| A | B |
| Interview | nonaccusatory questioning |
| selection type interview | screen or weeds out individuals |
| problem solving interview | directed to determine suspect |
| directive approach | interviewer controls pacing |
| nondirective approach | interviewee determines scope of interview |
| field interview | absence of suspicious circumstances |
| investigative stop | possibility of criminal activity |
| interrogation | calculated to discover and confirm truth |
| confession | direct acknowledgement of guilt |
| admission | dose not admit actual guilt |
| polygraph | records reactions to specific questions |
| computer voice stress analyzer | detects deception in a voice |
| sixth Amendment | right to counsel |
| Fifth Amendment | right to remain silent |
| Miranda Warning | advisement of 5th and 6th Amendments |
| In Custody | deprived of freedom of action |
| Fruit of the Poison Tree Doctrine | suppression of unlawfull evidence |
| Bright-line rule | court rule providing clear plice guidance |