Anthropogenic Nonverbal Information during Interrogation in Court Proceedings: Tactical Rules and Techniques

Abstract

The nonverbal means of communication of the interrogated person are significant object of observation, an important source of information that provides various data for reflection. There are several studies that look at the impact of a defender's speech style on trust and sentences. As for the general external attractiveness, the hypothesis "nice means good" is confirmed - people, as a rule, assign positive attributes to people who look nice. In particular, attractive defendants are seen as less guilty of committing a crime than their unattractive colleagues, and judges may prefer lighter sentences. Recommendations on the perception and use of anthropogenic non-verbal information during interrogation in court proceedings relate to the organization and tactics of taking into account its participants and the situation. The importance of using anthropogenic nonverbal information during interrogation in court proceedings is that such use will be effective, reliable and meaningful among other actions in criminal proceedings and will significantly supplement the content of the data obtained.
The special differences that distinguish the manifestations of anthropogenic nonverbal information during the court interrogation from other information communications are its conduct in a special procedural form and an authorized special entity in criminal proceedings in accordance with applicable law.
Thus, communication between interrogators in court proceedings has a psychophysiological nature and includes a number of psychological and physiological patterns that determine the complex structure of interaction, a set of tactical tools (techniques, combinations) to establish the circumstances to be proved in criminal proceedings. Effective perception and use of anthropogenic nonverbal information in court proceedings is facilitated by compliance with certain tactical rules.