StepWise 360 Interviewing Suspects

The StepWise 360: Suspect Interview is an advanced workshop for law enforcement professionals and other investigators who have previously completed a basic StepWise interviewing course (or equivalent). Participants will learn the knowledge and skills necessary to conduct effective suspect interviews.

This course includes information on these and other topics:

• The 11 steps of the StepWise 360

• Identifying and neutralizing common biases

• Types of memory and ways to cue memory without contaminating it

• Suspect decision-making and motivation

• Identifying, understanding, and addressing resistance and discord

• Strategic questions about evidence and ordering of topics

• Gathering, analyzing, preparing evidence

• Developing effective, semi-structured interview plans

• Basic principles of reading people

• Eliciting incriminating evidence

• Presenting evidence strategically

• Effectively debriefing interviews to maintain the integrity of the investigation and promote learning