PEACE method of interrogation

The PEACE method of interrogation, derived from Preparation and Planning, Engage and Explain, Account, Closure and Evaluate, is a method in which investigators allow a criminal suspect to provide their account of events uninterrupted, and then present the suspect with any evidence of inconsistencies or contradictions. It is used in contrast to the Reid Technique, in which interrogators are more aggressive, accusative, and threatening in terms of proposing consequences for the suspect's failure to confess to the crime.