Course Catalog

True Confessions: Interviewing and Interrogating Techniques

Improve your skills in interviewing people while distinguishing cues in behavior that help determine deceptiveness and truthfulness.  You'll learn to explore behavior and look for body language cues.  At the end of this half-day class you'll understand the proper approach to effective interviewing and interrogating so that you can gain truthful responses to your questions and confessions.

What Our Students Say


"Very interesting- lots of life stories!"

Diane Jablonsky - Federal Trade Commission


"It was very interesting. Information was presented through examples and situations - not a normal lecture."

Diane Jablonsky - Federal Trade Commission


"Much useful information in a four hour period"

Patricia Zingale - Emeral Village Retirement Community

Who Should Attend:  Human Resource Personnel, Management, and Loss Prevention Specialists

By the end of this half-day workshop participants will:

  • Understand the differences between interviews and interrogations
  • Understand the proper approach to effective interviewing and interrogating
  • Know the purpose of an interview
  • Know the personal qualities of a good interviewer
  • Know the best interview location characteristics
  • Understand the differences between observation and perception 
  • Know key characteristics of truthful people and deceptive people

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Mailing Address
Cleveland State University
Division of Continuing Education
2121 Euclid Avenue CE 103
Cleveland, OH 44115-2214

Campus Location
Joseph E. Cole Center
3100 Chester Avenue
Cleveland, OH
Phone: 216.687.2144
Fax: 216.687.9399
conted@csuohio.edu
Web Content Contact
Dr. Barbara Hanniford
b.hanniford@csuohio.edu
216.687.2149  
Web Technical Contact
Georgia Denyse Castle
g.d.castle@csuohio.edu
216.687.4685
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