What you learn:
- Plan and conduct interviews effectively
- Collect and preserve evidence ethically
- Document findings and remedies clearly
- Maintain neutrality and privacy throughout the process
Description:
This module covers interview techniques, evidence collection, objectivity, and documentation standards. You will practice steps from intake through findings, ensuring that due process is respected and records are ready for potential audit or legal review.
Evaluation of Evidence: Credibility, Bias, and Inference
Assess credibility by examining consistency, detail, corroboration, and potential motives. Consider whether statements are supported by documentary or physical evidence.
Identify cognitive biases that can affect judgment and use checklists or structured assessment tools to mitigate them. Document how biases were considered and addressed.
Place reasonable inferences within the weight of reliable evidence. Distinguish between what is proven and what is likely, ensuring conclusions are grounded in fact rather than opinion.