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Interview and Interrogation Techniques:
False Confessions – Contaminated Statements.
Three Fatal Flaws and How Interviewers Can Avoid Them
(60 min course)
Stan B. Walters, Instructor
Innocent people confess. Victims change their stories. Cases fall apart in court.
And in almost every instance, the interviewer made one of three fatal errors.
This course tackles the real-world breakdowns behind false confessions and contaminated statements — errors that are showing up more and more in courtroom challenges and appellate reversals.
Why This Matters
Courts are no longer ignoring poor interview tactics. They’re calling them out — and overturning convictions because of them.
According to the Innocence Project:
25% of wrongful convictions involve false confessions
75% include contaminated victim or witness interviews
This isn’t theoretical. It’s happening right now — and this course shows you how to stop it.
What You'll Learn
- How misreading deception cues leads to coercion and bad outcomes
- The impact of confirmation bias on interview strategy and case integrity
- The three most common fatal interview errors — and how to avoid them
- Why “just following your gut” can contaminate an entire statement
- Practical methods to ensure statements hold up — in court and under scrutiny
Who This Is For
- Investigators
- Fire and Arson
- Military and Intelligence
- Internal affairs, SIU, or legal
- Regulatory Compliance.
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