Our Expertise
ETICA (Global) operates with the parameters of The Mendez Principles, together with the scientific and legal basis on which they are based, as a guiding framework for the delivery of capacity building through evidence-based training programmes, professional advisory services and advocacy support to policing, law enforcement, the judiciary, military, security, intelligence, and legal professionals.
With a focus on ethical practice, ETICA (Global) operates in three expert domains:
Interview Practice
(for suspects, witnesses, victims and ‘informants’) covering topics such as questioning approach, rapport and empathy, memory, deception, false or coerced confessions, reluctance, and vulnerability (including gender-based violence and abuse of children); to include ethical and evidence-based interviewing techniques and consideration of the psychological impact of degrading treatment on information elicitation.
Organisational Change
covering topics such as Identifying the skills, resources, and regulatory environment necessary for successful change, overcoming resistance to change, including building a culture of learning and innovation that is effective, efficient, and adaptable.
Legal Oversight and Safeguarding
covering legal and procedural safeguards necessary for effective non-coercive interviewing, including the recording and transcription of interviews, recording of confessions, and receiving and managing complaints during active cases; to include responsibility of custody managers (eg access to legal and medical support, records, complaints, and oversight) and generation of checklists for relevant legal and procedural safeguards.