Developing Modern, Evidence-Based Interview & Interrogation Skills for Law Enforcement, Military, Intelligence, and Risk Management Professionals

 Evidence-based strategies, real-world techniques, and high-impact training experiences that elevate your interviews—and your outcomes.

Every interview decision can follow the case into court. The resources below are built to help investigators, agencies, and instructors develop cleaner questions, stronger statements, and more defensible decisions.

Stan B. Walters, known as The Lie Guy®, evidence-based interview and interrogation expert who reframes investigative interviews and explains why unreliable methods fail under legal scrutiny.

Stan B. Walters — Evidence-Based Interview & Interrogation.

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Research & Publications

Every interview method carries a burden: can it be explained, supported, and defended? Explore research and publications focused on reliability, contamination, false confessions, and evidence-based interviewing.

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In-Person Skills Development

Classroom habits follow investigators into real interviews. Build cleaner questioning, stronger statements, and better decision-making before weak methods become case problems.

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Live Studio Presentations

The class may be virtual, but the problems are real. Bring live, instructor-led interview skills development to your agency without travel costs or schedule disruption.

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Archive / Articles

Classic articles and field commentary still matter when old mistakes keep showing up in modern interviews. Explore lessons on deception, contamination, false confessions, and interview reliability.

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Expert / Media Voice

When interview issues become public, complex, or controversial, the story needs more than opinion. Stan provides expert context on deception, interrogation, false confessions, and investigative interviewing.

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Online Courses

Focused programs and resources for investigators who need practical answers without waiting for a live event. Learn at your pace and apply the lessons in the next interview.