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The '''PEACE method of investigative interviewing''', derivedis froma Preparationfive and Planning, Engage and Explain, Account, Closure and Evaluate,stage<ref>{{Cite news |first=Terry |last=Gross |author-link=Terry Gross |date=December 5, 2013 |title=Beyond Good Cop/Bad Cop: A Look at Real-Life Interrogations |url=https://www.npr.org/2013/12/05/248968150/beyond-good-cop-bad-cop-a-look-at-real-life-interrogations |work=[[Fresh Air]] |publisher=[[NPR]] |access-date=October 13, 2016}}</ref><ref>Brent Snook, Joseph Eastwood, and W. Todd Barron, "[https://www.mun.ca/psychology/research/brl/Snook_et_al_2014_CCLR.pdf The next stage in the evolution of interrogations: The PEACE model]", ''Canadian Criminal Law Review'' (2014),</ref> is a method of [[interrogation]] in which investigators allow a criminal suspect to provide their account of events uninterrupted, and then present the suspect with any evidence of inconsistencies or contradictions. It is used in contrast to the [[Reid technique]], in which interrogators are more aggressive, accusative, and threatening in terms of proposing consequences for the suspect's failure to confess to the crime.

The PEACE method was developed in Britain, and "encourages more of a dialogue between investigator and suspect".<ref name="PEACE_2015">{{cite news |last=Quan |first=Douglas |date=July 30, 2015 |title=RCMP adopts gentler grilling of suspects |url=https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/rcmp-adopts-gentler-grilling-of-suspects |work=[[The StarPhoenix]] |___location=Saskatoon |access-date=January 13, 2015}}</ref> In 2015, the [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police]] adopted a new standard influenced by the PEACE model. Sergeant Darren Carr, who trains police with the new approach, described it as "less [[Kojak]] and more [[Dr. Phil]]". This approach eschews the use of deceptive information to overwhelm suspects. It emphasizes information gathering over eliciting confessions and discourages investigators from presuming a suspect's guilt.<ref name="PEACE_2015"/>

== Stages ==

=== Planning and preparation ===

This requires investigators to find out as much as they can about the incident under investigation, including who needs to be interviewed and why.<ref> Investigative interviewing: The Literature, New Zealand Police, September 2005</ref>

=== Engage and Explain ===

The purpose of this stage is to establish rapport and is described in the literature as the most influential aspect in whether or not an interview is successful. It involves showing concern for the subject's welfare by asking how they want to be addressed, how much time they’ve got available to be interviewed and giving reassurance if the person seems anxious or nervous. <ref> Investigative interviewing: The Literature, New Zealand Police, September 2005</ref>

=== Account — Clarification and challenge ===

=== Closure ===

=== Evaluation ===

==References==