Criminal Justice: Interviewing Reluctant Witnesses Essay

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The thing is, a few people in your neighborhood already know that you came down here to talk to me today, right? Well, the way I look at it, you're already in whatever danger from the suspect that you're worried about. Between you and me, if they're as dangerous as you say they are, and I believe you by the way, they're not going to believe that you didn't help us, you know? I'd feel horrible if anything really bad happened to you or to your family because I wasn't able to put these guys away first, and the worst part is that I already know that I could make sure they go away for a very long time, but I can't do it without your help. I need your help to solve my case, but the thing is I also need your help with this for me to help protect you here."

"OK, I completely understand that. You don't want to get involved in other

people's business and I feel the exact same way when I'm outside of this place in my personal life. Let me just ask you this though: if it was your daughter who had been hit by that bullet and your neighbor was the one sitting in that chair and I needed her help to help me put away the guy who did it, would you want her to talk to me as long as I

promised to protect her safety, or would you want her to tell me that she didn't want to get involved in other peoples' business.

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You don't have to answer that right away, but just look at this picture of what happened to the victim for a second, OK? Listen, I'm starving, have you had breakfast yet? OK, I'll be right back, I'm not supposed to do this, but let me see if I can grab some coffees and some Danishes from the Officers' Only

Lounge for us in here; I'll just say it's for me and another officer if anybody asks. I'll be right back with that. You take milk and sugar too like me?".....

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