Empathy Based Interrogation Training
Mon, Nov 02
|Aspen High School District Theater
EBI is an interrogation philosophy that utilizes a science based, personality-focused approach in a non-confrontational interview process.
Time & Location
Nov 02, 2020, 8:00 AM – Nov 04, 2020, 5:00 PM
Aspen High School District Theater, 199 High School Rd, Aspen, CO 81611, USA
About the Event
EBI is an empathy-based interrogation method that results in a non-confrontational, conversational interview that will keep your suspects talking longer.
Suspects often want to sell you a story – especially in sexual assault, child homicide and child abuse investigations. Traditional interrogation methods teach investigators to dominate the interview with interruptions and confrontation often with the sole focus being to elicit a confession. This often shuts a suspect down and the opportunity for leads and information is lost. EBI teaches an interview method that lets the suspect tell their story in a free-flowing, conversational manner, thereby developing leads and information, in addition to confessions.
Corroboration of a crime is key to success, even when there is a confession. Giving the prosecutor the strongest case possible increases the likelihood of success in the courtroom. EBI instructs interviewers how to develop corroboration strategies that will increase information, not only for investigative leads, but…