 Disclosing Evidence in Interviews & Interrogations (truthsleuth)
posted Tue March 27th 2012 @ 9:16 AM
When conducting investigative interviews and criminal interrogations, at what point do you disclose the evidence you have in your investigation to the individual you are talking with? Read More »
 International Investigative Interviewing Research Group (truthsleuth)
posted Wed February 8th 2012 @ 11:34 AM
The International Investigative Interviewing Research Group is having their conference in Canada May 22-26, 2012. Read More »
 Improving Investigations (truthsleuth)
posted Wed October 5th 2011 @ 9:47 AM
I am very happy about a new training program we just put together called "Improving Investigations". It is a joint 3-Day program in conjunction with Daryl Clemens, crime scene specialist in Michigan, and editor of Crime & Clues. This class is especially good for the patrol officer or the newly appointed detective, as the class covers many fundamental aspects of crime scene investigation and evidence, to dealing with victims and witnessed and assessing deception in suspect statements. Read More »
 Mind-Reading Seeds... (truthsleuth)
posted Sat August 27th 2011 @ 7:21 PM
Who remembers the Gilligan's Island episode when Gilligan found a bush that had seeds, and when the castaway's ate them, they could read each other's mind? (Gilligan's Island, season 2, episode 19 which aired 01/27/66...Wikipedia has everything!) If that bush existed, would you be willing to eat the seeds and read everybody’s mind? Read More »
  What Makes an Effective Liar? (truthsleuth)
posted Mon August 8th 2011 @ 3:09 PM
When we teach interview and interrogation to law enforcement and investigative professionals, we often talk about the characteristics of an effective interviewer or interrogator. We do this fully understanding that some individuals are more naturally skilled or gifted when it comes to effectively conducting investigative interviews and criminal interrogations. Our intent as trainers is to build upon those natural gifts and talents of each individual and to make better and more effective interviewers, interrogators and investigators. Interestingly, several researchers have studied the characteristics of good liars, and have identified 18 traits associated with these individuals who are skilled at pulling the wool over people’s eyes. By knowing how the most effective liars think and behave, we can better understand them and their tactics, better prepare for interviews, and in general be more aware while taking with these effective deceivers. Read More »
 First Responders and Statements (truthsleuth)
posted Sat February 26th 2011 @ 6:24 PM
Within the law enforcement community officers have to take many mandatory training classes to keep up their basic skills and certifications, such as firearms training, defensive tactics, domestic violence issues and workplace violence to name a few. This is across the board and everyone gets the training, whether we like it or not. Read More »
 Don't Roll the Dice on your Interrogations! (truthsleuth)
posted Mon January 24th 2011 @ 12:31 PM
How much can you prepare for a gambling trip to Las Vegas or some other casino? Can you warm up your writs to get a better throw on the dice? Can you strengthen your arm to spin the Roulette Wheel so it always lands on your number? Can you train to press the button or pull the lever on a slot machine so you will get the jackpot? Of course not, these are games of chance and no matter what you do or how much you prepare, you cannot stack the odds in your favor, other than continually throwing away your money hoping that eventually you will win. Read More »
 Listen Don't let your eyes deceive you! (truthsleuth)
posted Tue January 11th 2011 @ 11:23 AM
For many years investigators within law enforcement have been trained to look for nonverbal cues in an individual during an interview or interrogation in an effort to identify if they are telling the truth or lying. There are dozens of books, lots training companies and countless classes (many of which I have taken) that teach investigators to look for specific nonverbal cues as signs of deception. The belief has been that these nonverbal signs are uncontrollable by the individual and therefore provide the investigator with an unfiltered indicator of deception. Read More »
 Planning, Preparation, Positioning (truthsleuth)
posted Thu December 23rd 2010 @ 12:43 PM
What if you were going to build a house...what is one of the FIRST things you need to do? Well of course, you have to know what you are going to build. You have to have a plan...blueprints...in order to get the outcome you desire. Without a plan or blueprint of what you are building, how do you know what you are building? How will you know when you are finished? If you have someone helping you build, how will they know what to do? How well do you think the house will be built? Will it pass inspection? Probably not... Read More »
 Reverse Interrogation? (truthsleuth)
posted Tue December 7th 2010 @ 7:25 PM
For lack of a better word, I will call this a "reverse interrogation." I was assigned to a robbery/car jacking one evening and my partner and I worked through the night. We were able to identify the three suspects in this investigation and eventually recovered the discarded sawed-off shotgun and the victim's vehicle. That evening we arrested 2 out of the 3 suspects and they both confessed to the crime. I picked up the third suspect a while later on a warrant. He immediately threw out an alibi..."I was with my girlfriend...you can check that out and she will tell you that!" He yelled at me stating..."You just picked me out because I am a black guy from Bridgeport!" I advised him of his Constitutional Rights and started the 30 minute drive back to the State Police barracks to process him on the robbery/car-jacking. Read More »
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