Tactical Narcotic Debriefings

Tactical Narcotic Debriefings

Topics Covered:

Identify the intelligence needs of their respective jurisdiction.
Conduct effective debriefings of arrestees, prisoners, inmates, and other offenders with an emphasis on narcotics, terrorist, and gang investigations.
Conduct more successful debriefings of difficult individuals.
Identify motivations leading to cooperation of potential informants.
Use effective body language to increase communication.

Phrase efficient questions to greatly increase the potential of acquiring intelligence.
Use maximum elicitation communication techniques.
Use conducive communicative behavior.
Cultivate additional informants useful in combating drugs and other crimes within their jurisdiction.
Develop considerably more “actionable” intelligence than before.
Participate in practical classroom activities

Course Overview:

This training course is designed to provide investigators with the skills necessary to obtain information regarding narcotics investigations through interviewing and interrogation in an ethical and legal framework. Investigators will learn the difference between interviews and interrogations, methods for establishing rapport, how to develop case-specific themes, proper room setup, the difference between an admission and a confession, and techniques to ensure the interview is conducted in a legal manner. Numerous case studies will be discussed as well as audio/video of past interrogations to help demonstrate the techniques presented. Practical classroom (mock) debriefings, interviews and interrogations will be conducted by course participants.

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