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3-day Basic Interview and Interrogation Course for the Arson Investigator

This course is designed for the Fire or Police Investigator assigned to investigate and prosecute arson cases.

  • Predictable Human Behavior
  • Proxemics
  • Gestures
  • The Psychology of Deception
  • Polygraph and Computerized Voice Stress Analyzer
  • Interviews: Free format and Elimination
  • Criminal Interrogations
  • Legal Issues
  • Preparing Your Case For Court
  • Suggested Themes based on the 7 Motives for Arson
  • Transitional Stories Video Taped Interrogations/Confessions

2-day Victim Contact Course

This course is designed for those persons who have occupations that regularly bring them in contact with victims of violent crime.

  • Defining Victim Precipitation
  • Demeanor Issues
  • Making Death Notifications
  • Victimization Issues
  • Victim’s Views of the Criminal Justice System
  • Overcoming Personal and Professional Conflicts

1-day Interview and Interrogation Course for the Arson Investigator

This course is designed for the Fire or Police Investigator assigned to investigate and prosecute arson cases.

  • Predictable Human Behavior
  • Proxemics
  • Gestures
  • The Psychology of Deception
  • Interviews: Free format and Elimination
  • Suggested Themes based on the 7 Motives for Arson
  • Video Taped Interrogations/Confessions
  • Using the recording during the Interrogation

1-day Dealing with Psychopaths

This course is designed for those investigators who have already attended OUR I & I course and want additional information on dealing with these difficult suspects.

  • What They Are
  • How to Identify Them
  • Eliminating the Psycho-Babble
  • The Psychopathy Checklist-L.E.O.
  • Interrogation Strategies
  • Case Studies

1-day Report Writing for Fire Personnel

This is a unique report writing course that shows fire personnel how to write with precision and clarity.  This course is not an English or grammar class.

4-Hour Course Dealing with False Reports of Victimization

This course is designed for the investigator who will encounter people who falsely report being victimized.

  • What False Reporting is
  • Why they Occur
  • Identifying False Reports
  • Investigation Strategies
  • Interrogation Strategies

4-Hour Preventing False Admissions

This course is designed for those investigators who have already attended OUR Interview and interrogation courseand want additional information on preventing false admissions and confessions.

  • False Admissions
  • Legal Issues
  • How to Prevent Them
  • Bullet Proofing Your Confessions
  • Case Studies

4-Hour Pretext Phone Calls

This course is designed for use as a “breakout” presentation for those officers who use pretext phone calls as an investigative tool.

  • Legal Issues
  • Case Evaluation
  • Equipment Recommendations
  • Rehearsing and Making the Call
  • Using the recording duringthe Interrogation

2-Hour Interviewing and Interrogating the Serial Suspect

This course is designed for presentation during a conference “breakout” or while “designing a course”.

  • Preparation
  • Prioritization
  • Tactics

2-Hour Interview and Interrogation - Conference Breakout

This course is designed for presentation during a conference “breakout” or while “designing a course”.

  • Neutral Professional Fact Gathering
  • Proxemics
  • Gestures
  • Elimination Interviews

2-Hour Tactical Communication

This course is designed for presentation during a conference “breakout” or while “designing a course”.