Source Interviewing in a Threat Management Context

Threat assessment professionals regularly interact with sources who are deceitful or reluctant to engage in a conversation, especially when asked to provide sensitive information. Besides listening well, which still is the most important information recovery agent, how can interviewers lower resistance and stimulate openness when structuring their questioning? And what does science teach us about verbal, nonverbal, and more personal skills and characteristics of the interviewer who is successful in creating a rich interpersonal dialogue, forging new understandings, and uncovering valuable new information? This chapter aims at answering these questions.