Training Programs

Curriculum built for real practitioners.

From foundational SBI to specialized modules and train-the-trainer cohorts — every program is grounded in research and tested in operational reality.

Foundational 3–5 days

Science-Based Interviewing

The flagship SBI curriculum — research-grounded, operationally tested, and built around real practitioner scenarios.

Audience
Investigators, detectives, patrol leaders, analysts
Format
In-person or hybrid
Learning Outcomes
  • Build rapport that unlocks cooperation
  • Plan, structure, and conduct reliable interviews
  • Reduce contamination and confirmation bias
  • Produce defensible interview records
Leadership 5 days

SBI Train-the-Trainer

Build internal capacity to scale science-based interviewing across an entire agency or organization.

Audience
Agency trainers, supervisors, training coordinators
Format
Cohort-based, in-person
Learning Outcomes
  • Deliver SBI curriculum confidently
  • Coach interviewers through real cases
  • Build internal QC and feedback loops
  • Sustain SBI culture across teams
Advanced 2 days

Strategic Use of Evidence

An advanced module on evidence sequencing — one of the highest-leverage SBI skills.

Audience
Detectives and senior interviewers
Format
Workshop
Learning Outcomes
  • Plan evidence disclosure with intent
  • Stress-test alternative explanations
  • Avoid premature disclosure
  • Strengthen consistency analysis
Specialist 2 days

Cognitive Interviewing

Evidence-based memory retrieval techniques for witness and victim interviewing.

Audience
Witness and victim interviewers
Format
Workshop with practical labs
Learning Outcomes
  • Recover detailed, accurate memory
  • Reduce suggestibility risk
  • Apply context reinstatement & varied retrieval
  • Document cognitive interviews defensibly
Quality 1–2 days

Red Teaming for Investigations

Systematic adversarial review applied to investigative theories before they harden.

Audience
Investigators, supervisors, command staff
Format
Facilitated workshop
Learning Outcomes
  • Stress-test investigative theories
  • Identify confirmation bias early
  • Build structured dissent into casework
  • Improve quality control
Foundational 1 day

Active Listening & Rapport

The conversational foundation underneath every reliable interview — and every effective leader.

Audience
All practitioners; leadership teams
Format
Workshop
Learning Outcomes
  • Listen with discipline, not reaction
  • Build genuine rapport under pressure
  • Recognize and respond to subtext
  • Improve every difficult conversation
Executive 1–2 days

Leadership Communication Under Pressure

Executive-level communication and decision-making under operational pressure.

Audience
Executives, command staff, senior leaders
Format
Executive workshop
Learning Outcomes
  • Make better decisions in high-stakes dialogue
  • Lead difficult internal conversations
  • Reduce defensive escalation
  • Model evidence-based reasoning
Corporate 2–3 days

Corporate Investigation Interviewing

SBI adapted for the corporate environment — built around legal, regulatory, and reputational risk.

Audience
Corporate investigators, security, compliance
Format
Tailored to industry
Learning Outcomes
  • Conduct defensible internal interviews
  • Manage privilege and documentation
  • Reduce litigation risk
  • Improve fact-finding quality
HR 2 days

HR Interviewing & Workplace Investigations

Specialized SBI for misconduct, harassment, and workplace fact-finding.

Audience
HR leaders, ER teams, compliance
Format
Workshop
Learning Outcomes
  • Interview complainants, respondents, witnesses
  • Apply trauma-informed practice
  • Document defensibly
  • Reduce bias in fact-finding
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Bring evidence-based interviewing, red teaming, and defensible decision-making into your agency, company, or leadership team.