Created and presented by Michael T. Cerame, this two-day, comprehensive seminar is designed to provides the knowledge, skills and specialized ability to conduct a successful interrogation of a criminal suspect, as well as the expertise to extract accurate information from both victims and witnesses. Those attending will learn extraordinarily valuable techniques for differentiating truth from lying and honesty from deception in both oral and written communication.

Participants will also learn how to effectively recognize and reach the ultimate goals of an interview or interrogation; identify and utilize traits and styles associated with those highly successful in this field; recognize and overcome deceptive techniques employed by suspects; learn a new and innovative approach to associating and interpreting non-verbal behaviors; and understand and navigate through legal aspects of interviews and interrogations, including the interplay of Miranda and related cases.

All attendees will receive, at no additional cost, a newly-designed Interview and Interrogation course book.

Recommended for

Criminal Investigators Detectives Supervisors Investigative Enforcement Officials

Seminar Highlights

Interview and Interrogation: Definitions and distinctions Goals of each The Interrogator: Personality traits Physical and psychological appearance Professionalism Identifying/interacting with subject Flexibility and persistence The Subject: Understanding the subject Dynamics affecting the subject’s behavior Dynamics affecting attitudes Reasons for lying Conflict, consequences and confessions Recognizing the signs indicating that the subject is ready to confess Persuasion: Methods and Process Stimulus-Object Behavior: Communication shifts Behavior manipulation Managing responses Emotional baggage Non-verbal behavior Body language / vocal gesture Proximics: personal zones; room environment; positioning The Question & Answer Process Interplay of the law and recent Miranda issues Detection of Deception: New and innovative techniques Neurolinguistics / Paralinguistics Recognizing the truthful person and the liar Other physical, verbal and psychological signs of deception