Detecting Misleading Behaviors-July 2025 at New England HIDTA
Tue, Jul 29
|Methuen
Date: July 29-July 31, 2025 08:00am- 04:00pm Location: New England HIDTA 13 Branch Street, Suite 209 Methuen, MA 01844
Time & Location
Jul 29, 2025, 8:00 AM – Jul 31, 2025, 4:00 PM
Methuen, 13 Branch St, Methuen, MA 01844, USA
About the event
Hosted By: Northeast Counterdrug Training Center
In many instances, law enforcement officers have limited opportunities to interview witnesses to narcotic-related crimes or interrogate suspects that are under arrest. It is crucial that officers obtain a truthful and accurate account of what occurred. Officers must understand and identify when witnesses or suspects are being truthful or being deceptive.
This course will teach officers how to reliably recognize and understand verbal and non-verbal cues of deception. Officers will also learn how to identify deception in written statements. Identifying verbal and non-verbal indicators of deception is a necessary talent for today’s law enforcement officers involved in investigating narcotic-related crimes. The instructor will illustrate various verbal and non-verbal indicators of deception using video-recorded interviews of actual witnesses and suspects. Practical scenarios will be used to reinforce the lecture.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
1. Identify the steps in…