The purpose of an interrogation is to offer the suspect morally acceptable rea- sons for committing the crime in an effort to elicit the first admission of guilt.

What is the importance of interrogation?

The main purpose of a police Interrogation is to obtain a confession and to come to the objective truth, or other critical information about the crime, from an interviewed suspect, who is subject of interrogation.

Why is interview and interrogation important?

Interviews are used in an investigation to gather information — objective facts — by asking open-ended questions and allowing the witness to supply the evidence. Interrogations, on the other hand, are designed to extract confessions where police already have other concrete evidence connecting the suspect to the crime.