Techniques
for Improving Street and Formal Interrogations
Questioning
Techniques in Vehicle Stops, Street Interviews, and Formal Interrogations
Body
Language in Vehicle Stops, Street Interviews, and Formal Interrogations
Handling
Deception in Vehicle Stops, Street Interviews, and Formal Interrogations
(Interviewing
I, II, III, IV)
Course
Number:
CR-502 - 505
Course Length: 4 Days or 4 Separate Days
The interviewing
series consist of four complete days of instruction in the art
and science of interviewing. Beginning with Interviewing I, and
progressing through Interviewing IV, the officer explores the
alternatives available for obtaining information from those who
wish to furnish assistance, as well as those who attempt to conceal
information. Each successive workshop builds on the preceding
one, but is complete in itself. Through extensive use of videos,
slides and other visual aids participants learn to prepare for
interviews, assess subjects, and conduct interviews. After being
presented with a technique, participants work in pairs on practical
applications. All methods are discussed in light of both the routine
interviews involved in traffic and foot patrol, as well as the
interrogation of a felony suspect in custody.
Techniques
for Improving Street and Formal Interrogations
is a review of the entire process of interviewing and interrogation.
Here, the step-by-step approach to the field interview, as well
as the formal interrogation, is discussed. Contents include preplanning
of the interview, establishing rapport, questioning techniques,
the process of cognitive interviewing, and how to end an interview.
Participants explore the fear of detection syndrome and practice
the handling of denials and the baiting technique. The proper
implementation of rationalizations leads to the process of taking
statements and obtaining oral and written confessions.
Questioning
Techniques in Vehicle Stops, Street Interviews, and Formal Interrogations
begins with the principles and suggested practices of facility
enhancement. Where you interview, and under what conditions you
interview affects the outcome. This workshop makes specific suggestions
for improvement of any facility used to conduct interviews. Next,
participants learn how to make the initial assessment of each
subject of an interview, and how to determine the approach that
will maximize the quantity of information obtained. Content includes
developing baselines for determining honesty, verbal neurolinguistics,
accusations and denials. These elements of a successful interview
are covered in greater depth than in the preceding session. The
primary thrust of this workshop is to expose each participant
to the potential and utility of different questioning techniques,
and to gain experience and comfort in using them.
Body
Language in Vehicle Stops, Street Interviews, and Formal Interrogations
is primarily involved with body language. This workshop places
the preplanning covered in the first session and the questioning
techniques covered in the second session into perspective. By
understanding the concepts and use of behavior symptom analysis,
participants learn to recognize leakage, incongruence and deceptive
behavior. This workshop focus on posture, breathing and special
relationships, as well as physical signs of stress as both tools
to gain additional information and methods to assess the truthfulness
of that information. Contents also include neurolinguistic eye
movements, facials expressions, and using an officer's body language
to control denials and obtain confessions.
Handling
Deception in Vehicle Stops, Street Interviews, and Formal Interrogations
is the last of the interviewing series, and covers an in-depth
analysis of deception. Participants learn the major causes of
deception and the three basic kinds of deception in interrogations.
They become able to assess the diminished responses inherent in
certain types of suspects, and learn how to question them. The
traits, attitude, and defenses of the untruthful suspect are explored
and recommendations made for improving communications with them.
Contents include indicators of deception, indicators of pending
confession, handling of anger, and development of admissions.
The workshop ends with an examination of the goals of interviews
and interrogations, and how to design a successful approach for
each encounter.
