Marysia Witewska

The article aims at presenting the topic of cognitive interview (CI) taking into account its advantages and disadvantages, as well as the usefulness of its application in Polish law enforcement during pre-trial proceedings. Due to the wide application of this method of questioning, mainly in countries with the common law judicial systems, it is worth considering which of the achievements of combined science and practice from Western Countries may be adapted in Poland. Are there any contraindications to conduct interviews by means of this method? If not, the question arises – what benefits it can bring to Polish practice.

The article aims at presenting the topic of cognitive interview (CI) taking into account its advantages and disadvantages, as well as the usefulness of its application in Polish law enforcement during pre-trial proceedings. Due to the wide application of this method of questioning, mainly in countries with the common law judicial systems, it is worth considering which of the achievements of combined science and practice from Western Countries may be adapted in Poland. Are there any contraindications to conduct interviews by means of this method? If not, the question arises – what benefits it can bring to Polish practice.

Artykuł ma na celu przybliżenie tematyki przesłuchania poznawczego (wywiadu poznawczego, cognitive interview, CI) z uwzględnieniem jego zalet oraz wad, a także użyteczności stosowania go w praktyce polskich organów ścigania podczas postępowania przygotowawczego. Z uwagi na szerokie wykorzystanie tej metody
przesłuchania, głównie w krajach bazujących na common law, warto się zastanowić, co z zachodniego dorobku połączenia nauki i praktyki możliwe jest do zaadaptowania w Polsce. Czy w ogóle istnieją jakiekolwiek przeciwwskazania prowadzenia przesłuchań przy użyciu tej metody? Jeśli nie, to nasuwa się pytanie – jakie korzyści może ona przynieść polskiej praktyce.