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Course Details
Course Title
Detecting Deception Among Public Safety Applicants: Interviewing Techniques & Statement Analysis
Date
6/16/2015
Provider
City of Los Angeles, Personnel Department, Medical Services Division, Psychology Section
Phone
213-473-6958
Email
Website
Location
Los Angeles
Credit Hours
6
Instructor(s)
Diane Levitan, Ph.D.
Method of Instruction
Workshop/Seminar
Approving Agency
CPA
Course Syllabus
Course Description
This training will discuss prevalence and cross cultural data related to lying; basic premises of lie detection; developmental aspects of deception; non-verbal cues to detecting deception; verbal and linguistic cues to detecting deception; psychometric indications of deception. The training will include descriptions of the theory behind various methods of detecting deception, the empirical data on reliability of these methods, and interviewing techniques designed to assist in detecting deception in the context of pre-employment screening.
Course Objectives
The attendee will be able to:Describe at least 2 principles of lie detection;- Identify at least 3 written statement indications of untruthfulness;- Define at least two interview techniques that aid in detecting deception.