During one of our recent Justice Clearinghouse webinars, I shared the story of when I was asked to guest-host a local radio talk show on WTMA radio. One of the webinar participants asked me to make a video of the story, so here it is.

One of the callers on the radio show was a father who was struggling with how to reward his kids. He promised his son and his daughter that he would give them each $50 if they made the honor roll. His son made it but his daughter missed it by just a few points. He knew she tried hard and he wanted to reward her for her efforts without lowering his standards. The Character Connection was what he needed. Instead of rewarding his kids for their achievement, he needed to recognize them for their good character.

THE CHARACTER MAXIM:
If you recognize achievement to the exclusion of character,
you inadvertently encourage bad character.

While I was in Colorado to present the Inductive Interview Course for the Ft. Morgan Sheriff’s Office and surrounding agencies, I stopped off at the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs to produce the video.

Presented in conjunction with PEAK Credibility Assessment Training Center, this course is excellent for Criminal Investigators, Drug Enforcement Officers, Interdiction Teams, Accident Investigators, Internal Affairs Investigators, Patrol Officers, Probation Agents, Correctional Officers, Dispatchers, School Resource Officers, and Mental Health Professionals.

Dates: Aug 12-15, 2019
Location:
PEAK Credibility Assessment Training Center
Cape Coral, FL
Tuition: $600

This course includes time-tested interviewing principles coupled with new material and techniques that are genuinely unique and highly effective. This non-coercive, non-linear approach can easily be applied by anyone who needs to gather information and determine the credibility of the sources.

Participants will leave better prepared to conduct interviews whether in a controlled environment or in the field, build rapport, spot indicators of deception, craft targeted questions, utilize effective “induction” techniques, and develop admissions into rock solid, legally obtained confessions.

THE TEN TYPES OF LIES
or
“How to Tell If Your Teenager Is Lying”

In this third Inductive Interview Webinar hosted by Justice Clearinghouse, we will explore the 10 types of lies frequently encountered during forensic interviews. Often, there are subtle verbal cues that will alert the trained interviewer that deception lurks underneath the spoken words.

Date: Thurs, Feb 14, 2019
Time: 3pm ET, 2pm CT, 1pm MT, 12pm PT
Cost: $0
Click Here to Register

In our world, every contact is an interview. Every discussion is a quest for credible and actionable information. Patrol officers, detectives, correctional officers, accident investigators, criminal interdiction teams, internal affairs investigators, dispatchers, mental health professionals, and even parents, will benefit from this training.

Upcoming Inductive Interview Certification Course:

Dates: April 1-3, 2019
Location: PEAK Credibility Assessment Training Center
Cape Coral, FL
Tuition: $450
Click Here to Register

NOTE: On the Continuing Education page, scroll down to the Inductive Interview Course

For more information about hosting a course in your area or attending one of our upcoming trainings, email: or download the Inductive Interview Course Flyer.

Click here to download the 2019 Police Dynamics Training Proposal.

OVERVIEW OF THE INDUCTIVE INTERVIEW SYSTEM – Part 2
or
“How to Tell If Your Teenager Is Lying”

Join us for the second Inductive Interview webinar hosted by the Justice Clearinghouse. In this session, we will learn how to spot some of the Verbal and Behavioral Leakages often associated with deception. We will also delve into the various Induction Techniques that can be used to induce disclosures from reluctant interviewees. If you missed Part 1, don’t worry. You will still benefit from this session. Plus, Part 1 can be viewed by members on the Justice Clearinghouse site. If you are not a member, consider joining so you can get access to this series and hundreds of other webinars in the JCH archives.

Date: Feb 5, 2019
Time: 3pm ET, 2pm CT, 1pm MT, 12pm PT
Cost: $0
Click Here to Register

In the world of law enforcement, every contact is an interview. Officers at every level, as well as dispatchers, correctional personnel, criminal interdiction teams, mental health professionals, and even parents, can benefit from this training.

OVERVIEW OF THE INDUCTIVE INTERVIEW SYSTEM
or
“How to Tell If Your Teenager Is Lying”

The Justice Clearinghouse is hosting our first webinar in the Inductive Interview Series, which we have only half-jokingly subtitled “How to Tell If Your Teenager Is Lying.” In the world of law enforcement, every contact is an interview. Officers at every level, as well as dispatchers, correctional personnel, criminal interdiction teams, mental health professionals, and even parents, can benefit from this training.

Date: Jan 10, 2019
Time: 1pm ET
Cost: $0
Click Here to Register

In this first session, “An Overview of the Inductive Interview System,” we will introduce basic principles of conducting non-coercive, non-linear forensic interviews. We will not only review all six phases of the Inductive Interview System, we will explore some practical interviewing techniques for detecting deception and drilling down for the truth. Even seasoned interviewers and interrogators are sure to find the webinar beneficial.

Join us on Jan. 10 at 1pm ET for this free webinar. Follow this link to register:
https://justiceclearinghouse.com/webinar/introduction-to-the-inductive-interview-system/

Over 500 participants have already signed up for this exciting webinar, but there is still room for more! So register today…

This webinar is excellent for:
Criminal Investigators
     Drug Enforcement Officers
     Interdiction Teams
     Accident Investigators
     Internal Affairs Investigators
     Patrol Officers
     Dispatchers
     Probation Agents
     Victim Advocates
     School Officials
     Child Advocates
     Mental Health Professionals
     Parents of Teenagers…

For information about the 3-day Inductive Interview Certification Course:  

Click here to download the Inductive Interview Course Flyer.

Follow this link to download the 2019 Police Dynamics Training Proposal.

Let’s start the New Year off right with a web-based training course from Justice Clearinghouse!

Sheriff Ray Nash, ret.

CEO – Police Dynamics Institute, Inc.
Master Trainer – Inductive Interview System

The Police Dynamics Institute, in conjunction with Forensic Interviewing and Consulting Services and the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office, will be conducting the three-day Inductive Interview Certification Course in Morgan County, Colorado. The course dates are Jan 28-30, 2019. To register for the course, please contact Diana Evans at devans@co.morgan.co.us.

This course is excellent for:
Criminal Investigators
Drug Enforcement Officers
Interdiction Teams
Accident Investigators
Internal Affairs Investigators
Patrol Officers
Mental Health Professionals

Justice Clearinghouse will be hosting a webinar on Thurs, Jan 10 entitled Introduction to the Inductive Interview System at the following times:

1:00 PM ET
12:00 PM CT
11:00 AM MT
10:00 AM PT

To register for the webinar, go to:
https://justiceclearinghouse.com/webinar/introduction-to-the-inductive-interview-system/

Course Description

In law enforcement, every contact is an interview. So, it is essential for both investigators and street officers to master the art of interviewing and interrogation. Advances in forensic technology have confirmed that overly coercive interviewing techniques and clever psychological tactics can produce false confessions and cause people to shut down. The Inductive Interview System is proven to produce credible results and reliable confessions.

Easily mastered by any officer, the Inductive Interview System creates an environment conducive to full disclosure of the truth while overcoming a subject’s attempts at deception or suppression. Our unique, “non-linear” approach is significantly different, more reliable, and much more flexible than traditional interviewing systems.

Course Topics:

• Why People Lie
• The 6-Step Inductive Interview Process
• Specialized Questioning Techniques
• Behavioral “Leakage”
• Verbal Indicators
• The Ten Types of Deception
• Seven Virtues of an Interviewer
• Managing Denials
• Induction Techniques
• Turning an Admission into a Confession
• Documenting the Confession
• Divergence Techniques
• Rationalizations and Minimizations
• Preventing False Confessions
• Signs of Surrender

Presented in a fast-paced, dynamic format, the workshop features case studies and videos of actual interviews and confessions to emphasize the training points.

Download the Course Flyer

Inductive Interview Flyer 6

Criminals invade neighborhoods much like pythons have invaded the Florida Everglades.

While on “Python Patrol” in the ‘Glades, I took a few minutes to record this latest Police Dynamics training videos. In this segment from the Dynamic of Strongholds, I use the metaphor of roaches invading a house to illustrate how ineffective traditional law enforcement can be in fighting crime in troubled neighborhoods. Just like roaches rely on a disorderly and dirty environment in which to breed, criminals rely on Fear, Apathy, Tolerance for Crime, and Mistrust of the Police. These environmental elements are best attacked through a coactive trust-based relationships with the community.

After last month’s webinar on the E5 Leadership: the Essentials of Ethical Excellence hosted by the Justice Clearinghouse, they took the Q&A session from the end of the webinar and converted it into an online article. To take a look, go here: http://justiceclearinghouse.com/resource/after-the-webinar-e5-leadership-qa-with-ray-nash/

The participants asked these very insightful questions:

1. How do we hire for character and how could we modify existing hiring practices to accomplish this?

2. How can you regain trust when you have made a bad decision despite years of making good ones?

3. How do we justify leniency for a previously “model officer” in light of all public attention on our work?

4. How do we begin this conversation with the leadership team to clearly set the standards?

Click here to read my responses.

On Thur. June 21 at 1:00PM EDT, the Justice Clearinghouse is hosting the last webinar in the Police Dynamics leadership series: E5 – The Essentials of Ethical Excellence.

In this session, we explore the five “Es” of ethical leadership all built around the standards of the organization:

E1 – Establish the Standard:
Almost all law enforcement standards are behavior or performance-based. Learn the importance of establishing character-based standards within your agency or team.

E2 – Embrace the Standard:
Once the standards have been established, how can they be communicated effectively? The organization’s standards should be reflected in policy, promotions, training, and discipline.

E3 – Encourage the Standard:
How to motivate officers and staff to achieve the highest of standards of ethical decision-making and professional performance.

E4 – Embody the Standard:
When it comes to leadership, the messenger IS the message. The standards of the organization must be reflected by its leaders.

E5 – Enforce the Standard:
How to deal with ethical and performance failures. A character-based system of progressive discipline is the final step in achieving ethical excellence.

Read my interview with Justice Clearinghouse about this upcoming session here:
http://justiceclearinghouse.com/resource/understanding-e5-leadership-an-interview-with-ray-nash/

Go to the Justice Clearinghouse website today to register for this free training session.