The Silent Struggle: The Impact of Loneliness on Investigative Interviewing
“Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.”— Mother Teresa The last two weeks we examined the use of words in the interview room, both by the interviewer and interviewee. We looked at the importance of active listening to that person sitting across from us. Part of that need to “listen” is our responsibility to fully
The Power of Words: Transforming Investigative Interviews Through Intentional Language
“By words we learn thoughts, and by thoughts we learn life.”—Jean Baptiste Girard Last week we looked at our need to be evidence-based in our approach to interviewing. This would mandate stepping away from a non-verbal emphasis on detecting deception to a greater focus on verbal deception detection. But in that realm of words, we also must be cognizant of
Cracking the Code: Evidence-Based Insights into Detecting Deception
“A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.” – Mark Twain Last week we looked at empathy and fear in the interview room. Keeping with our time in the interview room, where is our focus for detecting deception. Are we still focusing on those non-verbal myths of our past training, or investing
The Power of Understanding: How Empathy Dismantles Fear in High-Stakes Interviews
Empathy has no script. There is no right way or wrong way to do it. It’s simply listening, holding space, withholding judgment, emotionally connecting, and communicating that incredibly healing message “you’re not alone.” – Brene Brown When it comes to interviewing, we must keep fear paramount in our minds. What is the interviewee fearing? Is it jail time? Who’s going
The Challenge of Change: Embracing Evidence-Based Techniques in Investigative Interviewing
“To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.” — Winston Churchill Change. How do you feel about the subject of change? For me, the older I get the more difficult change is, but that doesn’t mean I won’t do it, not for change sake, but for improved performance. I seem to be in a season of
Themes are Out: Ensuring Understanding to Gain the Truth
“Truth will always be truth, regardless of lack of understanding, disbelief or ignorance.” W. Clement Stone I have been working on this blog for about a month now. It started as an easy task to be done in an evening, but we must always be self-reflective and have a questioning spirit. Was the way I learned about it the way