In a bid to ensure accuracy in an eyewitness’s recall, the
cognitive interview procedure for questioning eyewitnesses usually starts with
guiding the witness to visualize the scene. Interviewers are trained to
allow the witness say what he or she recalls without any form of interruption
whatsoever. Furthermore, they are to start by encouraging the witness to
visualize the scene of the incident and his or her emotional when the incident
occurred.
