01/26-30/2026 – San Diego
05/11-15/2025 – San Diego
Course Description
This course will teach criminal investigators how to plan and conduct ethical and highly effective interviews based on the latest research, whether they are interviewing a witness, victim, or suspect. They will learn to build rapport while applying the principles of rapport based interviewing and active listening skills, conduct an effective cognitive interview, implement methods to assess credibility, and use evidence strategically when conducting interviews.
Course Topics:
- Planning & Analysis
- Question Strategy
- Rapport Development
- Interpersonal Behavior Wheels
- Credibility Assessment
- Strategic Use of Evidence
- Research Based Interviewing Techniques
- Practical Application
Course Prerequisites:
There are no required pre-requisites. If you have taken the ICI Core Course within the last two years, you have had some exposure to these interviewing techniques, and this would be the next most appropriate course for a deeper application of these interviewing techniques. However, the ICI Core Course is not a required pre-requisite.
Course Certification Number: 9070-31439
Course Certification Hours: 40
Course Fee Information:
Reimbursement Plan IV: There is no tuition for POST reimbursable agencies. Student travel and per diem reimbursement will be via Training Reimbursement Request (TRR) for POST reimbursable agencies only.
Non-Reimbursable agencies: Tuition is $2,005.53 for FY2526. There is no reimbursement for travel and per diem.
DISCLAIMER: Priority enrollment for this course is to law enforcement from POST participating agencies.