This book assists investigators in gathering authentic, reliable information from eyewitnesses to identify the culprit, and improving the gathering of reliable information from private sector interviewers.

Part I: Perspectives 1. Introduction 2. A Different Path Part II: Establishing Principles 3. Cognitive Evidence 4. The Detective Mind 5. Heuristics of Interviewing Eyewitnesses 6. Investigating Mindfulness Part III: How We Interview Eyewitnesses 7. Mindful of the Innocent 8. Mindful of Interrogations 9. Empathetic Strategy Part IV: Mindful Interview Method 10. Principles Behind Mindful Interview Method 11. How to perform the Mindful Interview Method Part V: Meta-eyewitness Interviews 12. Eyewitness Interview Paradigm 13. Eyewitness Interview Training 14. Measuring the Noise Part VI: Analyzing Case Studies 15. Case Study#1 16. Case Study #2 17. Case Study #3 18. Case Study #4 19. Case Study #5 Part VII: Expectations 20. Expectations and Future Research Appendix A - Category of Questions and Comments Appendix B - Sample MIM Script Appendix C - Forensic Art Indexing Appendix D - List of All Case Studies Appendix E - Case Study Transcripts and EEIA Summary Reports