Wednesday, 25 May 2011 02:36
Last Updated on Wednesday, 25 May 2011 02:53
Written by Patrick Lucas
Danger, Damage, Deception and the Power of Words
This class is an intense one-day introduction to a communication and analytical tool used by law enforcement to evaluate the credibility of information. It combines effective communication and critical thinking skills. Students will learn how important each and every word is for effective communication and leave with an improved ability to analyze all forms of communication. This course will improve your ability to critically think, effectively communicate and detect deception by understanding the power of spoken, unspoken, and written communication. Whether you’re a student, an investigator, or a bank president, clearly understanding communication is vital.
Course Objectives:
• Be able to identify sensitive, deceptive and missing information
• Be able to recognize if the words came from memory
• Know the four principles of Communication Analysis
• Recognize evasive verbal responses and techniques used by deceptive subjects
• Recognize deceptive handwriting indicators
• Recognize deceptive nonverbal indicators
• Understand and recognize violence indicators
• Explore the limits of our language so as to increase our critical thinking, effective communication and deception detection skills
• Understand that everything we do/don’t do communicates something, even when we are not saying or doing it
About the Speaker – FRANK MARSH
Frank Marsh has over 20 years of experience and success teaching thousands of special agents, intelligence analysts, prosecutors, corporate officers and police officers around the world. He is a former United States Marine Corps Air Combat Intelligence Officer who served during Desert Storm and rescue operations into Mogadishu, Somalia.
After leaving the Marine Corps, he worked for the U.S. Federal Law Enforcement and U.S. Intelligence Centers training special agents, intelligence analysts, police officers, investigators, and U.S. Attorneys how to detect deception, how to effectively communicate, how to visually critically think, and how to manage time.
As a national and international speaker Frank has spoken at the FBI Academy, DEA Academy, and the Joint Counterintelligence Training Academy as well at conferences from Canada and Honduras and all the way to Uzbekistan. He has taught corporations, law enforcement agencies, and U.S. military units how their success and their survival depend upon their ability to find the damage, the danger, and the deception hidden in the meaning of words.
Frank along with other deception experts were recently featured on the History Channel’s “Secrets of Body Language.”
And as a certified handwriting analyst, he has been called upon by law enforcement as an expert witness in cases involving child abuse, homicide, arson, theft, forgeries and threatening letters cases.
Who should attend?
• Detectives, Intelligence Analysts, Probation, Parole, Prosecutors, School Resource Officers, School Security Officers, Special Operations Officers and Supervisors, Tactical Officers, Security Managers, Fraud Investigators, Crime Prevention Specialists, Human Resource, Juvenile Services, Guidance Counselors
When /Where
• Tuesday June 21 – Chesterfield County Public Safety Training Center
6610 Public Safety Way, Chesterfield, VA 23832
• Thursday, June 23 – Newport News Police Headquarters –
9710 Jefferson Avenue, Newport News 23605
Cost
• VCPA Members $50; Non-Members $100
Seating is limited and on a first come first served basis. Due to the popularity of this course, cancellation is required 72 hours before class starts or your department/agency will be charged a cancellation fee.
To Register
• Print this Registration Form and fax to the number below.
Credit
• Attendees will receive 8 hours of partial in-service credit. Participation is required for the entire 8 hours.
Course Director
For more information, please contact:
Tami Wyrick
Executive Director
Virginia Crime Prevention Association
P.O.Box 134
Chesterfield, Virginia 23832
phone (804) 318-1270
fax (804) 318-1273
