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Investigating Gender-Based Crimes
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The integration of empathy into trauma-informed interviewing techniques is instrumental in creating an environment where...
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building rapport during an investigative interview five powerful strategies by amanda weaver, cfi, phr
Building Rapport During an Investigative Interview
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Research offers practitioners effective communication methods to gather information. One such example is rapport building....
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the importance of planning and preparation by chris norris, cfi
The Importance of Planning and Preparation
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Most investigators understand the value of planning and preparation, and the importance of planning and...
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the hero of their own story, getting the whole truth through development, by Derek James Hauk
The Hero of Their Own Story
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If you, as the interviewer, consider that your subject is the hero of their own...
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Trauma Informed Workplace Investigations, Building a Culture of Support by Bryan Barlow, CFI
Trauma-Informed Workplace Investigations
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There is a compelling business case to be made for conducting quality workplace investigations in...
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Procedural Justice and the Professional Interviewer
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Regardless of the context in which you are conducting interviews, you are working on behalf...
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Never Stop Learning
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Somehow, someway, I am entering my 30th year here at WZ.  From the youngest kid...
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Why Can't I Find My keys? how memories are retrieved, an article about recall by tom mcgreal, cfi
Why Can’t I Find My Car Keys?
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The human mind can store billions of pieces of information. Searching through this massive amount...
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don't tell me how to feel, an introduction to emotional intelligence, by tom mcgreal, cfi
Don’t Tell Me How to Feel!
When an individual begins to relate an emotional experience, it is important that the listener...
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Purposeful Questioning
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Human beings have limited mental resources, and only one information source (the question) can be...
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