Enhancing the quality of psychological influence exerted by Prosecutors during the interrogation of accused persons committing crimes against human life, health, dignity, and honor

Abstract

Crimes against human life, health, dignity, and honor constitute a traditional category of offenses, accounting for a high proportion in the overall crime structure. This reality requires prosecutors to possess appropriate psychological influence competencies when interrogating accused persons. The results of a survey of 110 Prosecutors indicate that the application of psychological influence methods remains infrequent and uneven, with a predominant focus on direct approaches such as information transmission, commands, and persuasion. Meanwhile, more in-depth psychological influence techniques such as posing and reframing cognitive issues or suggestion are rarely employed. These limitations primarily stem from Prosecutors’ insufficient psychological knowledge, inadequate skills in identifying the psychological states of accused persons, as well as work pressure and suboptimal material and technical conditions. Therefore, enhancing the quality of psychological influence exerted by Prosecutors during the interrogation of accused persons in this category of crimes is an urgent requirement and carries profound practical significance.