Interview & Interrogation Plus Forensic Statement Analysis March 5, 6, 7, 2024

Objectives

• Easily AVOID the 10 most common mistakes, such as misreading body language.
• Develop strategies to conduct the interview, which is different than the interrogation.
• Understand the “physiological responses” caused by the fight/flight and “freeze” syndrome.
• Learn to analyze verbal and written statements with amazing results.
• Learn how to tactfully ask the five “W” questions (who, what, where, when, why & how) and why to save closed ended questions for their one purpose.
• Instantly learn the secret of the one true lie.
• Discover the sixteen categories of the evasive verbal responses (EVR’s) and easily counter them with the three strike rule.
• Learn to use the number one fear found in men vs. women to receive more information and confessions.
• Find instant success when you ask the three questions of the verbal lie detector.
• Learn these secret strategies that bring you more information, confessions and possibly save your life.
• Describe the process by which FSA identifies information from an individual’s internal dictionary and the advantages it offers to an interviewer over the traditional oral interview.
• Analyze oral and/or written statements utilizing FSA and five colored highlighters and supporting their findings in a detailed written analysis or oral presentation to identify clues of truth and deception.
• Locate and present from a current or past publication (newspaper, magazine, court report, etc.) an example of minimization used by a person of interest.
• List ten (10) “themes” or “nobler motives” of various crimes.
• Identify the three (3) major motives (Treasure, Pleasure, Power).
• Discuss the definition of a “lie” and how it relates to “Lies of Omission”.
• Demonstrate through a series of questions their ability to “obtain the pure version” by asking open-ended, non leading questions.
• Provide an example (real or fictional) of a “change in language”, “lies of omission”, improper tense changes.
• List and describe at least six EVR’s and their significance in answering bipolar questions.
• Discuss and recognize the difference between a “denial” and an “objection”.
• Explain and demonstrate the purpose and criteria of “three strike rule” and their ability to use it as a tool.
• Perform the memory technique exercise by performing a class exercise.
• Demonstrate their ability to recognize the correct responses to “control” questions and to choose the suspect based on that evaluation. (VIEW Quest.)
• Demonstrate their ability to prepare and utilize the “quid pro quo” theory in a classroom setting in front of an audience.
• List and describe the 3 E’s of success (earn the right, excited to meet challenge and eager to empathize).
• List at least 3 advantages of a paper statement.
• List and explain the three questions of the verbal lie detector.
• Explain the idea and difficulties associated with lying (spider web).
• Compare and describe the advantages and disadvantages of a verbal vs. written statement.
• Describe the purpose and difficulties of dealing with emotions in a statement.
• Discuss the 4 sentences and how structure affects the meaning.
• List the three questions to ask of each word in a statement (why say it, why say it here and why say it this way).
• Describe the purpose of improper tense changes (First person, singular, past tense).
• List at least 3 Do’s and don’ts of FSA.
• Explain the “reflection of reality” and it’s association to identifying a personal relationship to another person (mannerisms, courtesy, social intro).
• Demonstrate their efficiency to balance a statement for the truth.