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Oct 5: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM: Investigative Interviewing Training session on investigative interviewing for the Michigan Department of Community Health. More »
Did you ever meet a stranger at a party or some other social event and you just "clicked?" You started talking and the conversation flowed smoothly, you both seemed in sync with one another, and you left the conversation feeling positive? That is probably because you had a lot in common and easily established rapport with each other, which most often happens subconsciously. You may also have experienced the opposite situation as well where someone engaged you in conversation and it felt awkward, it didn't flow, there was no connection between the two of you and you were looking for an "out". This is a situation where there was no rapport established. Read More »
"On a few occasions, I have misspoken about my service and I regret that. And I take full responsibility, but I will not allow anyone to take a few misplaced words and impugn my record of service to our country." That is a comment by Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal regarding questions surrounding his past statements about his military service. Read More »
Below you will see some of the upcoming training classes being held on Investigative Statement Analysis & Cognitive Interviewing. Before scrolling down and seeing where the classes are, think for a moment...how important is it for you to develop and maintain rapport with the people you interview? How about about gathering information from people...would 50% of the information be acceptable? How about 75%? Are you able to distinguish between deceptive and truthful information? Are you prioritizing your interviews and interrogations as well as other investigative efforts effectively? Read More »
Missing person! Abduction! Headlines in a small town that a young, attractive female went missing during her routine jog in the area caused fear amongst the citizens. The young females husband reported that he brought their two young children on errands in the morning while his wife went for a jog, but when he returned home, she was nowhere to be found. After making phone calls to family and friends, the distraught husband called the police and a massive investigation was underway. Read More »
While scanning through some online communities of law enforcement officers I came upon a discussion about taking statements from people, specifically if the officers had the individuals write out their own statements or if the officer wrote it out for them. I was surprised at some of the responses, to say the least. Read More »
Attending training, updating your knowledge and skills, networking with other professionals...this is all very important. However, once you receive training or learn new skills if you don't use them you loose them. This is exactly why we need to practice, refresh and refine our skills. Read More »
We have had a lot of great feedback and responses from people relating to a variety of topics in this Worldwide Blog of Training Tips and Techniques. Today we are asking you what have you found successful in dealing with highly emotional people. We are often called to interview people who were victims of or witness to very traumatic events and quite often it is difficult for them to communicate effectively. What advice would you offer to investigators who have to interview emotionally-charged people after they experienced some crisis or stressful event?Read More »
We are currently scheduling some training sessions on Investigative Statement Analysis, Interview and Interrogation, Cognitive Interviewing concepts and other related fields. Read More »
Many of you may be familiar with Michael Crowe, a 14 year old boy who falsely confessed to killing his sister. This video reviews some of the issues with coercive interrogations, especially when dealing with children. More »
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 »
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 »
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 »
An 8-Minute, 19 second video discussing interviewing and listening skills. They get into some statement analysis, evasive language, denials, etc. too. More »
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 »
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 »
