Forensic interview training – business meets criminal investigation

Interview techniques for internal investigations in compliance and HR

Training
This training is held in German.
Internal investigations into suspected cases present complex challenges for compliance officers and HR management. One particularly challenging aspect is interviewing victims, witnesses, and suspects. Are you looking for hands-on training on how to uncover the truth? This Rethink training program was developed in collaboration with experienced criminal investigators and offers a unique opportunity to simulate real-life interview scenarios multiple times. The interviews are analyzed in depth together with experienced criminal investigators to receive valuable feedback and immediately apply what you’ve learned in practice. (Future) internal investigators learn how to conduct interviews effectively and how to interpret signals of credibility to produce a usable interview transcript.

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Contents

Intensive training with experienced detectives!

In forensic interview training, the requirements for conducting interviews are presented first.

  • Principles of interviewing people in the company.
  • Legal basis for conducting interviews as part of internal investigations; labor law considerations.
  • Questioning methods and techniques.
  • Statement analysis to assess credibility and trustworthiness.

After that, the attendees prepare attendees interview a victim and conduct it in pairs. The other attendees the interviews and note any notable observations. Each team is given a new scenario for the exercise.

  • Preparation of an interview.
  • Logging and documentation.
  • Practical interview of an injured person by 2 attendees each.

Immediately afterwards, the interview is discussed with experienced practitioners from the criminal investigation department.

  • Evaluation of the surveys.
  • Expert feedback from experienced practitioners from the criminal investigation department on the interviews, exchange of experience.

The attendees to question a suspect and conduct it in pairs. The other attendees the interrogations and note down any unusual behavior.

  • Preparation of an interview.
  • Logging and documentation.
  • Practical implementation of the questioning of a suspected person by 2 attendees each.

Immediately afterwards, the interview is discussed with experienced practitioners from the criminal investigation department.

  • Evaluation of the surveys.
  • Expert feedback from experienced practitioners from the criminal investigation department on the interviews, exchange of experience.

Learning environment

In your online learning environment, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services for this training course once you have registered.

Your benefit

  • Methods of targeted questioning are introduced and questioning techniques are practiced intensively.
  • Surveys are conducted independently on multiple occasions, and you receive immediate feedback from experienced practitioners.
  • Observing other participants' interviews allows you to gain further insights.
  • The ability is developed to derive clues from the verbal and non-verbal behavior of people that can provide information about the truth of a situation.
  • The quality of the information is assessed by recognizing real criteria and distinguishing them from fantasy signals.

Methods

The forensic interview training begins by outlining the requirements for preparing and conducting interviews. attendees then prepare attendees interviewand conduct it in pairs. Each team is assigned a separate task. The other attendees the interviews and note any notable aspects. The observations are discussed immediately afterward with experienced practitioners criminal investigation department.

Reflection and feedback ensure a lasting learning effect. Trainer input, practical exercises for preparing and conducting surveys, joint discussion of experiences and work aids complete the training.

This Rethink training will help you develop your established thought patterns, shift your mindset, and challenge you.

Recommended for

Compliance officers, compliance managers, compliance officers and those responsible for compliance who are already employed in companies - regardless of their basic traininglawyers, business economists, etc.), employees from auditing or HR/human resources/personnel departments and HR managers.This also applies to all current and future internal investigators, compliance managers, compliance officers and compliance officers, persons responsible for auditing or HR management who conduct interviews and interrogations as part of internal investigations into compliance events and compliance violations, as well as employees of law firms and auditing companies who conduct internal investigations in companies.

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What you can expect from the training: Business meets criminal investigation department - forensic interview training
What you can expect from the training: Business meets criminal investigation department - forensic interview training
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30.09.2026
Düsseldorf
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15.02.2027
Frankfurt a. M.
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17.06.2027
Berlin
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  • extensive working documents.
Participants will be charged directly by the hotel for their hotel accommodation. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.
Transfer coaching bookable
2 hours of transfer coaching - live and online with your trainer ensures that you can put what you have learnt into practice in your day-to-day work.
If you book at the same time as your training, you save 10 % on the price of the transfer coaching of € 390,- excl.
16.09.2027
Munich
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09:00 am - 5:00 pm

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The participation fee includes
  • one joint lunch per full seminar day,
  • Catering during breaks and
  • extensive working documents.
Participants will be charged directly by the hotel for their hotel accommodation. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.
Transfer coaching bookable
2 hours of transfer coaching - live and online with your trainer ensures that you can put what you have learnt into practice in your day-to-day work.
If you book at the same time as your training, you save 10 % on the price of the transfer coaching of € 390,- excl.
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Participants will be charged directly by the hotel for their hotel accommodation. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.
Transfer coaching bookable
2 hours of transfer coaching - live and online with your trainer ensures that you can put what you have learnt into practice in your day-to-day work.
If you book at the same time as your training, you save 10 % on the price of the transfer coaching of € 390,- excl.
Booking number: 41678
€ 1.590,- plus VAT.
€ 1,892.10 incl. VAT.
Plan course
2 days
Limited number of participants
Fee includes
The participation fee includes
  • one joint lunch per full seminar day,
  • Catering during breaks and
  • extensive working documents.
Participants will be charged directly by the hotel for their hotel accommodation. You will find a reservation form for hotel bookings in your learning environment.
Transfer coaching bookable
2 hours of transfer coaching - live and online with your trainer ensures that you can put what you have learnt into practice in your day-to-day work.
If you book at the same time as your training, you save 10 % on the price of the transfer coaching of € 390,- excl.
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