I started my career in law enforcement over 30 years ago, and throughout that time I always sought out and attended training to improve myself and to add value to my agency and to the people in the community that I served. When I was a rookie Trooper, I put in for all the training I could get. DWI Enforcement, Drug Interdiction Training, EMT Training, Street Survival School, and many more. When I was interested in trying to make Detective and get into the Major Crime Squad I attended training such as Interview & Interrogation, Criminal and Psychological Profiling, Forensic Linguistics for Law Enforcement, Legal Issues for Criminal Investigations, and other such training. When I became a Sergeant I took classes on Leadership and Development, Crime Scene Management, and similar courses. Not only formal training classes, but reading books as well focused on the relevant topics too, and when the internet came along, online classes and more. Oh yeah, I even paid for some classes out of my own pocket and on my own time, it's THAT important to me. The point being is that even though I learned an awful lot through my experiences, I knew enough that I didn't know it all...and I still don't, which is why I still attend training, go to conferences, read books, and keep developing my skills. I still teach courses and I still attend them. If I attend a training course and I can take away just 3 or 4 key points that will improve myself or my performance, then it was a great investment. Even if I get only ONE new idea, it may be THAT ONE THING that will bring my next investigation to a successful end.

Maybe that will be the case with you as well...keep up the training!

I am excited about the upcoming television series, "Marcia Clark Investigates the First 48", because I have done some work on the show! The show airs on March 29th, 2018 on A&E at 9:00pm. There is a series of 7 episodes where certain cases are reviewed by Marcia Clark, the former California Prosecutor in the OJ Simpson trial, which had so much controversy and notoriety surrounding the case itself as well as the verdict. 

The cases that are profiled on the show are either unsolved, or have had some controversial outcome. It should be an interesting series and there are plans for Season 2 in the works! Check it out on A&E on Thrsday nights starting March 29th, 2018. Below is a link to the show.

https://www.aetv.com/shows/marcia-clark-investigates-the-first-48/about

I wish you and yours a very happy, healthy and successful New Year!

As you head into 2018, make sure to look back on the previous year and evaluate the year; the good, the bad and the ugly, that way you can apply that information into the upcoming year for continued growth and success. Think about this across all areas of your life such as work, family, finances, spirituality, friendships, health, social, etc. Are you happy where you are and with your progress and growth in these areas? What went well and what went poorly? What would you like to improve in 2018? What might you have to eliminate? What can you do to start that progress now? Etc. 

Just as we want to start an investigative interview with planning and preparation, we should start the New Year the same way! I don't think you would enter an interview without knowing something about the incident you are investigating as well as information about the person you will be talking with. The more information we have the more successful we will likely be in each area!

God Bless & Stay Safe...and keep in touch!

If he knows if you've been bad or good, he MUST have had training from LIES, LLC! 

Do you want to know if the person you are interviewing is telling the truth or lying? Do you want to learn how to build rapport and connect better with the people you communicate with? Do you want to extract information more fully and accurately from the people you interview? If so, add "Attend Training from LIES" to your to-do list for the new year!

Last year we had a lot of closed training for companies and agencies, including police, non-profit agencies and the financial sector, but this coming year we will be doing more open courses, so stay in touch and hopefully we will see you in class!

Have a blessed and prosperous New Year!