• Answer all questions truthfully.

• Ask questions whenever you do not understand something.

• Be cautious with your trust.

• If items are needed as evidence or exhibits, ask for a written receipt for them.

• Ask for the name, badge number and contact phone number for the investigating officer as well as the incident number.

• Read carefully any written statement given to the police before signing it.

• Never sign the statement you’ve made until you have clarified it in your own mind.

• It’s okay to ask for time to rewrite the statement if you are uncomfortable with the wording.

• Never agree to something simply because you feel intimidated by “legalese.”

Mennonite Central Committee Canada. (2011). Getting through the maze: A guidebook for survivors of homicide.