The literature on information elicitation in psycholegal settings has predominantly focused on the investigator–interviewee dynamic, with little attention to the environment in which the interview takes place. The present study compared the impact of two interview locations on the disclosure of crime‐related information and perceptions of rapport building. Participants experienced a virtual reality mock crime, and 1 week later were interviewed at either their homes, or a formal room akin to a real‐world police interview room. Participants in the home setting reported feeling more at ease and in control compared to participants interviewed in the formal room. However, we found no differences between conditions on the quantity and quality of information disclosure and participants' perceptions of rapport building. Based on our findings, we found no advantages or disadvantages for conducting witness interviews at their homes. However, these results underscore the practicality of interviewing witnesses outside the police interview room if deemed as more convenient.

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检查证人访谈环境

有关在心理法律环境中获取信息的文献主要集中在调查者与受访者之间的动态上，而很少关注采访发生的环境。本研究比较了两个访谈地点对与犯罪有关的信息的披露和建立融洽关系的影响。参与者经历了虚拟现实模拟犯罪，并在1周后在其家中或与真实世界的警察采访室类似的正式房间中接受了采访。与在正式房间中进行访谈的参与者相比，参加家庭环境的参与者报告感到更加自在和控制。但是，我们发现信息披露的数量和质量条件与参与者对融洽关系的看法之间没有差异。根据我们的发现，我们发现在他们的家中进行证人面试没有优缺点。但是，这些结果强调了在警察采访室外面采访证人的实用性（如果认为更方便的话）。