The Department of What Happened provides interview training created by John A. Hoda to people who The subject was Cognitive Interviewing.
In 1975, I took my first college class in investigative interviewing. Since then, I have consciously worked on making it a core skill strength in my work as a professional investigator. Twenty years later, I sat in a three-day seminar led by a former Israeli Polygraph operator, who coined the term, "I'm from the Department of What Happened" and that description has always stuck with me. The semin
09/24/2024
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01/24/2017
You'll be surprised by what you hear AFTER the interview is over.
Psychologists call it "door kn****ng".
I-Sight.com just published my article on the subject of Post Interview Comments
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01/24/2017
What you hear after the interview is over can be quite surprising.
Psychologists call it "Door kn****ng"
I wrote a short piece for i-Sight.com.that was published today.
http://i-sight.com/resources/post-interview-comments-a-rich-source-of-information-for-investigators/
This case just one of many why I choose to challenge the status quo of investigative interviewing in America. http://www.thedeptwhathappened.com/2015/09/06/coerced-confessions/
06/30/2015
Excited to be presenting at TALI this summer:
http://www.thedeptwhathappened.com/2015/06/29/forensic-interviewing-at-texas-association-of-licensed-investigators-conference/
Forensic Interviewing Seminar at TALI Conference John A. Hoda is a former academy-trained police officer, insurance fraud investigator and claims manager. He has been a licensed private investigator for 18 years and is the owner of Elm City Detectives. He has won publishing awards for articles on Interviewing in PI Magazine and The Legal Investig…
06/16/2015
Training investigators and appearing as a recurring guest on the API podcast. back to back in May and June. Getting the word out about the Ultimate Guide to Taking Statements. http://www.thedeptwhathappened.com/2015/06/16/american-pi-podcast/
01/19/2015
Lawyers, start using this method, and be confident in gathering more facts faster: http://www.thedeptwhathappened.com/2014/11/21/webinar-client-intake/
01/14/2015
Free Webinar with John Hoda Closing the Investigative Interview. Register here: http://bit.ly/1C6BDSw
Webinar: Closing the Investigative Interview - Why “That’s About It” Is NEVER the End of the Story | i-Sight Investigator John Hoda shares strategies for getting the critical information you need after official investigation interviews are over.
01/05/2015
NEW BLOG POST: Bringing to America: What I've seen, and what that means to me. http://www.thedeptwhathappened.com/2015/01/05/swimming-upstream/
Learn more about John Hoda, winner of publisher awards for articles in and The Legal Investigator bit.ly/1u5ufD
12/22/2014
Because, sometimes, what a subject offers after the interview can be far more revealing than what’s contained in your interview notes.
Closing the Investigative Interview Webinar: Closing the Investigative Interview: When “That’s About It” or “That’s Basically It.” IS NOT the End of the Story