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In our search for the truth we must be dilligent to utilize the best practices, the best policies, and the best principles in our investigative interviews and criminal interrogations. As a professional charged with obtaining the truth, often times from uncooperative individuals who may have a lot to lose, or from traumatized victims or intimidated witnesses, you need training backed by academic research to ensure you are obtaining accurate information and reliable confessions.

To stay current within the field of interview and interrogation, investigative statement analysis, detecting deception, credibility assessments and related disciplines you need to connect with professioinals internationally through the Interview & Interrogation Group. This is an online group of professioinals within the investigative and academic fields who are knowledgeable and passionate about this subject matter. Also, for further training and information, check out L.I.E.S. Linguistic Interrogation Expert Services .

International Conference on Investigative Interviewing

The third "International Conference on Investigative Interviewing" will be hosted by Canada in 2008, sometime around June. I will provide additional information about the conference here (Truth&Lies Blog) as it becomes available. We will also have additional information available in the Interview & Interrogation I-Groop www.igroops.com/igroops/lies/info so sign up for that if you haven't done so yet.

If you have any questions you can post them here, or for a quicker and more personal response as opposed to this open forum, you can contact me through LIES Linguistic Interrogation Expert Services http://www.truthsleuth.com/

Wes

Effective Interrogation Methods

There have been several articles in newspapers and on television shows depicting the use of harsh interrogation tactics in law enforcement and within military interrogations. A recent news article I came accross compared the current interrogation tactics with those of WWII. One of the issues is the current acceptance and use of "harsh" tactics to gather information and intelligence, which is archaic and often unsuccessful to begin with, and even if any information happened to be obtained we would have to question the reliability due to the methods used. As archaic as those methods are, over 60 years ago in WWII some of the interrogators within the German Luftwaffe employed much different tactics...establishing rapport and treating their prisoners fairly and professionally. Eventually they trained U.S. Air Force personnel in these tactics. For an interesting read check out "The Interrogator: The Story of Hanns Scharff Master Interrogator for the German Luftwaffe" http://www.amazon.com/Interrogator-Joachim-Luftwaffe-Schiffer-Military/dp/0764302612 Also, for additional training and information check out our Interview & Interrogation group at
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International Investigative Interviewing Network

We started an on-line interviewing network of professionals within the law enforcement and the academic community. Our purpose is to facillitate communication, ideas and information between members of the group regarding the current research findings, as well as current practices in the field within the areas of investigative interviewing, criminal interrogation, detecting deception, credibility assessment, statement analysis and communication effectiveness. Our group has access to e-mail list servs, secure private messaging, and a file sharing application which allows members to share documents, research articles, e-books, videos, photos, MP3 files, etc which can be securly uploaded and downloaded by group members. Members have use of audio postcards (sample postcard http://www.igroops.com/igroops/lies/postcard/GXC2KONZ9L.html) which are a fun and unique way to send a message or information in an audio and text format. Our members also have the most advanced web chat system with live, real-time, audio and text chat, where members can conduct on-line seminars or training sessions and coordinate projects and seminars. For more information check out our new site at http://www.igroops.com/igroops/lies/info

www.truthsleuth.com (L.I.E.S. website)

If you are looking for L.I.E.S. Linguistic Interrogation Expert Services at www.truthsleuth.com, you may have been directed here to this Blog, which is affiliated with the main site. This is temporary as I am in the process of upgrading the main website, which should be up-and-running soon with a great new look and a lot more information!

Anyway, while you are here, make the most of it and provide your insight and information to some of the postings...

Thanks,
Wes