Strategic Interviewing in Criminal Investigations

Homefront Protective Group LE Training

Strategic Interviewing in Criminal Investigations

1 -DAY TRAINING

October 30, 2026
8 AM - 5 PM

Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
1360 Walnut St
Oskaloosa, KS

TUITION:  $150

Successful criminal investigations often hinge on the quality of the interview. This course equips law enforcement professionals with practical, evidence-based interviewing strategies to obtain accurate, reliable, and legally admissible information from victims, witnesses, and suspects. Participants will learn how to build rapport, assess offender motivations, identify behavioral themes, develop effective questioning techniques, and strategically present evidence while avoiding common interviewing pitfalls. Real World Examples include sex crimes, drug crimes and violent crimes to include Homicides. Through these real-world examples and investigative scenarios, attendees will strengthen their ability to conduct interviews that advance investigations and withstand courtroom scrutiny

Course Topics Include:

• Establishing rapport with individuals
• Empathy-based interviewing techniques
• Officer control and security
• Strategic questioning techniques
• Distinguishing fact from exaggeration or manipulation
• Developing strategies for interviewing drug traffickers and suppliers
• Use of Communication skills
• Recognizing Body Language and Deceptive Behavior
• Interview Structure
• Interviewing Different Criminal Profiles
• Recognizing how your own Body Language gets read by subjects your interview
  

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

Detective Victor Riggin is a 27-year veteran of the Topeka (KS) Police Department. He has worked in patrol, Narcotics, and the Homicide/Robbery Unit. He has worked on numerous homicide investigations and as the lead investigator in Officer-Involved Shooting cases. Det Riggin has trained hundreds of investigators in several states. His investigative techniques are utilized by death investigators and homicide investigators in the US and abroad. His methodology is built on his success in conducting homicide investigations, meticulous attention to detail, common sense, tenacity in conducting thorough investigations, and commitment to victims and their families.

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