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2024 - Volume 8 - Number 1

Behavioral Analysis of Suspects

Daniel Genkov *  ORCID: 0000-0001-8198-407X
South-West University“Neofit Rilski”, Faculty of Philosophy, Blagoevgrad, BULGARIA

Todor Todorov *  ORCID: 0000-0002-3701-5359
South-West University“Neofit Rilski”, Faculty of Philosophy, Blagoevgrad, BULGARIA

Open Journal for Psychological Research, 2024, 8(1), 1-8 * https://doi.org/10.32591/coas.ojpr.0801.01001g
Received: 13 November 2023 ▪ Revised: 10 April 2024 ▪ Accepted: 22 April 2024

LICENCE: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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ABSTRACT:
Behavioral analysis is a method used in conducting a targeted interview with suspects, where the ultimate goal is to obtain reliable information. The main task of the behavioral analysis is to distinguish the sincere from the insincere subject on the basis of their behavior. It can also be used by experts as a preliminary interview, during which the verbal, non-verbal and para-verbal behavior of the subject is analyzed. It is also very useful in screening procedures, in which there is lack of sufficient information in relation to the specific case at hand, and at the same time there are many suspects. This article presents the essence of behavioral analysis, basic guidelines for the procedure of conducting it, and a comparative analysis of the reactions of sincere and insincere suspects.

KEY WORDS: behavioral analysis, nonverbal communication, pretest interview, polygraph.

CORRESPONDING AUTHOR:
Daniel Genkov, South-West University “Neofit Rilski”, Faculty of Philosophy, Blagoevgrad, BULGARIA.

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