Presented at the Spring Conference for the New York Chapter — Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, May 2021.
Interviewing targets, suspects, neighbors, bystanders, and business owners — and interrogating "hot" suspects — is both an art and a science. In this webinar, Luizzo and Gaspar shine a bright lantern on how seasoned investigators use interview techniques, kinetics, room configuration, deceptive-behavior signals, shorthand, interpreters, and social media harvesting to get the facts and only the facts.
What's Covered
The session goes deep on the strategic preparation required before any critical interview or interrogation. Attendees gain actionable insights into building a legally defensible process that meets due-diligence requirements. We share real-world case studies that show the subtle but crucial differences between an interview designed to gather information and an interrogation aimed at obtaining a confession.
Understanding the psychology of deception and truth-telling is paramount. The webinar gives participants the tools to spot evasive answers and non-verbal cues that can make or break an investigation.
Learning Objectives
Interview and interrogation definitions. Shorthand and note-taking tips. Deceptive behavior traits. Due diligence requirements. Pre-interview/interrogation checklist preparation. Interpreter utilization. Social media harvesting. Locating interview targets. Questioning strategies. The role of forensics in the investigative process.