SIBERIAN LAW HERALD
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Received on 13.12.2024; approved on 29.01.2025; accepted for publication on 13.05.2025


Using transactional analysis for establishing and maintaining psychological contact during interrogation. Part 2

Author(s)
Shaevich Anton Aleksandrovich
Abstract
The second part of the study examines the practical aspects of applying transactional analysis (TA) in criminalistic tactics, focusing on establishing and maintaining psychological contact during interrogation. It is noted that TA is not a universal tool, but its conscious use contributes to improving the quality of preliminary investigation. The author demonstrates how the fixation of the interrogated individuals in the “Child” (adaptive or rebellious) or “Parent” ego states can provoke conflicts and hinder cooperation. Based on examples from investigative practice, strategies for interacting with the interrogated individuals in various ego states are proposed, including the tactic of transitioning from crossed transactions to parallel ones. It is emphasized that the conscious application of TA allows the investigator to flexibly manage transactions, minimize emotional costs, and increase the reliability of the information obtained. The article supplements the theoretical foundation of the first part with specific recommendations, supported by an analysis of professional, personal, and situational factors influencing the ego states of the participants in the process.
Keywords
transactional analysis, ego states, psychological contact, interrogation, criminalistic tactics, communication strategies, resistance to investigation, professional reflection
About the Authors
Shaevich Anton Aleksandrovich – Candidate of Juridical Sciences, Associate Professor, Senior Lecturer o the Department of Information Technologies, East Siberian Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia (110, Lermontov st., Irkutsk, 664074, Russian Federation); Associate Professor of the Department of Theory of Law, Constitutional and Administrative Law, Irkutsk National Research Technical University (83, Lermontov st., Irkutsk, 664074, Russian Federation), ORCID: 0000-0002-4664-582X, RSCI Author ID: 506898, e-mail: saant@list.ru
For citation
Shaevich A. A. Ispol'zovanie transaktnogo analiza dlya ustanovleniya i podderzhaniya psihologicheskogo kontakta v hode doprosa. Chast' 2 [Using transactional analysis for establishing and maintaining psychological contact during interrogation. Part 2] Sibirskij yuridicheskij vestnik [Siberian Law Herald]. 2025, no 2(109), pp. 124–128. – DOI 10.26516/2071-8136.2025.2.124 (in Russian)
UDC
343.985
DOI
https://doi.org/10.26516/2071-8136.2025.2.124
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