developing and applying investigative interviewing in practice - has produced additional valuable knowledge.48 Today, the Council of Europe is in a unique position, not only to influence the development of an updated European standard, but also to spearhead the ongoing development of a global standard for investigative interviewing.49 62. The suggested text below attempts to capture the spirit of CPT’s formulation, while taking account of the latest developments within the field of investigative interviewing, including strategic use of evidence and, with as few words as possible, the very essence of the PEACE-model of investigative interviewing. Council of Europe standard 2018 (?): The aim of investigative interviews with suspects (as well as victims and witnesses) is to collect accurate and reliable information to disclose all relevant facts about events; it is not about obtaining information that reinforces the assumptions already held by officers. Police officers with an open mindset are far more effective; they are applying in practice the presumption of innocence by generating and actively testing alternative hypotheses through systematic preparation, empathic rapport building, the use of openended questions, active listening, and strategic probing and disclosure of potential evidence. Are there any impediments within your criminal justice system to introducing an investigative interviewing approach as the standard methodology for police (crime) investigators? What are the steps that need to be taken within your country to develop and introduce an investigative interviewing approach? 48 Andy Griffiths and Asbjørn Rachlew, ‘From Interrogation to Investigative Interviewing’, fn. 41. United Nations Human Rights Council, Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment: safeguards to prevent torture during police custody and pretrial detention, fn. 13. 49 18