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Forensic Interviewing
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About this event
Topic: Forensic Interviewing
Speaker: Shawn Phillips
Bio: Shawn is a results-driven leader that develops talent and consistently leverages innovation to achieve business outcomes with impact. He has a proven ability to transform vision into execution while leading diverse teams to successful outcomes. He is an experienced investigative professional leading, managing and conducting complex criminal and civil investigations with 18 years dedicated to anti-fraud programs: conducting audits and investigations to identify fraud, waste, and abuse of insurance programs to protect the integrity, financial interests, and infrastructure of insurers and their customers.
Shawn is a judiciary recognized subject matter expert in the identification, investigation and analysis of fraud schemes with a specialized focus in fire/explosion and medicolegal death investigation.
To date, Shawn has completed over 7,000 hours of specialized training and holds multiple industry professional certifications and designations. He is active in industry professional organizations, as a current or past officer/board member and has received multiple professional industry awards. He routinely lectures as a subject matter expert for Academic, Legal, Public Safety and Industry Associations.
CPE: 4 hours
Shawn will discuss forensic interviewing and will also discuss the comparisons between the PEACE model, Wicklander-Zulawski, and Reid Technique, with key differences notated below:
| Feature |
PEACE Model |
Wicklander-Zuwalski (WZ) |
Reid Technique |
| Focus |
Information gathering, rapport building. |
Building rapport, establishing trust, & encouraging cooperation through non-confrontational approach. |
Detecting deception, eliciting confessions. |
| Approach |
Non-confrontational, open-ended questioning. |
Emphasizes empathy, understanding, & rationalizing suspect's actions. |
Accusatory, confrontational. |
| Goal |
Obtain a full account of events. |
Obtain full & accurate account of events through cooperative process. |
Obtain a confession. |
| Rapport |
Emphasizes building and maintaining rapport |
WZ method involves building credibility through brief introductory statement & showing understanding through rationalizing. |
Focuses on rapport initially, but can wane as interrogation progresses. |
| Deception |
Avoids deceptive tactics. |
Some argue the WZ method can be less effective in obtaining confessions from deceptive individuals. |
May use deceptive tactics to pressure suspects. |
PEACE Acronym:
Planning & Preparation - takes into account all available information and identifies the key issues and objectives of the interview.
Engage & Explain - the first step in any conversation is to engage the interviewee. Active listening is required to establish and maintain rapport.
Account - obtaining an account consists of both initiating and supporting responses. Using open-ended prompts such as "tell me what happened" are key.
Closure - as with other parts of the interview, this should be planned in advance to avoid an abrupt end. Summarize what was said, address any questions from the interviewee, and discuss next steps.
Evaluate - the interview must assess the information obtained, reconcile it with the larger investigation and reflect on their own performance.
In-person attendance at Ridgeway Business Center, 5865 Ridgeway Center Parkway Suite #300, Memphis, TN 38120.
There will be an opportunity available for networking from 12:00 pm to the start of the presentation. Door prize for in-person attendees.
You can register up to five additional guests in one registration. If your guest(s) are a Chapter member, you can search by last name. If your guest(s) are non-members, you will need to be in possession of their basic info/e-mail address/cell phone number.
Federal Law Enforcement Professionals may seek specialized training recognition as approved by agency rule(s) for Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation (FLETA) Standards.
Tennessee Law Enforcement Professionals may submit to the Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission (POST) for specialized training substitution through their designated agency training officer.
Arkansas Law Enforcement professionals may submit to the Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (CLEST) for specialized training.
Mississippi Law Enforcement Professionals may submit to the Board on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Training for advanced/specialized training.
Registration closes on Wednesday at 6:00 pm.
Event Contact(s)
George Mullins
Peter D Sarfas
Category
Mid South ACFE Seminar
Registration Info
Registration is required before Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Registration closes on May 21st at 6:00 pm.
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