Registration is only $129/person for groups of five (5) or more. Please contact Melissa Gallagher, Treasurer, at [email protected] for group registration.

 

 

 Eight hours of continuing education credit is provided to all attendees.  Breakfast and lunch are included in the price of registration.

 

Meeting Agenda:

08:00 - 9:00 a.m:	Registration, Breakfast & Networking
09:00 - 12:00 p.m:	Morning Session
12:00 - 01:00 p.m:	Lunch
01:00 - 04:00 p.m:	Afternoon Session

Course Description:

In order to meet the needs of those organizations and individuals who conduct investigative interviews but may not engage in accusatory interrogations, John E. Reid and Associates has developed a specialized one-day training program entitled, 'The Reid Technique of Investigative Interviewing and Positive Persuasion'. This new training program consists of two phases. Phase one focuses on how to most efficiently and effectively conduct a non-accusatory investigative interview, and how to assess the credibility of the information that was developed during the interview. Phase two of the process involves the use of The Seven Steps of Positive Persuasion to motivate the subject to want to tell the truth regarding information they perceive as being incriminating. This approach is applicable in any investigation where the investigator seeks the truth from the subject, i.e. an employee who is involved in falsifying an expense account, violating various rules or regulations pertaining to their job, harassing other employees, stealing from the company, or any other violation that comes into question.

 This one-day training seminar on The Reid Technique of Investigative Interviewing and Positive Persuasion, will consist of three primary topics:

1. Behavior Symptom Analysis

2. The Behavior Analysis Interview

3. The Seven Steps of Positive Persuasion

 Behavior Symptom Analysis

 During this segment of the program the instructors discuss the verbal and nonverbal behavior symptoms that are displayed by a person who is telling the truth during a non-accusatory interview, as well as those displayed by a person who is fabricating or withholding relevant information. The specific behaviors discussed include attitude; posture; significant posture changes; grooming, personal and protective gestures; eye contact; and, verbal responses. The ability to recognize and evaluate these behaviors becomes particularly important in those cases in which the available investigative information does not definitively establish the credibility of the subject.

 At the conclusion of this segment of the program, the participant will have a behavioral profile for both the truthful and deceptive individual that can be used as a model for the evaluation of subjects in future investigative interviews.

 The Behavior Analysis Interview

 Most investigative interviews consist of two types of questions – investigative and behavior provoking. Investigative questions concern the subject’s version of events, alibi or activities at the time in question, developed by the traditional who, what, where, when, why and how type of questions. Behavior provoking questions are ones that are used to assess the subject’s truthfulness by evaluating the nature of their response. Truthful people answer the behavior provoking questions one way, while a deceptive person usually offers a different verbal response.

 During this segment of the program the instructors will discuss how to phrase and ask the behavior provoking questions, and describe the type of answers to anticipate from the truthful and deceptive individuals.

 The Steps of Positive Persuasion

 Through the use of understanding, logic, empathy and rationalization the investigator presents persuasive statements to motivate the subject to want to tell the truth. The process involves Stating your Position; Developing Persuasive Statements; Overcoming Resistance; Addressing the subject's Fears and Concerns; the Closing; Establishing the Details; and Document the Subject's Statement

 During each of these segments the instructors will show videotapes of actual interviews to illustrate the material. Don’t miss this unique training opportunity!

 

Speaker:

Joseph P. Buckley III is a forensic interviewer, detection of deception examiner, lecturer and consultant.  Mr. Buckley is President of John E. Reid and Associates in Chicago, Illinois.  He has been with the firm since 1971.  He is co-author of four books The Investigator Anthology; Criminal Interrogation and Confessions; Essentials of The Reid Technique; and, A Field Guide to The Reid Technique, as well as numerous articles and papers.  He is a contributing author to The Encyclopedia of Police Science and the Encyclopedia of Security Management.  He is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the American Society for Industrial Security, as well as numerous other professional organizations.  Mr. Buckley has lectured extensively to law enforcement, government and business groups.