Hi Everyone
I apologize for my absence, I was studying for the Sgt.'s exam and then traveled to Vegas for Thanksgiving. Getting ready to return to work next week and of course Christmas is around the corner. i hope all of you are well and taking care of yourselves and Family. It is dangerous out there for law enforcement officers. Lots of protests, not to mention the usual criminals. Also, watch out for those who are depressed and want to end their lives. Try to reach out to them and get them help.
Have a safe and wonderful Holiday Season and a profitable New Year!
Fabian
From the Newsroom -
- Retired San Francisco Chief of Police Heather Fong has been appointed as the Federal DHS Assistant Secretary of the Office of State and Local Law Enforcement.
- FYI
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| Investigator TipThe Importance of Evaluating Consequences November - December 2014
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| As we approach the end of the year two of our senior trainers, Dan Malloy and Jim Bobal, are presenting a training seminar for Interpol in Africa. We conducted numerous international training programs this year in Canada, Mexico, the Netherlands, United Arab Emirates, India, Jordan and Singapore to name a few. We look forward to continued expansion in the international market next year.
In 2014 we published our newest book, A Field Guide to the Reid Technique, and published the 2nd edition of Lou Senese's book, Anatomy of Interrogation Themes, as well as the 2nd edition of the Investigator Anthology. We also introduced our new 4-day training program entitled, The Reid Technique of Investigative Interviewing and Advanced Interrogation Techniques.
We have some exciting new products in the works for 2015 and look forward to providing you with the best training available in the development of interviewing and interrogation skills.
Joe Buckley
President
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| The Importance of Evaluating Consequences
 During the course of an investigation, and especially at the interview stage, there are a number of questions the investigator would like to answer about the suspect and the crime he may have committed: What was the suspect's motive for committing the crime? Did the suspect work alone or with others? Was the crime planned or spontaneous? One of these questions is, "What consequence does the suspect most fear and how flexible is that consequence in the suspect's mind?"
Why is an investigator interested in evaluating consequences? If the investigator can identify the consequences the suspect most fears, and how flexible that consequence is, this will suggest interrogation approaches to use and others to avoid. In short, information about consequences provides the investigator with insight that will greatly assist in learning the truth from a guilty suspect.
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Research Indicates a 97.8% Accuracy Rate at Detecting Deception  A recent study published inHuman Communication Research by researchers at Korea University, Michigan State University, and Texas State University -- San Marcos found that using active questioning of individuals yielded near-perfect results, 97.8%, in detecting deception. An expert using The Reid Technique interrogated participants in the first study, this expert was 100% accurate (33 of 33) in determining who had cheated and who had not. That kind of accuracy has 100 million to one odds. The second group of participants were then interviewed by five US federal agents with substantial polygraph and interrogation expertise. Using a more flexible and free approach (interviews lasted from three minutes to 17 minutes), these experts were able to accurately detect whether or not a participant cheated in 87 of 89 interviews (97.8%). In the third study, non-experts were shown taped interrogations of the experts from the previous two experiments. These non-experts were able to determine deception at a greater-than-chance rate -- 79.1% (experiment 1), and 93.6% (experiment 2). Previous studies with "experts" usually used passive deception detection where they watched videotapes. In the few studies where experts were allowed to question potential liars, either they had to follow questions scripted by researchers (this study had no scripts) or confession seeking was precluded. Previous studies found that accuracy was near chance -- just above 50%. "This research suggests that effective questioning is critical to deception detection," Levine said. "Asking bad questions can actually make people worse than chance at lie detection, and you can make honest people appear guilty. But, fairly minor changes in the questions can really improve accuracy, even in brief interviews. This has huge implications for intelligence and law enforcement. |
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About Instructor Rick J. Sjoberg, CRT
Prior to becoming a seminar speaker for John E. Reid and Associates, Rick served 10 years as a police officer with a suburban Chicago police department. His areas of specialization include suicide and hostage intervention, juvenile crime and arson investigations. Rick's background, along with his personable teaching style allows him to relate The Reid Technique to street crime situations and offer hands-on experience from a law enforcement perspective. Rick is certified in The Reid Technique. |
|  |  |  | Changes to Investigative Interviewing Program
2-day Investigative Interviewing course expanded to a 3-day program - Investigative Interviewing and Positive Persuasion In 2013 we introduced a 2-day Investigative Interviewing training program for those individuals who did not engage in any interrogation, but focused their investigative efforts to interviewing individuals. We have now expanded that training program to a 3-day course and have added a discussion on tactics to help clarify any area of the interview where the interviewer feels the subject has withheld relevant information. 18 CPE Credits are awarded for attendance at the course, and for those in the Accounting and Auditing fields of study the CPEs are recognized by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy. Click here for a detailed description of the 3-day training program on The Reid Technique of Investigative Interviewing and Positive Persuasion. |
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| | | Testimonial Absolutely Amazing Job My name is Trevor Ridgeway and I recently attended one week of your instruction in Oklahoma City. I simply wanted to let you know the class was excellent. This was my second time to attend the class and I was amazed by all the things I learned or refreshed my memory on. The instructor, Rick Sjoberg, did an absolutely amazing job. The passion and excitement he brought to the subject made the class great. Not only did he present the information thoroughly but fun as well. Thank you Reid for the information and thank you Rick for presenting it the way you did! Trevor D. Ridgeway Special Agent-Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation |
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Do you need to plan budget and training schedules for next year? You can now find our 2015 schedule on our webpage www.reid.com
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