• Fox Valley Technical College is accredited through North
Central
• Total College Credits earned when completed 10
• Total Contact Hours: Instructor Led Classes total hours 70 hours
• Computer Based Training/Certification Exam 37 hours
W-Z and Fox Valley Technical College developed a career path for the officer
interested in developing his/her interviewing skills and achieving a level
of professionalism that is independently recognized. This track of study
incorporates a variety of techniques and culminates in a distinction of
being a Certified Forensic Interviewer (CFI is good for three years with
continuing education required). A technique that will be featured in
the basic program is the WZ Non-Confrontational Approach to Interrogation.
This approach is presented in the 3-day basic program that also presents
the standard Reid Method of Criminal Interview & Interrogation.
With the onset of video recording and the concerns relating to false confessions,
standardized training the use of the WZ Non-Confrontational Method becomes
more significant and important. To become a CFI, an individual must take
a test based on a broad range of information relating to the interview
and interrogation process. This exam is not based on one method and it
is an exam developed in conjunction with a nationally regarding testing
service, AMP.
Course
Name |
Course
Number |
Credits |
Hours/ Delivery Method |
Prerequisite
|
The W-Z Criminal Interview &
Interrogation Techniques
|
10-504-137
|
2 |
21 Classroom
72 Work Experience
|
None |
| 3 Day Investigative Strategies
& Interviewing Course
|
10-504-135
|
2 | 21 Classroom
72 Work Experience
|
None |
| Certified
Forensic Interviewer/Distinction (Independent Study-CD ROM)
|
10-504-134
|
2 | 36
Independent Study
|
None |
| Advanced Interviewing &
Interrogation Techniques
|
10-504-138 | 1 | 14 Classroom
36 Work Experience |
The W-Z Criminal Interview & Interrogation Techniques |
| “I” T.H.R.E.A.T.
|
10-504-136 | 1 | 14 Classroom
36 Work Experience |
None |
| Forensic Technology for the
Interview & Investigation
|
10-504-139 | 2 | 36 Classroom
|
None |
Center for Interviewer Standards & Assessment Ltd. | 4932 Main Street, Downers Grove, IL 60615-3611
Phone: 630.515.3579 Fax: 630.852.7081 Toll Free 866.616.5800