Investigative Interviewing Group Camps
2021 Calendar
A series of monthly online Group Camps (workshops) for police trainers exploring techniques of investigative interviewing. The 2021 calendar focuses on the application of PEACE model of interviewing to the questioning of suspects. Group Camps are held on the first Tuesday of each month from 7.30 to 8.00pm via Zoom. The host is Dr Stephen Moston (Director of Forensii).
Each Group Camp examines one aspect of investigative interviewing and integrates views from academics, trainers, and practitioners (all participants can contribute).
Date |
Topic |
|
Mar |
2nd |
Does PEACE work with suspects? |
Apr |
6th |
How to plan and prepare for an interview? (P) |
May |
4th |
How to get an interview started and establish ground rules? (E) |
Jun |
1st |
How to obtain an account, clarifying and challenging when necessary? (A) |
Jul |
6th |
What to considerations before closing an interview? (C) |
Aug |
3rd |
How to evaluate what was achieved during an interview and next steps? (E) |
Sep |
7th |
How does PEACE in Australia differ from PEACE in the UK? |
Oct |
5th |
Alternative models of interviewing |
The 2021 program has now ended. Thank you to all the participants, this was a lively and informative series of discussions that will hopefully help to improve standards of police interviewing in Australia..
Details of the 2022 program will be released in December.
For more information: [email protected]
Dr Stephen Moston was the author of the Metropolitan Police-funded report which first introduced the concept of “investigative interviewing”. He has subsequently published widely on police interviewing techniques and suspect behaviour. He is currently the Director of Forensii (www.forensii.com), an educational company specialising in legal and forensic psychological training.