ROLE PLAYNG INTERROGATORIO Marco Cannavicci Tipologia delle fonti - - - “cooperative and friendly” – scarsa resistenza, risponde liberamente; l’interrogante rischia di allentare il controllo; “neutral and nonpartisan” – bassa collaborazione, si limita a rispondere alle domande; l’interrogante deve insistere sugli obiettivi informativi; “hostile and antagonistic” - rifiuta di rispondere e sfida l’interrogante che deve avere self-control, pazienza e tatto (timely) “the successful interrogator is a skilled professional who is able to rapidly evaluate sources of information and adapt his approach and techniques accordingly” 2. Personal qualities - “motivation” “alertness” “patience and tact” “credibility” “objectivity” “self-control” “adaptability” “perseverance” “appearence and demeanor” “initiative” “The interrogator has a position of authority over the source. The source realizes this fact, in some cases, believes his future might depend upon his association with the interrogator.” Assessing sources COOPERATION LEVEL Responds to direct question Responds hesitantly Does not respond KNOWLEDGEABILITY LEVEL To possess pertinent information Might have pertinent information Does not appear to have pertinent info CODE 1 2 3 CODE A B C a. Planning and preparation In base alle valutazioni di “collection and screening”: - stabilire gli obiettivi informativi - preparare la sequenza delle domande - ipotizzare il tipo di approccio - indicare opportune modalità di gestione logistica della fonte alle guardie (alloggio, cibo, vestiario, …) b. Approach phase - Rapport postures - - stern posture sympathetic posture Developing rapport - - smooth transitions sincere and convincing recognize the breaking point Interrogator - - - Establish and mantain CONTROL over the source and interrogation Establish and mantain RAPPORT between the interrogator and source MANIPULATE the source’s emotions and weaknesses to gain his willing cooperation Under no circumstances will the interrogator betray surprise at anything the EPW might say. Many EPWs will talk freely if they feel the information they are discussing is already known to the interrogator. If the interrogator acts surprised, the EPW may stop talking immediately. Approach combinations: - Direct - Incentive - Emotional - love - hate - Increased fear-up - fear-down - Pride and ego - ego-up - ego-down Approach - - Futility We know all File and dossier Establish your identity Repetition Rapid fire Silent Change of scene c. Questioning phase - Direct questions Follow-up questions - - - Hot Cold Nonpertinent questions Repeated questions Control questions Prepared questions Questions to avoid - Leading questions Negative questions Compound questions Vague questions Questioning sequence - - Map tracking Establish a route Segment and exploit the route Exploit dispositions not on route Recording information Taking notes - Using his own notes Using a sound or video recorder d. Termination phase - Reasons for termination - - - - La fonte permane non cooperativa La fonte è ferita o ammalata Sono richiesti più periodi di interrogatorio La fonte cambia atteggiamento e l’interrogatore perde il controllo Gli obiettivi informativi sono stati soddisfatti Termination procedures e. Reporting information - - compilazione della modulistica allestita per l’inoltro delle informazioni tempestivo inoltro delle informazioni alle sezioni di analisi strategica, operativa o tattica Interrogare con un interprete - - sono richiesti tempi maggiori l’interprete va “preparato” vengono mantenute le 5 fasi del processo informativo l’interprete ripete anche le modalità di approccio (pause, tono voce, postura, …) dopo l’interrogatorio, deve essere valutato anche l’interprete - Interpretation methods - Simultaneous Alternate - Interpreter briefing - Conduct the interrogation GRAZIE PER LA VOSTRA ATTENZIONE Marco Cannavicci [email protected]