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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Prepare for interrogation
  2. Conduct interrogation
  3. Finalise interrogation

Required Skills

This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level required for this unit

Required Skills

conduct briefings and debriefings

interview detainees

listen effectively

take notes

operate monitoring and recording equipment

plan effectively

undertake written and oral questioning

write reports

Required Knowledge

behavioural skills

categories of detainees

character andor personality types

cultural understanding within area of operations

cultural differences and awareness

detainee handling

human behavioural patterns

interrogation methods and techniques

legal aspects of interrogation

levels of cooperation of detainees

principles of searching

prisoner of war handling

roles of interpreters

searching techniques and procedures

sequence of orders

shock of capture

types and purpose of orders

Evidence Required

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Assessment must confirm the ability to correctly compile an interrogation plan that will be used during the interrogation process and to compile an interrogation report to brief support staff on the outcomes of the activity

Consistency in performance

Competency should be demonstrated over time and should be observed in a range of simulated work contexts

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Context of assessment

Competency should be assessed during an activity or over time within a range of contexts involving simulated and scenario based type assessment activities

Specific resources for assessment

Access is required to

detainees

interpreter

interrogation centre with support staff

supervisors

Guidance information for assessment

Assessment will be based on observations questioning andor evidence sourced from an exercise or workplace


Range Statement

The Range Statement relates to the Unit of Competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording in the Performance Criteria is detailed below.

Detainee may include:

Criminal suspect

Displaced person

Prisoner of war

Security suspect

Standard procedures may include:

Australian Quality Training Framework

Australian Standards

Defence instructions

Doctrine pamphlets

Industry practices

Job guides and other publications

Maintenance schedules

Manufacturers' specifications, procedures and technical instructions

Work health and safety (WHS) requirements and regulations

Organisational instructions and journals

Organisational policies and procedures

Quality control

Regulatory requirements

Relevant local government by-laws

Routine orders

Security instructions and procedures

Standard Operating Procedures

Standing orders

Workplace agreements

Written and verbal orders

Assessing the detainee may include:

General appearance

History

Identity

Medical condition

Resistance to interrogation

Interrogation plan may include:

Detainee's condition

Duration

Guard duties

Identity of detainee

Lines of questioning

Methods and techniques

Rehearsals

Session objectives

Session location

Support staff requirements

Timelines

Organisational requirements may include:

Communications requirements

Detainee handling

Interrogation process

Layout and construction of an interrogation cell

Security requirements

Tactical questioning

Support staff may include:

Guard commander

Guards

Interpreters

Police

Questioner

Shift commander

Supervisors

Appropriate atmosphere may include:

Isolation

Security

Segregation

Shock of capture

Silence

Strictness

Detainee's demeanour may include:

Behaviour patterns

Body language

Escape mechanisms

Personality indicators

Physical factors

Psychological conditions

Psychological defence mechanisms

Psychological escape mechanisms

Psychological pressure

Physiological conditions

Legal requirements may include:

Geneva conventions and protocols

International laws

Laws of Armed Conflict

National laws

Rules of Engagement

State/territory laws

Interrogation documentation may include:

Brief to guards

Detainee file

Detainee's mental condition

Detainee's physical condition

Guard log

Interrogation plan

Interrogation report

Session data