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Investigative interviewing is rewarding yet challenging for professional investigators. The Elite Training Days conference is here to help.

Interviewing those that are suspected members of an organized retail crime ring requires a strategic approach and preparation. These conversations may vary in context, taking place in a variety of locations.

Read how interviewing strategy approaches differ from person to person, and how methods that investigators use will vary.

Wicklander-Zulawski and Associates has announced a focused strategy on its commitment to providing evidence-based curriculum at a high quality of professional standards to investigators across the globe.

When trying to obtain the truth from a dishonest employee or other interview, we typically see five types of lies. Here they are.

It is rare for an associate to be caught the first time they engage in dishonest behavior. When a person is caught the very first time they steal, it is likely they have been involved in a pattern of theft activity elsewhere.

This International Association of Interviewers interview and interrogation training tip provided by Wicklander-Zulawski, has Dave Thompson, CFI discussing the importance of rationalizing in the third person. When we rationalize with the subject, what we’re doing is we’re allowing them to save face while we’re showing understanding.

This International Association of Interviewers interview and interrogation training tip provided by Wicklander-Zulawski, has Dave Thompson, CFI, discussing the importance of withholding key evidence during an interview or interrogation. The term "withholding" really means keeping the information within the investigative resources. By not releasing that information to your subject, it gives you several advantages in the conversation.

The great thing about the enticement question is that we can use it regardless of whether we have any evidence. The wording of the question thus becomes very important.

A common question that comes up in training seminars is: "How the heck do we get that written statement?"