Crime Classification Manual Part I Chapter 3 27
Crime Classification Manual Part I Chapter 3 27
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STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES
SECOND
EDITION
John E. Douglas,
Ann W. Burgess, Allen G. Burgess, and Robert K. Ressler, Editors
Although
traditional and canned approaches have worked in the past, they must not be
overestimated. Abraham Maslow said, “He who is good with a hammer tends to
think everything is a nail.” Square pegs will not fit in round holes. This
process assists the interviewer in stepping out of his world and into the
foreign territory of his adversary. If the offender decides to cooper- ate, it
will be because he can justify his decision from his perspective. There is only
one frame of reference that is important in the offender decision- making process:
his own. And if the interviewer successfully influences the offender to conform,
it is because an alliance was forged in the offender territory. The offender must
be able to visualize the personal advantage in com- plying. The interviewer
must develop the ability to speak the same language to extract the best evidence:
the confession.

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