Truth-Focused Interviewing for Investigators, Second Edition is an exhaustive guide that offers practical tips on every stage of the interview process from preparing for the interview and getting your subject talking, to verifying a statement, and ensuring its admissibility in court. Real-world examples gleaned from Byrnes' 32-year career as a police officer show you exactly which techniques work and why.
In this second edition, the author has reviewed each chapter and provided further guidance on interview preparation, style, and technique to assist in the quest for optimally effective interviewing skills and results.
The second edition includes enhanced commentary focusing on the following:
Praise for the book:
“This book can assist anyone in the business of investigative interviewing. Truth-Focused Interviewing for Investigators is an easy to follow and thorough guide that will help to ensure that the information received from human sources is the most reliable. I would encourage anyone to take the tools that are offered in this book and grow to be the best interviewers possible.”
— Paul Pedersen, Chief of Police of the Greater Sudbury Police Service
“It is pretty obvious right from the beginning that Truth-Focused Interviewing for Investigators [Second Edition] should also be required reading for business leaders, managers, coaches, and parents. Excellent job.”
— Nicholas Boothman, Author of How to Make People Like You in 90 Seconds or Less
Truth-Focused Interviewing for Investigators, Second Edition is an exhaustive guide that offers practical tips on every stage of the interview process from preparing for the interview and getting your subject talking, to verifying a statement, and ensuring its admissibility in court. Real-world examples gleaned from Byrnes' 32-year career as a police officer show you exactly which techniques work and why.
In this second edition, the author has reviewed each chapter and provided further guidance on interview preparation, style, and technique to assist in the quest for optimally effective interviewing skills and results.
The second edition includes enhanced commentary focusing on the following:
Praise for the book:
“This book can assist anyone in the business of investigative interviewing. Truth-Focused Interviewing for Investigators is an easy to follow and thorough guide that will help to ensure that the information received from human sources is the most reliable. I would encourage anyone to take the tools that are offered in this book and grow to be the best interviewers possible.”
— Paul Pedersen, Chief of Police of the Greater Sudbury Police Service
“It is pretty obvious right from the beginning that Truth-Focused Interviewing for Investigators [Second Edition] should also be required reading for business leaders, managers, coaches, and parents. Excellent job.”
— Nicholas Boothman, Author of How to Make People Like You in 90 Seconds or Less