believe that the matter at hand requires no defensive position from you;
2. Establish your normal behaviors. Kansas investigator will make "small talk" with you and then begin asking you questions that are seemingly mundane. However, during this time the police are watching your behaviors for what your normal eye contact, body language, voice inflections, etc. are. This will allow them to later determine when you are uncomfortable, withholding information or flat lying;
3. Escalate the questions. The police are then trained to provoke you to assess when you veer away from the normal behaviors displayed above. Now they will believe they have a comparison to when you are comfortable versus when you are not. Given that this technique was developed by a former lie detector administrator, this process makes sense; 
4. Begin interrogating you. There will be a blog that later describes the interrogation process of the Reid method. Generally, the police will prey upon your human psychology in an effort force you to confess or give details that support your guilt. Yes. They may lie to you during this process. You will probably believe that you cannot exit this conversation without looking guilty and so you wont; and
5. Close. If you haven't already, the Kansas investigators will be looking for you to make of confession guilt and sign a written report with those details. It is likely that, even if you don't fully confess, that you have given enough to justify probable cause for your arrest at this point. 

Remember: You have the right to remain silent and you should. You also have the right to an attorney. The first thing you should do is call one immediately. 

Attorney T. Morton suggests that you never participate in an investigation without representation. If you have been contacted by Kansas law enforcement,  or have been arrested, call NOW (913) 602-7288. Payment plans are available.