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| Interviews & Interrogations This course on Interviews and Interrogations is designed for street officers or investigators interested in improving their interview and interrogation skills and to train students on what really works in the field. It will demonstrate techniques to improve the quality and quantity of information gathered during routine interviews as well as increase the number of confessions during interrogations. The techniques that are taught in this course have been tried, tested and proven to work in real life situations. The course is accompanied by the text "An Investigator’s Guide To Interviews and Interrogations." by John Bowden. |
| Interviews & Interrogations* Learn the differences between interviews and interrogations and how to get the best information. Witness Assessment* Learn the different types of witnesses and the proper approach to gain the most information. Preparation Steps to be better prepared to conduct effective interviews and successful interrogations. How the color environment effects your interviews, what is the best way to set up your interview room for conducting an interrogation. What can you do to be better prepared to conduct your interviews and interrogations. Court Decisions and Miranda* Study the court decisions relevant to miranda and how to avoid the problems that occur when legal procedures are not followed. Psychology of The Interviewee Learn defense mechanisms used to protect the psyche of the subject and how to overcome them. Approach to The Subject Elements of establishing better rapport with subjects. Know when a rapport has been established. Learn techniques that lead to getting more information from interviews, confessions and interrogations. Principals of Communications* Learn techniques to overcome the pitfalls of poor listening and how to become a better listener. Visual Cues* Learn how the eyes act like cursors in the storage and recall of information. Learn how to apply that knowledge to determine if a person is recalling or constructing information. A valuable tool to quickly reveal if an interview subject is making up information. Cognitive Interview* Memory enhancement techniques used to help the interviewee to recall more information than is ordinarily possible by conventional means, as effective as hypnotism and legally admissible |
| Proxemics Learn how people manage the space around them and how it is used to enhance communications. Kinesics* Learn how to read body language,kinesics, in conjunction with the interview and interpret kinesics as it applies to the interview. Meaningful Behavior* Review the types of behavior that are meaningful to the interview. Review videos of behavior and discuss the relationship of the behavior to the interview and how to use to obtain a confession. Diagnostic Question Interview Learn how to conduct a diagnostic interview that will help determine a person's innocence or guilt. A technique that will quickly help to identify the guilty party. Interrogation Topics* Learn the techniques of an interrogation using topics to develop an interview strategy leading to a confession from the subject. The Alternative Question* Learn how and when to ask the alternative question to get the first admission, the first step towards a confession. The Admission* Learn to recognize the most subtle verbal and non-verbal admissions, reward it, and turn it into a full confession. Confessions* Learn the critical elements of obtaining a full confession from a subject that has been interrogated Interrogation Exercises* Review video of real interrogations and confessions that depict the correct and incorrect use of interrogation techniques. |
This Course Is Available In Lengths Of 24 Hours 40 Hours |
All Training Materials Are Included |
| The Course The presentation of the course is by lecture accompanied by videos, and numerous handouts. The course is supported by practical application exercises that allow the students to practice the skills and techniques taught during the course. The course meets standards for students to receive career development training credit. This course was written by John Bowden based on his 20 years of research and experience in interviews and interrogations. It was developed to train students on what really works in the field. It has been presented to line officers, police investigators from across the United States and from around the world. Students that have taken this course have reported excellent results using these techniques. They say it has made a significant improvement in their interview and interrogation skills and has resulted in more confessions. 24 & 40 HOUR COURSE The 40 hour course covers all the material in the course overview. The items marked in the course overview with an asterisk (*) are covered in the 24 hour course. Course Overview |
A Professional Certificate Is Issued With Each Course |