II. Interview Structure

1.) Magic Questions

These are rather large, open questions geared to help offenders shift their frame of reference. By using magic questions, staff may be able to see more sides of an offender than he might not have felt comfortable showing earlier in the interview.

Examples are:

• I appreciate you sharing so much about yourself but I was wondering, where do you think you will be five years from now?
• What will your life look like?
• What do you want to accomplish in that time period?