 Silence a Powerful Tool (truthsleuth)
posted Thu November 26th 2009 @ 12:00 AM
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 »
 Obtaining Written Statements (truthsleuth)
posted Sat November 14th 2009 @ 2:28 PM
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 »
  The Power of Silence (truthsleuth)
posted Wed November 4th 2009 @ 3:40 PM
A missing person case turned homicide...the turning point? Silence. Read More »
 Use it or loose it...refine your training November 9th and 30th (truthsleuth)
posted Sun October 4th 2009 @ 10:04 PM
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 »
 Interviewing people in crisis (truthsleuth)
posted Sun September 6th 2009 @ 1:28 AM
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 »
 Training and Networking Sessions (truthsleuth)
posted Sat July 18th 2009 @ 10:20 AM
We are currently scheduling some training sessions on Investigative Statement Analysis, Interview and Interrogation, Cognitive Interviewing concepts and other related fields. Read More »
 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 (null)
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? (null)
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 (null)
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 »
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