The Strategic Use of Evidence Technique

Abstract

The past decade has seen a new wave of research centering on strategic ways of interviewing suspects in order to elicit cues to truth and deception. The Strategic Use of Evidence (SUE) technique has pioneered this new line of research. In this chapter, we will present a current conceptualization of the SUE technique. We will make clear the different conceptual levels of the technique and discuss the general principles on which the SUE technique rests. Furthermore, we will explain how these general principles are related and tie our reasoning to basic psychological theory. In addition, we will elaborate on the different SUE tactics and offer concrete examples of how these tactics can be implemented. Critically, empirical evidence in support for the psychological processes key to the SUE technique is provided. The conceptualization makes it clear that the SUE technique is an integrated system of principles; a system which may generate different outcomes, but which always draws on the same set of general principles. The conceptualization provides clarity regarding the processes behind the different SUE-tactics. We believe that such conceptual clarity allows for a more flexible use of the SUE technique.

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