EBS Trust Case Analysis

The interviewer in the video EBS Trust (1998) did and excellent job of setting the scene for a proper interview. The interviewer arranged the interview in a proper interview room with a desk and chairs for himself and the victim he was interviewing (EBS Trust, 1997). The one thing that I think could have been better about the room was the bulletin board behind the interviewer. The board had several posters on it which could be distracting to someone if they are in their line of sight. The interview was conducted in a great manner as the interviewer followed an appropriate interview sequence. The interviewer touched on all aspects of the 7 stages of interviewing sequence which are an introduction, establishing rapport, broaching the subject

The one thing that I think he could of done better was during the victims first time telling him the entire events he was taking notes right from the start. He should have got her to tell him the entire story and just focus on her and paid attention to the story before he began taking notes. The interviewer also did a great thing when he got the victim to draw out the scene of the crime on a piece of paper. He would then use this paper throughout the interview to make sure he knew exactly where she was, and it also helped her in recreating the story in her mind. Another thing that I think the interviewer could have done is try and build more rapport at the beginning of the interview. I also didn’t notice any mirroring done by either the interviewer or the interviewee. I also think the interviewer had the basics of an interview plan that he was following. He began by getting her entire story and then he got her to draw out the crime scene on a piece of paper, and finally he even got himself and her to act out the incident itself using their bodies. Weather this was planned, or the interviewer just randomly did this I thought he did an excellent

I thought he did a good job of the proxemics of the interview sitting himself in front of the victim at the table at an appropriate distance (EBS Trust, 1998). At one point he also places his hand on her in a reassuring manner telling her that she was doing a fantastic job (EBS Trust, 1998). The one thing I think he could have done better with would have been to make more eye contact with the victim especially when she told him her story for the first time. Another thing that he did great was throughout the interview while he was seated in his chair his body language appeared very open and interested like when he was leaning forward in his chair towards the victim. Something I was surprised that he did which was great was when trying to get her to retell exactly what happened he got himself and the victim to stand up and act out the scene with their