Louis C. Senese

Interrogation Themes

Louis C. Senese is VP of John E. Reid and Associates and has been employed for over 40 years. He’s conducted thousands of interrogations and volunteered assistance in cold cases. Listen to Lou interviewed on Thinbluetraining.com, podcast #4. He is the author of "Anatomy of Interrogation Themes" and has presented hundreds of specialized training programs to federal, state and local law enforcement, military, federal and NATO intelligence agencies. He has taught throughout the U.S., as well as in Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Canada, the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea and the U.A.E. Contact him at Lsenese@reid.com.

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‘Virus of hate’ spotlights importance of interrogation themes
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Amid an uptick in coronavirus-related hate crimes, investigators can use empathy to relate to offenders
Verbal clues to a lie
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Investigators should look for specific verbal clues that reveal subjects are withholding or fabricating information
Why word selection matters during a suspect interview/interrogation
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Using words that minimize the moral seriousness of behavior can help police investigators obtain the truth from a deceptive individual
How the 1–10 rating scale can uncover the truth during investigative interviews
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If investigators learn about a suspect’s possible motive, they can then develop an appropriate interrogation theme
Human trafficking investigations: Interrogation themes that get confessions
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An astute investigator alert to the signs of human trafficking can launch a line of questioning designed to reveal the offender’s conduct
How interrogators should respond to 'I'm not a bad person'
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How investigators respond when a suspect says, “I’m not a bad person,” could be key to a successful interrogation
5 tactics to get a suspect to look at you during an interrogation
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Mutual eye contact generally leads to obtaining the truth in a non-confrontational and expeditious manner
10 do's and don'ts for obtaining a confession during a police interrogation
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Once the suspect admits to committing the crime, the following suggestions will aid in obtaining a legally corroborated confession
How to elicit information from a suspect during an interrogation
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If you have the choice to question the subject alone or with a partner, consider going in alone
5 strategies for selecting interrogation themes
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Identifying the most effective arguments to present to a suspect during an interrogation will help you elicit the truth
How the ‘alternative question’ can get a suspect’s real intent
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The investigator should make a transition statement about some fact which raises doubt that the crime was spontaneous and then pose an ‘alternative question’ that presumes the act was deliberate
Want to improve your interrogation technique? Think like a GPS
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Observing the subject’s behavior throughout the interrogation process will allow the investigator to constantly calculate their present location and timeline to the final destination — the truth
Why 'Tell me why you did it' is a failed technique
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Rather than ask the suspect why he committed the crime, tell him you believe you know why he did it — and offer your theme that psychologically (not legally) justifies, rationalizes, or minimizes the conduct
How cops can use the 1-2-3 Approach to secure a confession
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Asking a series of three hypothetical questions many times will result in obtaining the initial admissions of guilt to the commission of a crime
An interrogator's mindset: "It's not personal. It's business."
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As John Reid told me, “A good interrogator is a good actor” — you have to convince the suspect that you’re on his side
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