Assessing honesty through language (truthsleuth)
posted Wed June 3rd 2009 @ 3:42 PM

The value of looking at the words people use during an investigative interview or criminal interrogation cannot be stressed enough. Read More »

Interrogation and attorneys (truthsleuth)
posted Thu May 28th 2009 @ 8:27 AM

The high court, in a 5-4 ruling, overturned the 1986  Michigan v. Jackson ruling, which said police may not initiate questioning of a defendant who has a lawyer or has asked for one unless the attorney is present. The Michigan ruling applied even to defendants who agreed to talk to the authorities without their lawyers. Read More »

Believing Your Own Lies - Is it Possible? (truthsleuth)
posted Sun May 3rd 2009 @ 2:51 PM

Is is possible for someone to commit a crime and lie to the point that they actually believe they didn't do it? If so, what happened to their memory of committing the crime? Can that memory be accessed? Listen to the audio blog for more information, and let's hear from you on this interesting topic of believing your own lies!  Read More »

fMRI, Lie Detection and the Court (truthsleuth)
posted Sat April 11th 2009 @ 11:36 AM

Will the courts eventually be able to admit and review evidence from your thoughts? Will brain scan technology be a reliable tool to detect lies and to verify when someone is telling the truth? Well, recently in within the United States in Southern California fMRI technology of looking at brain scans to identify if someone is lying or telling the truth was to be brought into court. Read More »

Jim Jones mass suicide audio message (truthsleuth)
posted Mon March 2nd 2009 @ 6:15 PM

The power of influence and persuasion is incredible and can be used for good or evil. This audio post is the last words of Jim Jones and his people people prior to their mass suicide in 1978. Read More »

Can beta-blockers erase emotions of frightening memories? (truthsleuth)
posted Tue February 24th 2009 @ 6:20 PM

In a recent study, it was found that beta-blockers can erase emotion associated with fearful memories. The memory remains, but the feeling of fear is reduced or gone. How can this impact us as investigative interviewers? Read More »

Mark McClish, U.S. Marshal and author of "I Know You Are Lying" (truthsleuth)
posted Fri January 23rd 2009 @ 6:58 PM

Mark McClish is a 25 year veteran of law enforcement with the United States Marshal Service as an agent, a supervisor and a trainer. He is the author of "I Know You Are Lying" which is a great book on some of the techniques and applications of statement analysis, and he has an informational website at www.statementanalysis.com. Mark is a wealth of knowledge on investigative interviewing and statement analysis, and shares some excellent insights into this subject...    Read More »

Learn Continuously... (truthsleuth)
posted Mon December 22nd 2008 @ 1:13 AM

Continuous learning and staying current and fresh is important with the field of investigative interviewing and criminal interrogations, as well as other fields (and LIFE in general). Be a voracious reader of related material; books, journals, research articles within the field as well as within other related areas. Get connected with other professionals and share information, strategies, techniques, etc (such is the purpose of this BLOG) Read More »

Statement Analysis live/online 12/12/08 (truthsleuth)
posted Sat December 6th 2008 @ 3:24 PM

We will have another LIVE online Statement Analysis review session on December 12, 2008 at 4:00pm EST (NY City time). We will be scheduling more sessions in the coming year as well, so stay tuned and have a GREAT Holiday Season! Click the link below for more information on the LIVE Statement Analysis session on December 12, 2008: Read More »

Investigative Statement Analysis: Beyond the Written Statement (truthsleuth)
posted Sun November 9th 2008 @ 12:34 AM

Law enforcement agencies within the United States, as well as throughout the world, have made dramatic improvements within their technology, equipment, training and tactics over the last several years; it has certainly been that way during my 22 years of service and personal experience within the field of law enforcement. Advancements within the area of criminal investigation have also improved the quality and accuracy relating to the identification, collection, preservation and examination of physical evidence. Advancements in DNA technology has convicted many individuals who may have gone free otherwise, and it has also set free many individuals who have been wrongfully convicted of a crime; some of whom have escaped being put to death for crimes they didn’t commit. In addition, forensic databases for DNA, fingerprints, ballistics and others have truly enhanced the way investigators solve crimes. Read More »

Human Lie Detector (truthsleuth)
posted Sat March 21st @ 1:21 AM

As professionals within law enforcement we would LOVE to have the ability to know with absolute certainty when someone is lying, and then easily get them to tell the complete truth. That would be fine at work, but how could if impact your personal life and relationships? Check out this humorous clip and see... More »

Eye Contact and Lying: Facts and Fiction (truthsleuth)
posted Wed February 25th @ 8:27 PM

Did you know that the #1 belief WORLDWIDE about how to determine when someone is lying is "eye contact". Although this is the most common belief and technique used, it is NOT an accurate indicator of deception. Check out this video by Stan Walters for more info. More »

Emotions and Interviewing (truthsleuth)
posted Thu December 18th @ 12:03 AM

Are there universal keys we can use to assist with investigative interviewing and criminal interrogations? Emotions, gestures, body language, micro expressions, emblems...are there cultural differences? How can we use this information effectively while obtaining testimonial evidence from people? More »

Detecting deception through pupillary response (truthsleuth)
posted Wed April 30th @ 12:15 AM

Detecting deception through gaze and pupillary response... What do you think? More »

Layered Voice Analysis -More info (truthsleuth)
posted Tue April 1st @ 8:06 PM

More information on the Layered Voice Analysis technology... More »

Interviewing/Listening Skills (truthsleuth)
posted Thu January 17th @ 9:21 PM

An 8-Minute, 19 second video discussing interviewing and listening skills. They get into some statement analysis, evasive language, denials, etc. too. More »

Paul Eckman on Micro Expressions (truthsleuth)
posted Wed October 3rd @ 1:46 AM

A brief commentary on micro-expressions of emotion by Paul Eckman. They may be brief, but micro-expressions can be vaulable and provide insight if detected during an investigative interview. More »

"The Best Test" (truthsleuth)
posted Tue March 20th @ 12:00 AM

I listened to this MP3 by Chris Widener where he explains "The Best Test", which is his description of the characteristics and qualities of successful people. I found a correlation of the qualities of successful people in general, to the qualities of successful INTERVIEWERS and INTERROGATORS. Some of the qualities are optimism, vision, pursuing excellence, building relationships, personal growth and prioritization & execution to name a few. More »