Introduction to Science-Based Interviewing (SBI)

The 3-day Introduction to Science-Based Interviewing course curriculum is interactive and includes a mix of lectures, videos, interactive exercises, in-class demonstrations, discussions, and homework assignments. Homework assignments will consist of reading articles about real investigations that resulted in false confessions. These articles will be discussed in class to explore the correlation between investigative interviewing techniques and investigative outcomes. The following topics and concepts will be covered in the course:

• Branding

• Rapport-Focused Interviewing through the ORBIT Model and the H.E.A.R. Principles

• Managing Counter Interrogation (CIT)

• Deception Detection

• Open-Ended Question Strategy and Funneling using the TED Technique

• Memory Contamination

• Admission versus Confession

• Strategic Use of Evidence (SUE)

• Closing Evidence Escape Routes

• Identifying Holdback Information

• Cognitive Interviewing

• Miranda and Beheler Caselaw

• Post Confession Questions