Interrogation Techniques for Dummies: A Guide to Getting the Truth…Or Your Money Back! Just Kidding, You Can Keep Your Money

Mr. Big Technique:
The Mr. Big technique is mostly used in Canada. It consists of the police creating a fake criminal organization to seduce the suspect into joining. They pretend to have a casual encounter and start building rapport with the suspect, eventually leading to a highly paid job offer for small criminal activities such as delivering light drugs. These tasks grow in importance and frequency, and the suspect is treated as an up-and-comer in the organization.

The suspect is eventually led to “Mr. Big”, the fake criminal organization’s kingpin, who is actually a highly skilled undercover interrogator. Using threats, Mr. Big tells the suspect that he received incriminating information about him from the police and that his arrest could threaten the gang. He then offers to clear up the suspect’s situation, but to do that, he needs to know what the suspect actually did, which makes him confess. The final meeting is recorded, and when the confession is done, the whole fake criminal organization reveals itself as the police and the suspect is arrested.

This technique is usually used as a last resort as it could sometimes cause false confessions out of fear for Mr. Big or to keep the…