This week’s International Association of Interviewers interview and interrogation training tip provided by Wicklander-Zulawski, has Wayne Hoover, CFI discussing the process of making educated guesses during the development stage of the interview.
Your subject knows more than you do about what they were involved in. In development we want to expand the admissions to get closer to the true involvement that they’ve had, so you want to make educated guesses about what else they might have taken based on their admission.
For example, if someone steals a fishing pole there are accessories such as tackle, lures, fishing line, or even a boat. If someone steals a phone ask about cases, headphones, or chargers. If someone is a common booster and they take common booster items such as baby formula, ask about other booster items like razor blades, and so forth.
By making educated guesses we allow ourselves an opportunity to get closer to the true scope of their involvement.
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By focusing on the latest information and research from experts in the field as well as academia, legal and psychological resources, these video tips provide interview and interrogation training techniques that can enhance the skill sets of professionals with backgrounds in Law Enforcement, Loss Prevention, Security, Asset Protection, Human Resources, Auditors or anyone looking to obtain the truth.
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