[DV_listserv] Training Opportunity/ Webinar: Empathy Based Suspect Interviewing

[Domestic Violence issues]

This (free) webinar recording offered by End Violence Against Women International may be of interest to individuals- particularly for law enforcement for initial interviews and prosecutors for developing successful cross examinations.


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Empathy Based Suspect Interviewing Webinar (2 Parts)

Course Description

This webinar will dive into the history of suspect interview techniques in the United States and the motivation behind the development of confrontational interviews. The presenters will discuss how empathy can enhance a sexual violence suspect's willingness to talk in an interview, resulting in enhanced potential for confession and increased opportunity for corroboration and leads. Participants will learn about the benefits of using a "soft" interview room and look at the research behind current use of empathy-based suspect interviews. Participants will also learn about a prosecutor-specific strategy for suspect interviews that requires suspects to "flip their perspective" about an event and answer questions from the victim's view. These unexpected questions then lay the foundation for the development of a successful cross-examination at trial.
Objectives
As a result of this webinar, participants will be better able to:

  *   Demonstrate empathy and how that can be conducive in sexual assault suspect interview.
  *   Develop interview themes that increase the likelihood a suspect will talk to an investigator.
  *   Recognize why having a conversation is much more successful than a confrontational interview in soliciting confession.
  *   Develop "perspective-flipping" questions with a prosecutor to lay a foundation for a successful cross-examination at trial.

Part 1: https://www.evawintl.org/WebinarDetail.aspx?webinarid=1093
Part 2: https://www.evawintl.org/WebinarDetail.aspx?webinarid=1094


Sarah Sabri
Domestic Violence Resource Prosecutor
Sr. Assistant Attorney General | Criminal Justice Division
Oregon Department of Justice
2250 McGilchrist St. SE Ste. 100
Salem, OR 97302

Main: 503.378.6347 | Desk: 503.934.2024 | Fax: 503.373.1936

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