Eyewitness Memory: Can Suggestion Be Minimized in the Investigative Interview‪?‬

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This article examines multiple sources of suggestive bias that may taint evidence obtained from forensic interviews with eyewitnesses and victims of crime. We present several research paradigms used to identify what constitutes undue suggestion, as well as the manner in which suggestive cues can be communicated and accepted by the witness as fact. Procedures that have been adopted as potential law enforcement tools to enhance eyewitness recall, such as forensic hypnosis and the cognitive interview, are submitted to special scrutiny and relevant cautions are raised. Finally, we provide specific recommendations to minimize suggestion in the investigative interview that are intended to expand upon current "good practice" guidelines.