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LOCATION:2200 Scott Wheeler Dr  Marriottsville\, MD 21104-1472 US
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SUMMARY:MD Strategic Interview Workshop
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="font-size: 16px\;"><strong>Strate
 gic Interview Workshop<br />\nJoin us on July 16</strong></span>\n<p><span
  style="font-size: 16px\;"><strong><br />\n</strong></span>\n</p>\n<p><str
 ong style="font-size: medium\; color: var(--main-font-color)\;"><a href="h
 ttps://www.eventcreate.com/e/interview-workshop">PLEASE CLICK HERE TO REGI
 STER!!!</a></strong></p>\n<p>\nSponsored by the Maryland Fire and Explosiv
 e Investigators Association\, this course is designed for fire/arson crimi
 nal investigators (CFIs\, detectives\, and special agents). Strategic inte
 rviewing is a vital yet often overlooked component of fire and explosive i
 nvestigative methods and tools. It is especially useful in proving guilt i
 n arson and bombing cases. This course provides easy and realistic suspect
  interview techniques to strengthen arson and explosive cases.<br />\n<br 
 />\nThroughout the presentation\, short video clips from actual interviews
  will be included as examples of a particular concept.<br />\n<br />\n<str
 ong>What You Will Learn:</strong><br />\n-How to strategically approach su
 spect interviews as part of the overall case and reach the &ldquo\;beyond 
 a reasonable doubt&rdquo\; threshold for a criminal conviction.<br />\n<br
  />\n-How to analyze a situation and whether to use a particular technique
 .<br />\n<br />\nUpon completion\, the attendee can add these techniques a
 s a "component" of fire and explosives investigative methods and tools.<br
  />\n<br />\n<br />\n</p>\n<p>\n</p>\n<p><strong>Attending the training ev
 ent costs $20 for members and $25 for non-members. Lunch will be provided.
 </strong>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>\n</p>\n<p><br />\n</p>\n<p>\n</p>\n<p><strong>Cl
 ass Outline</strong><br />\nMODULE I: Introduction and Preparation (Truth 
 seeking\, Interview Predicates\, Knowing the Elements and Defenses\, Recor
 ding).<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nMODULE II: Spotting "Overlooked" Opportuniti
 es (Rapport\, Miranda\, and<br />\nRe-initiation)<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nM
 ODULE III: Reasoning Themes (Humanizing the Case\, De-escalation\, Strateg
 ic Bluffs\, the CSI effect).<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nMODULE IV: Signs of Ad
 missions (Written Statements\, Apologies\, Summaries).<br />\n<br />\n<br 
 />\nMODULE V: Suspect's Lies and Other Admission (False Statements and Cou
 rtroom Readiness).\n<strong>Speaker:</strong><br />\nSpecial Agent Dino Ba
 los (ATF) is a 25‐year veteran Federal law enforcement officer and has pre
 sented this course throughout the nation. He has successfully investigated
  hundreds of cases involving firearms\, explosives\, and arson violations\
 , many of which were supported by reliable confessions as evidence. He has
  been assigned to the ATF Tampa Field Division for 9 years. His past assig
 nments include 8 years in the ATF Boston Field Division&rsquo\;s Arson &am
 p\; Explosives Group as well as 3 years at the U.S. Bomb Data Center in Wa
 shington DC. Prior to ATF\, Special Agent Balos spent 4 years as a special
  agent for the Office of Inspector General (USDA) in the New York Field Of
 fice.\n</p>
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