Advanced Interviewing Techniques: Proven Strategies for Law Enforcement, Military, and Security Personnel - By John Schafer and Joe Navarro - 162 pages, $33.95
In advanced interviewing techniques, the authors cull the approaches that work best. Drawing form dozens of sources, veteran FBI agents John R. Shafer and Joe Navarro compile the interviewing techniques that have proven affective, without miring the reader in theory and case studies. The style and layout adhere to the idea of keeping the information concise for easy reference, retention, and use. Bare-bones descriptions explain everything the interviewer needs to know, from rapport-building skills to overcoming interviewee resistance to detection of deception. The skills discussed revolve around the theme that all elements in the interview process must be controlled, from the environment to the interviewer-subject relationship. References to outside texts appear in almost every paragraph. These notations allow the readers to conduct further research if they want more detailed information. In fact, any professional interviewer would profit from it.
Reviewer: Dan Bergevin is the owner and operator of Canary Lane, an intelligence and security firm based in the Salt Lake City, Utah Area.
