Science-Based Interviewing Practitioner:
A Certification Program
16
Contact Hours
2
Expert Instructors
15
Students Max
8
Weekly Sessions
100%
Evidence-Based
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Evaluate interviewing methods using peer-reviewed research and field validation studies—not tradition or convention
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Understand why science-based interviewing produces better information, better evidence, more information, more admissions, and better outcomes across law enforcement and private sector contexts
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Apply techniques grounded in cognitive psychology, memory science, field-validation studies, and decades of empirical research
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Distinguish between what the evidence supports and what has been disproven—and explain that distinction to colleagues, supervisors, and courts
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Design and conduct interviews that reflect the current state of the science, not the last generation's training manual (people don't communicate in steps)
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Elevate your professional standing by practicing at the level the science demands—because how you conduct an interview reflects directly on your credibility, your organization, and the integrity of your work
For decades, psychological science has produced clear findings about what works in investigative interviewing — and for decades, that research has struggled to reach the people who need it most. This program exists to close that gap. If you are serious about practicing at the level the science demands, I look forward to working with you.
— Dr. Maria Hartwig, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY
This program is for the professional who is no longer satisfied with anecdotal techniques alone. If you want to understand what the research actually shows — the field validation studies, the cognitive science, the evidence on what works and what doesn't — this is where that conversation happens. We built this for serious practitioners who want to go deeper than any training course has taken them.
— Captain Christian Cory (ret.)
Anonymous Post Class Survey, NY
"I loved this training! By far one of the best trainings I've ever attended in my professional career."