Interview and Interrogation for Investigators and Patrol Officers (Conference)

Course Objectives and Agenda (CLICK HERE)

Please be aware that this class is a 20-hour training. Therefore, the first two days of training will be 8am-5pm local time. The last day will be 8am-12pm local time.

Upon successful completion of this course, attendees will have gained the knowledge of:

Best Practices
Miranda, case law, and documenting interviews.

Profile of a Successful Interviewer
Basic skills needed for an interview and interrogation. Posture, eye contact, tone of voice, and building rapport.

Interview Preparation
Room setting, case preparation, and background investigation.

The Interview Process
Question formulation, the don’ts of interviewing, telephone interviews, the cognitive interview, memory retrieval techniques, and corroboration process.

Behavioral Symptom Analysis
Physiological and psychological principles of behavior symptom analysis, and distinguishing deceptive response.

Behavioral Analysis Interview
A questioning process to elicit verbal and non-verbal indicators of truthful and deceptive responses.

The Interrogation Process
Interrogation theme, handling denials, signs of surrender, alternatives, and false confessions.