The interview decides your workplace investigation. Here's a step-by-step, science-based interviewing process—plan, free recall, open questions, strategic evidence disclosure, and a clean close—to run one that's fair, defensible, and actually gets to the truth.

Science-Based Interviewing represents a decisive shift away from confession-driven interrogation toward information-driven investigations. Grounded in psychological science, SBI prioritizes higher-quality information, ethical evidence handling, and reduced investigative risk—without sacrificing confessions. As states move away from outdated accusatorial practices, science-based methods offer a more reliable, defensible, & future-ready approach for public and private sector in