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Return to Training Schedule Level I – Investigative Interviewing Techniques
| Location: | TBA - Newark, NJ, Venue To Be Determined, Newark, NJ |
| Dates: | February 5, 2025 – February 6, 2025 |
| Times: | Day 1: 8 AM – 4:30 PM, Day 2: 8 AM – 5 PM |
The Level I – WZ Seminar on Investigative Interviewing Techniques is designed for organizations that desire to use a non-confrontational approach to resolve cases and obtain actionable intelligence. Seminar attendees will learn how to conduct interviews that lead to obtaining information from all parties involved while minimizing liability and maintaining the morale of the organization.
Seminar attendees will learn the importance of rapport in investigative interviews and how to apply these tools in difficult conversations. Instruction includes a comprehensive overview of a variety of non-confrontational interviewing techniques to obtain actionable information from witnesses, suspects, and victims.
This program incorporates proven successful techniques in the field to provide attendees with practical, research-based concepts to tackle any investigation. In addition, the multiple strategies taught offer the seminar participant a wide flexibility of approaches permitting them to alter strategies depending on the level of evidence, subject considerations, and type of interview.
David Lund, CFI, LPC, MBA
David Lund, CFI, LPC, MBA is an instructor with Wicklander-Zulawski & Associates, Inc. (WZ). David has nearly 35 years in the retail sector and has held executive roles in esteemed organizations like DICK’S Sporting Goods, Polo Ralph Lauren, and Macy’s Inc. Starting as a store detective; he has navigated through diverse field and corporate positions, steering corporate security, executive protection, investigations, and strategic asset protection initiatives both nationally and internationally.
David’s industry influence extends through his past chairmanship of the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) Asset Protection Steering Committee and active participation in RILA’s Asset Protection Leaders Council. He has also lent his expertise to the National Retail Federation LP Council, Loss Prevention Foundation, International Association of Interviewers, Loss Prevention Research Council, Loss Prevention Magazine, and Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania.
His academic credentials include a B.S. in Industrial/Commercial Security from York College of Pennsylvania and an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh. David is a Certified Forensic Interviewer and holds the Loss Prevention Certified designation.
Beyond his professional pursuits, David finds joy in family time, reading, fly fishing, trap shooting, backpacking, running, obstacle course racing, and indulging in his favorite foods, particularly BBQ, tacos, and pizza.
Location: TBA - Newark, NJ, Venue To Be Determined, Newark, NJ
