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Detective Training: Identifying Clues in Personal Contact Phase

This training session focuses on recognizing typical clues during Phase Two personal contact interviews with drivers, covering observation and interpretation of various sensory evidence such as sight, sound, and smell. Participants will learn questioning techniques, clue recognition, and descriptive skills. The session also includes a practical exercise and a knowledge test to reinforce learning.

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Detective Training: Identifying Clues in Personal Contact Phase

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  1. Session 6 1 Hour 30 Minutes Phase Two: Personal Contact

  2. Learning Objectives • Identify typical clues of Detection Phase Two • Describe observed clues clearly and convincingly

  3. Phase Two: Personal Contact Interview and Observation of the Driver

  4. Phase Two: Personal Contact Interview and Observation of the Driver

  5. Phase Two: Personal Contact Interview and Observation of the Driver Should Driver Exit? ?

  6. Phase Two: Personal Contact Interview and Observation of the Driver Should Driver Exit? ? Observation of the Exit

  7. Personal Contact • What do you see?

  8. What Do You See? • Bloodshot eyes? • Soiled clothing? • Fumbling fingers? • Alcohol containers? • Drug and drug paraphernalia? • Bruises, bumps, scratches? • Unusual actions?

  9. Personal Contact (Cont.) • What do you hear?

  10. What Do You Hear? • Slurred speech? • Admission of drinking? • Inconsistent responses? • Unusual statements? • Abusive language? • Anything else?

  11. Personal Contact (Cont.) • What do you smell?

  12. What Do You Smell? • Alcoholic beverage? • Marijuana? • “Cover-up” odors? • Other unusual odors?

  13. Phase Two: Task OneFace to Face Observation and Interview of Suspect • Requires the ability to: • Recognize the sensory evidence of alcohol and/or other drug influence • Describe that evidence clearly and convincingly

  14. Procedures for Practicing Clue Recognition and Description • The Busy Businessman

  15. Testimony on The Busy Businessman • What was seen? • What was heard?

  16. Interview/Questioning Techniques • Asking for two things simultaneously • Asking interrupting or distracting questions • Asking unusual questions

  17. License and Registration • Forgets to produce both documents • Produces wrong documents • Fails to see the license, registration or both while searching for them • Fumbles or drops wallet, purse, license or registration • Unable to retrieve documents using fingertips

  18. Questions that Divide Attention • What day is it? • Where are you coming from? • Be alert for the driver who: • Ignores the question and concentrates only on the license or registration search • Forgets to resume the search after answering the question • Supplies a grossly incorrect answer to the question

  19. Ask Unusual Questions • What is your middle name? • What are other unusual questions you can ask?

  20. Additional Techniques • Alphabet

  21. Additional Techniques • Count Down • 68 67 66 65 64 63 62 61 60 59 58 57 56 55 54 53…

  22. Additional Techniques • Finger Count

  23. The Exit • What do you see? • Angry, unusual reaction? • Can’t follow instructions? • Can’t open door? • Leaves car in gear? • “Climbs” out of car? • Leans against car? • Keeps hand on car? • Anything else?

  24. The Exit The Busy Businessman Exiting

  25. Test Your Knowledge • The two major evidence gathering tasks of Phase Two are _______________________ • The major decision of Phase Two is______ • Among the describable clues an officer might see during the Phase Two interview are: A. • B. • C.

  26. Test Your Knowledge (Cont.) • Among the describable clues an officer might hear during the Phase Two interview are:

  27. Test Your Knowledge (Cont.) • Among the describable clues an officer might smell during the Phase Two interview are:

  28. Test Your Knowledge (Cont.) • Three techniques an officer might use in asking questions that constitute simple divided attention tasks. • The Countdown Technique requires the subject to:

  29. Test Your Knowledge (Cont.) • Leaning against the vehicle is a clue to DWI which may be observed during _____________

  30. QUESTIONS?

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