Fraud and Financial Crimes

The idea was complex but the course breaks it down and shows the many channels and makes it much more simple. Such a packed list of resources were given that I feel more than ready to be very helpful.

Investigative Interviewing

What I liked best was the way the instructors showed us videos from actual interviews — it showed the tone of voice, actions, and demeanor that plays during an interview. Class was fun and engaging.

Internal Affairs

The legal aspect of IA Investigations is extremely important in these investigations. I learned a lot from this portion of the class. Excellent class, instructor and quality of information.

Investigative Interviewing

What I liked best was how the instructors made sure this wasn't a PowerPoint and quiz class — ensuring students actually understood the material. Knowledgeable instructors who ensure relevant and useable techniques are taught and engrained into students' toolkits.

Investigative Interviewing

I really enjoyed all the videos because I was able to see how other officers complete their interviews and how it works on a suspect. This class is amazing — all the instructors provide great personal experience from their time in law enforcement.

Search, Seizure & Warrants

What I liked best was how interactive Danny was — I never felt bored during the class. This class was great and I would recommend it to anyone trying to be a detective.

Fraud and Financial Crimes

The case studies and listed steps for investigations were my favorite part of the class. Fraud is a dry subject but the class was conducted well.

Search, Seizure & Warrants

What I liked best was the instructor's first-hand knowledge and experience. The PowerPoint with real search warrant templates will be very helpful going forward.

Investigative Interviewing

What I liked best was being able to see both the investigator/detective and the suspect — how they both react and adapt to one another, and how fast the detectives can think on their feet. This course was informative and showed a different perspective when interviewing. The instructors were great at keeping the class engaged and interested in the topics.

Fraud and Financial Crimes

What I liked best was that the case studies illustrated the material in a comprehensive manner. I learned spoofed numbers are traceable.

Internal Affairs

Open communication, experienced, talented, and passionate instructor. His perspective and instructions highlighted and hammered home the course material.

Search, Seizure & Warrants

What I liked best was that the instructor was very engaging and offered real-world stories that brought the material to life. Great instructor.

Investigative Interviewing

What I liked best were learning how to build a brand and asking the hard questions in a better, more personable way — and how to put on a better mask when interviewing.

Internal Affairs

What I liked best was that the examples were helpful and the group work assisted with real world application.

Fraud and Financial Crimes

Good resources and information — what I found most useful about this class.

Investigative Interviewing

What I liked best was the mixing of partners in the beginning — I believe it helped the authenticity of the learning experience. This was an informative and fun course. The material is applicable for the job, no matter where someone is at in their career.

Investigative Interviewing

As a new officer on patrol, what I liked best was that this class gives guidance on how to properly approach someone and have them talk to me — proper structure and format. This is a well-given course that is very helpful to officers who are just starting.

Investigative Interviewing

What I liked best about this class was the organizational structure, including a great mix of participation and exercises — the instructors were always open to questions. The information presented was helpful, there were a lot of takeaways, and I am excited to try and apply the concepts I learned.

Investigative Interviewing

What I liked best was the breakdown of the interview and interrogation process and the explanations of why it works. Breakouts were great for additional perspectives. I loved the class — very informative and engaging. Definitely applicable to cases I've worked and am currently working. Looking forward to applying this in the future.

Investigative Interviewing

What I liked best were SEED and establishing and recognizing my Brand. The concepts work regardless of the crime type. Thank you!

Investigative Interviewing

What I liked best was how the skills and ideas taught can be applied to any experience level. I have already recommended this class to two of my coworkers. Worth the time and effort to attend.

Investigative Interviewing

What I liked best were the tools and blueprints that provided a broader understanding of how to conduct interviews, combined with class conversations and great examples. It was a great source of different tools, methods, and perspectives to conduct investigative interviews in my future investigations.

Investigative Interviewing

What I liked best were the videos, lots of hands-on work, and speaking with classmates — all of which made this course engaging. The exercise right at the start — sharing a personal story with someone you just met — was a big eye opener and a great intro to the class, showing the importance of background and rapport.

Critical Incident Response

What I liked best about this class was simplifying and breaking down a complex, unfolding event into easy, step-by-step tasks. The Instructor is well versed and knowledgeable, and he breaks down the course material into an easy-to-understand format.

Investigative Interviewing

What I liked best were the real-life examples and videos — extremely helpful. The presenters bring real-world situations, crimes, techniques, and current law violator stories to you. You will learn what is needed before, during, and how to close an interview without potentially violating the case legally. I have almost 30 years of experience in interviewing and still learned quite a bit. Highly recommend.

Blueprint Investigative System (3-Day)

I liked the TACTic360 investigation blueprint, and I will be using it. I also like the training in search warrants, 'thinking outside the box,' and 'bulletproofing your cases.'

Investigative Interviewing

What I valued most was the data gathered from years of experience built into the instruction — Rules, Seed, better ways to close, and especially the Brand concept. The instructors were experienced and charismatic, with very thorough and detailed explanations. Very applicable for both new and experienced officers and deputies.

Investigative Interviewing

The most useful tool I gained was the interview outline presented — it allowed me to have a plan for future interviews. I came in looking for shortcuts, but I've learned that with a solid plan, time does not matter. I need to take as long as it takes to get the facts. Prof. Manion showed passion and a willingness to make sure every officer left with more knowledge than what they came in with.

Investigative Interviewing

What I liked best were the scenarios, reviewing actual cases, and the number of examples provided to support the information. I enjoyed how passionate and knowledgeable the instructors were — they truly were engaged and able to speak from clear experience. Not a typical police training.

Investigative Interviewing

What I liked best were the videos, acronyms, and interviewing breakout. I really want this to catch on and get other MFCUs to enroll. Please let us know how we can help other MFCUs reach out.

Investigative Interviewing

What I liked best was the perfect blend of teaching with the visual materials. Both instructors seemed extremely credible, and I had bought in after the initial icebreaker. I like to believe I've grown to be a good interviewer, but I've never really generated a plan prior to an important interview — this course gave me the tools to be more organized and effective. One of the most interesting and engaging courses I've taken during my seven year career.

Investigative Interviewing

What I liked best was the class interaction and how comfortable the instructors made the class during uncomfortable topics — and how open both instructors were to clarifying questions. This class will help you and others develop the skills and talents to become better patrol officers and detectives.

Fraud and Financial Crimes

What I liked best was the breakdown of case studies and information on the different types of fraud — and learning about resources to obtain information outside of a warrant.

Fraud and Financial Crimes

What I liked best was learning tips and advice not previously known and discovering new resources and investigative tools. I learned new resources and tools to make my investigations easier and to make a stronger case.

Critical Incident Response

What I liked best about this class was going over real scenarios and thinking through all of the possible solutions.

Investigative Interviewing

What I liked best was the overall coverage of types of interviews, techniques, outlines, and blueprints — it provided a solid structure and understanding for conducting strong interviews and interrogations. The instructors are clearly experts in the field — professional and experienced. This should be a mandatory class for new detectives.

Investigative Interviewing

What I liked best were the interview videos and how they explained the different techniques using real examples — they were incredibly valuable. I think everyone should take this class — patrol and detective alike. It would help at the patrol level and make detective investigations easier.

Critical Incident Response

What I liked best about this class was the real-life, local scenarios used for class exercises. Lots of information was provided for one to learn and be reminded about during a critical incident — this class is beneficial for everyone from a one-year officer to a veteran officer.

Investigative Interviewing

What I liked best were how to build rapport and get information you can use later in the interview, how to structure the interview, and the Mind Virus. This course really helped build confidence that I can be a good interviewer with practice.

Investigative Interviewing

Overall, the course was wonderful. No matter what level of law enforcement experience you have, you learn new things — no matter how much you think you know, this class will teach you something new. The instructors were excellent — best course I've been in in a very long time.

Investigative Interviewing

What I liked best were the interview guidelines, Rule method, open and close — this class covered all the fundamentals and delivered them in a way that was about right in both content and length.

Critical Incident Response

I really liked how he broke down the four priorities for responding to a critical incident, including the deployment considerations list. Great class — a lot of awesome info to share with my crew.

Critical Incident Response

What I liked best about this class was his real-life experience and the PowerPoint presentation, along with the framework for how to handle a critical incident. This course should be required for both new and seasoned first-line supervisors.

Critical Incident Response

Chris was very knowledgeable on the topic of critical incident management, and his experience and feedback were incredibly helpful. He allowed people to give feedback and ask questions and never rushed the students. Chris fostered a quality learning environment, engaged the students, and welcomed group feedback throughout. I also appreciated that there wasn't a ton of PowerPoint slides, and that he took a reasonable amount of breaks.

Investigative Interviewing

What I liked best were the great techniques — breathe, speak in a soft and even tone. Being a comforter is not wrong. Talk less, listen more. Embrace silence. Going to stay curious and use my integrity and grit!

Fraud and Financial Crimes

What I liked best was learning tips and advice not previously known and discovering new resources and investigative tools. I learned new resources and tools to make my investigations easier and to make a stronger case.

Investigative Interviewing

What I liked best were the real interview videos from the instructors and other detectives — the videos and dialogue kept the class moving along. Amazing instructors. I loved the open dialogue throughout the class and appreciated their real careers being brought into the discussion.

Investigative Interviewing

What I liked best were the interview templates and acronyms for concept approaches. The information is good with a good amount of interaction — the course material was about right and well laid out.

Investigative Interviewing

What I liked best were the case studies — particularly the frame-up murder case, and the pill mill case study was great as well. These guys know a lot about interviewing!

Investigative Interviewing

What I liked best were the case studies paired with the lecture — showing many examples across different styles. This was a fantastic course. As someone with minimal detective-level interview experience, I feel like I now have the tools to start improving my interviews and getting better outcomes for cases. I'd highly recommend this course for any experience level.

Investigative Interviewing

What I liked best was watching detectives use the same material being taught and being successful — being told how and why things work, and being given an outline and how to utilize it. I liked the amount of info-to-video ratio. This course is a must. It will help your understanding of human behavior, the why's, and how to interpret what it is you are seeing and doing.

Internal Affairs

One of the best classes a supervisor in law enforcement can take. The Instructor is the foremost authority in our area/state whose knowledge is second to none.

Critical Incident Response

What I liked best about this class was simplifying and breaking down a complex, unfolding event into easy, step-by-step tasks. Chris Sciba is well versed and knowledgeable, and he breaks down the course material into an easy-to-understand format.

Investigative Interviewing

What I liked best was hearing about the different strategies you can implement into your investigations, and how they broke down interviews step by step. Every officer should take this class — it is very beneficial to our jobs.

Investigative Interviewing

What I liked best were the real life examples and scenarios. Will and Matt brought a magnitude of knowledge and experience to this class. They kept the class engaged and provided a wealth of information that will help anyone with their interview and interrogation skills.

Fraud and Financial Crimes

This class exposed me to many new avenues I can take an investigation — I have a better idea at what I can actually do now. I feel like I got the info and tools to take my cases to the next level.

Investigative Interviewing

What I liked best were the breakdowns of the interviews — the most valuable part of the class. This is a must for police officers and for developing a more in-depth interview process.

Investigative Interviewing

What I liked best were the lots of tools for interviewing I hadn't thought of — PHQ, Rule, B-ICE-A. There was not anything I took negatively from this class. The information is good, with a good amount of interaction. I liked that interactions were not forced — just so you felt comfortable.

Fraud and Financial Crimes

What I liked best was the sharing of resources and attention to detail — the instructor had great delivery.

Critical Incident Response

What I liked best about this class was the scenarios — they let us hear people's ideas and why they decided what they did, and helped us plan for contingencies.

Critical Incident Response

What I liked best about this class was the real-world examples and exercises. Regardless of rank, experience, or time on the job, this class was relevant and helpful.

Internal Affairs

What I liked best was the great discussions from hypothetical scenarios and the good learning from real world examples. The instructor did a great job presenting this material in a manner which kept students engaged and awake.

Investigative Interviewing

What I liked best were the real life examples and interviews, B-ICE-A, Mind Virus, Identifying Keys, how to begin interviews, how to navigate Miranda, the professional close, and PHQ — all standout elements. The content could even be longer — it was that valuable.

Investigative Interviewing

What I liked best were the stories and working with others in the class. The exercises helped show the importance of active listening, and the cases discussed underscored important points. The class provided great knowledge, explanations, and experience.

Investigative Interviewing

What I liked best were the structural tools to build a successful interview aimed at obtaining confessions, not just admissions. This is an excellent class that builds off the basics to form a foundation for successful interviews.

Internal Affairs

What I liked best about this class was the case study the Instructor provided. It was very obvious just how qualified the Instructor is, so each lesson taught was thoroughly explained. The Instructor was also able to answer every question. Very enjoyable course. After learning the process of an IA investigation, it was very helpful to hear from an attorney with many years of experience who represents LE officers in both criminal and administration investigations. After hearing from the Instructor, his portion of the class became paramount to understanding IA investigations from opposing sides.

Critical Incident Response

What I liked best about this class was the real-life, local scenarios used for class exercises. Lots of information was provided for one to learn and be reminded about during a critical incident — this class is beneficial for everyone from a one-year officer to a veteran officer.

Search, Seizure & Warrants

What I liked best was that it was not 'death by powerpoint' — the case studies made the class interesting. The instructor made the class fun and not boring compared to other classes.

Search, Seizure & Warrants

What I liked best was learning about Hobbs and how to make my warrants bullet proof. Great class, relaxed environment, great material.

Investigative Interviewing

What I liked best was the overall coverage of types of interviews, techniques, outlines, and blueprints — it provided a solid structure and understanding for conducting strong criminal interviews. The instructors are clearly experts in the field — professional and experienced. This should be a mandatory class for new detectives.

Investigative Interviewing

The course is balanced to teach techniques that can be used on the patrol side and on the detective side.

Investigative Interviewing

What I liked best was that the entire course was very interesting, with a lot of very useful, quality information that will help me in future interviews. Matt and Will explained something extremely complex in terms that I was able to understand. I enjoyed all aspects of the course — don't change anything. Great course and great instructors!

Internal Affairs

What I liked best was that the group exercises were intentional and very well-thought out. Excellent overview with practical group exercises that drove key points home.

Internal Affairs

What I liked best was gaining a much better working knowledge of POBR. The Instructor presented very enthusiastically, which kept the class engaged.

Investigative Interviewing

What I liked best were the real-life interviews with analysis and different acronyms — easy to follow. The instructors' own career experiences were easy to relate to and understand. A great balance of slides and talking — not Death by PowerPoint.

Investigative Interviewing

Real world cases from your time in Homicide, along with cases from your partners, enhanced the course beyond a 'Death by PowerPoint' and kept everyone engaged. The high level of professional knowledge shined in Will's teachings — you could tell his experience in Homicide elevates the overall course, bringing more depth and understanding to the student. Real world interviews and teachings were awesome. This course is hands-on and engaging.

Investigative Interviewing

What I liked best was that the class covered themes, behaviors, and the full interview process breakdown. Class participation and having the QR code with all the course information available made it easy to stay engaged and take material back with me.

Blueprint Investigative System (3-Day)

I feel like I have an organized method to approach a case and process the little details that might get missed.

Fraud and Financial Crimes

What I liked best was the detailed information and the knowledge the instructor had regarding fraud investigations — the case studies showed the investigative methods applied. The instructor was very knowledgeable about the topics he was teaching.

Investigative Interviewing

What I liked best were the videos, and the information regarding Miranda was especially valuable. This class is awesome — I think you need to push very hard to make SJPD make this interview and interrogation course mandatory for officers and detectives around the 3+ year mark. Preliminary investigations would be so much more successful and beneficial to BOI investigators. This is an excellent course.

Investigative Interviewing

What I liked best were the engaging group exercises, video breakdowns, and applying tactics to a prison environment. Best training I have attended. There was a lot of new information, but I was able to retain most of it. I feel more confident conducting my next interview with an inmate.

Blueprint Investigative System (3-Day)

Great class! I enjoyed the teaching style and class engagement. I learned how to tackle 'elephant cases' and break them down into manageable chunks.

Critical Incident Response

I found the scenarios at the end of the class were very helpful for real-life situations. Although it was a short class, I did get some very helpful information.

Internal Affairs

Attorney Mike Rains is the man! Super knowledgeable and entertaining speaker. Both instructors did a great job of trying to make the subject interesting and engaging.

Investigative Interviewing

What I liked best was the experience the instructors provided — their own past cases that they learned from and can explain. I've heard many positive things about this course and wanted to experience it firsthand. I've enjoyed learning new skills in interviewing suspects in different settings. Very interactive course that had everyone participate in the scenarios — it was fun and enjoyable.

Investigative Interviewing

Instructors were very approachable and very knowledgeable. Made the class enjoyable with information I can apply to my day-to-day on patrol. Great real life examples of how the content has been applied — a wealth of knowledge!

Investigative Interviewing

What I liked best were Miranda, T.E.D., elimination questions, and the structure of Rule, Seed, and the Close — the tactical and practical content, the interview videos and debriefs. Both instructors were firsthand knowledgeable in the subject. I came away with useful tools for talking with victims and suspects.

Blueprint Investigative System (3-Day)

I liked the case studies and real-life applications.

Investigative Interviewing

What I liked best were the videos of actual interviews and going over them. The instructors seem to really care about passing on their knowledge. I picked up small things that I think I could use in my interviews.

Investigative Interviewing

What I liked best were RULE, Mind Virus, SEED, breakout group work — and the reminder that 'indicators are not evidence,' which creates a great balance between appreciating body language without making it the end-all. Highly skilled, ethical, and knowledgeable instructors transferring a career's worth of advice and education in a condensed but digestible environment.

Investigative Interviewing

I learned about tone, body language, and echo — very helpful for trauma interviews.

Search, Seizure & Warrants

"The instructor provided real-life experience from the cases he's worked. The class was interactive and not boring — I really enjoyed the case studies provided."

Internal Affairs

What I liked best about this class were the Instructor's personal stories related to actual incidents.

Search, Seizure & Warrants

"I enjoyed the practical exercises and working on multiple search warrants section-by-section. This course included practical application of the course material based on real-world cases."

Investigative Interviewing

Very hands-on and interactive — not Death by PowerPoint. The instructor went out of his way to include Fire into what is a very law enforcement-focused class. Very good basics to build on for a great future in interviewing people.

Blueprint Investigative System (3-Day)

The balance of humor and personal experience added to the learning experience. I appreciated the instructors' willingness to admit their mistakes. They were objective and didn't force their opinions on the students. They allowed students to choose what works for them, with options to grow and learn from the course material.

Blueprint Investigative System (3-Day)

Your class was one of the most impactful trainings I've attended. I learned new skills, best practices, and had a few revelations about myself. Your level of preparation, commitment, and professionalism was excellent.

Investigative Interviewing

What I liked best was that while there was PowerPoint, it was used to foster discussions — not just to lecture from. The instructors have extensive knowledge, but it wasn't only filled with war stories — the stories told were relevant to the discussion at the time. While I felt I knew much of the material already, it helped me bring together what I know to use it better and more effectively. I learned new ideas and techniques to improve my investigations and interrogations.

Investigative Interviewing

Overall, the course was wonderful. No matter what level of law enforcement experience you have, you learn new things — no matter how much you think you know, this class will teach you something new. The instructors were excellent — best course I've been in in a very long time.

Investigative Interviewing

I enjoy the way it was explained how the material could be used on patrol and in everyday life. This course opened my eyes to see that you do not have to be a stern cop to get answers from someone. Being more relatable allows people to open up to you — you catch more bees with honey than vinegar.