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 for law enforcement professionals, including both investigators and patrol officers, seeking to enhance their interview and interrogation techniques. Participants will develop a thorough understanding of contemporary best practices, legal considerations, and psychological principles essential to conducting effective interviews and interrogations.

Schedule: Please note that this is an intensive 20-hour program. The first two days run from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM local time, with the final day concluding at 12:00 PM local time.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion, participants will be equipped with the following knowledge and skills:

• Miranda Rights and Case Law: Understanding current legal standards, proper documentation procedures, and evidentiary requirements for interviews
• Interviewer Competencies: Mastering fundamental techniques including posture, eye contact, vocal tone modulation, and establishing effective rapport with subjects
• Pre-Interview Preparation: Organizing the interview environment, preparing case materials, and conducting thorough background investigations
• Interview Methodology: Developing strategic questioning formulations, understanding interview prohibitions, conducting telephone interviews, applying cognitive interview techniques, employing memory retrieval strategies, and verifying information through corroboration
• Behavioral Symptom Analysis: Recognizing physiological and psychological indicators of behavior, identifying deceptive responses, and interpreting non-verbal cues
• Behavioral Analysis Interview: Implementing structured questioning designed to elicit and assess both verbal and non-verbal indicators of truthfulness and deception
• Interrogation Techniques: Building effective interrogation themes, managing subject denials, recognizing indicators of confession, presenting alternatives, and understanding the nature and prevention of false confessions

Recommended For: This course is highly recommended for law enforcement personnel, private investigators, prosecuting attorneys, human resource specialists, and any professional engaged in interviewing individuals or analyzing written and verbal statements.