Interview and Interrogation for Investigators and Patrol Officers

Duration: 2.5 Days (20 PD Hours)

Cost: $475.00

Instructor: Tim Randall

Course Overview:

This comprehensive training program is designed to equip law enforcement professionals with essential skills in interview and interrogation techniques. The course spans 20 hours of professional development, with the first two days running from 8am to 5pm local time, and the final day from 8am to 12pm local time.

What You Will Learn:

• Miranda Rights and Documentation: Understanding best practices regarding Miranda warnings, relevant case law, and proper documentation procedures for interviews.
• Interviewer Profile: Developing the fundamental skills needed to conduct effective interviews and interrogations, including proper posture, eye contact, tone of voice, and rapport-building techniques.
• Interview Preparation: Organizing the interview environment, preparing cases thoroughly, and conducting background investigations.
• Interview Process: Mastering question formulation, learning critical interview techniques, conducting telephone interviews, applying cognitive interview methods, utilizing memory retrieval strategies, and verifying information through corroboration.
• Behavioral Symptom Analysis: Exploring the physiological and psychological principles underlying behavioral analysis and identifying deceptive responses.
• Behavioral Analysis Interview: Employing structured questioning techniques to identify both verbal and non-verbal indicators of truthfulness and deception.
• Interrogation Techniques: Managing interrogation themes, addressing denials, recognizing signs of surrender, presenting alternatives, and understanding false confession issues.

Ideal For: This training is highly recommended for law enforcement officers, investigators, private investigators, prosecuting attorneys, human resource specialists, and any professional engaged in interviewing individuals or evaluating written and verbal statements.