Criminal Interview & Interrogation
Techniques
by Wicklander-Zulawski & Associates,
Inc.*
March 12 - 14, 2012
Urbana IL
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Non-Member Tuition: - 0 -
This 3-day course will provide a formalized approach to the
interview and interrogation process and will benefit both new and experienced
personnel. Instruction will focus on practical
application rather than theory to help students benefit immediately from their
classroom experience. This training is fast-paced and will include the WZ
Non-Confrontational Approach as well as the traditional Reid 9-Step
Method.
Over the last 25 years Wicklander-Zulawski & Associates, Inc (WZ) has
conducted training programs for tens of thousands of law enforcement officers in
North America. WZ has also conducted standard, as well as customized, training
for the FBI, U.S. Army, Transportation Security Administration, Federal Air
Marshal Service, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services, Inspector General Criminal Investigator
Academy, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the Bureau of Diplomatic
Security Services.
The WZ program on Criminal Interview & Interrogation is unique in that it
provides training in multiple techniques of interview and interrogation.
The WZ Non-Confrontational Method is a structural, conversational approach that
often results in an admission (or multiple admissions) without the suspect ever
making a denial or protesting his/her innocence. Moreover, the resulting
legally acceptable confession often includes information not revealed during the
investigation.
Bottom line: There is no single, right way to interrogate every suspect.
If a person is trained in multiple methods, they have the ability to use the
technique most appropriate for the type of case and individual they are
interviewing. In addition, if one method is not working, the investigator
has additional techniques to utilize.
Topics include:
Factual Analysis
Theme Development
Interpretation of Verbal and Physical Behavior
Non-Accusatory Behavioral Interviews
The Reid Nine Steps of Criminal Interrogation
The WZ Non-Confrontational Method
Handling Resistance, Rationalizations & Denials
Enticement Questions
Obtaining Admissions
Legal Considerations
Room Setting and Preparation
Audio/Video Considerations
Confessions & Written Statements
Instructor: Dep.
Chief (Ret.) Lou Tessmann, Wicklander-Zulawski & Associates, Inc.
Funded by:
ILETSB Death
Certificate Surcharge
Certification:
This
course is certified by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards
Board. State of Illinois certificates will be presented to officers
who satisfy all testing and attendance requirements.
* Wicklander-Zulawski
& Associates, Inc.
has been licensed since 1984
by John E. Reid and Associates, Inc., originator and developer of the Reid
Method. Since that time, the updates for this seminar have been developed by
Wicklander-Zulawski & Associates, Inc., using the latest information from
legal, psychological and interrogative research.
