Intro to Science-Based Interviewing
June 24 - 26, 2025
Maple Street Correctional Center
1300 Maple St.
Redwood City, CA 94063
8am - 5pm
Hosted by the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office
CA POST Certified:
#1345-31453-24-005
$595.00
Learn the new science-based interviewing techniques
This is a modern Interview and Interrogation course specifically designed for busy patrol officers and detectives like you. You’ll learn the new science-based interviewing techniques that you can use to get to the truth. You’ll leave this course with the confidence to interview any suspect, victim, witness or informant.
Why You Should Attend This Course
- Learn how to get a suspect to talk to you
- Learn the new "science-based interviewing" techniques
- Become confident at interviewing suspects, victims, witnesses and informants.
- Fun and interactive – No “Death by Power Point!”
Whether you are a patrol officer from a small agency or a seasoned detective from a large agency, this course is going to skyrocket your confidence! Instead of “Death by Power Point” or listening to a dry lecture, you’ll get to learn and practice modern techniques. Our expert instructors will be there to guide you so you will leave confident you’re doing it right.
This course took years to develop because we wanted to create a modern course that was specifically designed for what today’s patrol officers and detectives really need.
This course includes skill development in the following domains:
- Suspect, Victim, Witness and Informant Interviews
- Science-Based Interviewing
- Patrol vs. Investigations Settings
- Beheler / Miranda
- Apology Letters
- Deception Detection: Myth vs. Reality
- Conversation Management
- Rapport Building
Your instructors, Max Garces of Fresno County District Attorney’s Office, and Joe Preciado of Ventura County Sheriff's Office, are current practitioners in the Interview and Interrogation disciplines, as well as highly experienced instructors.
Payment Methods
Once you enter the student information below and click "Register", you will be taken to a checkout page where you can pay using a credit card, or you may request that an invoice be sent to your department that can be paid online or by check and sent by mail. Please note that invoices incur a $15.00 non-refundable processing fee.
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