Course taxonomy

Interview and Interrogation: A Training Guide For Law Enforcement Officers

A course breaks down into domains, and each domain into skills. Click any skill to see what it teaches and the mistake trainees most often make.

6domains21skills4learning outcomes· Step I of III
Domain I

Preparation & Planning

Reviewing the case file and evidence before the room.

1 skill
Domain II

Engage & Explain

Opening with introduction, tone, process, and rapport.

4 skills
Domain III

Account Clarification & Challenge

Eliciting the account and challenging inconsistencies.

6 skills
Domain IV

Managing Resistance & Reading the Suspect

Reading the suspect and adapting the approach.

5 skills
Domain V

Closure

Closing professionally and leaving the door open.

3 skills
Domain VI

Legal & Ethical Conduct

Voluntariness, non-coercion, presumption of innocence.

2 skills
Coda

Learning outcomes

The four outcomes the 21 skills roll up to.

  1. LO1
    Apply

    Conduct a structured suspect interrogation following the five-stage sequence — Preparation & Planning, Engage & Explain, Account Clarification & Challenge, Closure, Evaluation.

  2. LO2
    Apply

    Use a principled question typology that favors open-ended and probing questions while avoiding leading, compound, and accusatory forms.

  3. LO3
    Analyze

    Detect resistance, deception cues, and inconsistencies in a suspect’s account; adapt approach without coercive tactics.

  4. LO4
    Apply

    Comply with Miranda/voluntariness, non-coercion, and presumption-of-innocence safeguards.

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