Course Title: SCAN - Forensic Statement Analysis

Duration and cost:

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Scan Basic - 3 days - £645.00 + VAT
Scan Advanced - 2 days - £445.00 + VAT
Combined - 5 days - £845.00 + VAT

Dates:

Scan Basic
18.06.12 - 20.06.12

Scan Advanced
21.06.12 - 22.06.12

Course Overview

This is world renowned and the original 'forensic statement analysis' technique, which helps you decipher hidden signals within statements. Developed by a psychology professor, it is highly suitable for any investigator required to interview witnesses, victims and suspects of crime. The 10 steps of SCAN will direct you towards greater interview success by providing more information than initially appears to be available.

Who should attend?

Anyone whose job involves investigating suspects of criminal or fraudulent activity, pre-employment screening, and establishing truth from deception.

This course is also suitable for people looking for:

  • Financial Crime Investigation Courses
  • Fraud Detection Courses

Course outline

  • The definition and explanation of Scan (Scientific Content Analysis)
  • Understanding the flow of information including obtaining written and verbal statements
  • The onion theory
  • Understanding the structure of conversation including pure version statements
  • The definition and dimensions of Deception
  • Understanding the sociology and tactics of deceivers
  • Analysing pure version statements
  • Developing a statement, including planning specific interview questions
  • Use of the "VIEW questionnaire"

Learning Objectives

By the end of the course delegates will be able to explain and demonstrate

  • The process and application of SCAN
  • How to analyse and develop a pure version statement
  • Strategies to detect deception by structure and content
  • The use and application of the VIEW questionnaire
  • The detection of truth, deception and missing information in a statement
  • Identifying and prioritising key suspects for interview

Business Outcomes

  • Improved levels of planning and knowledge allows interviewers to prioritise workloads to maximum effect
  • Reduced number of interviews saves time, with relevant cost benefit
  • Better evidence on which to base decisions regarding case disposal
  • Improved control of interview content leads to cases containing more relevant details, checkable facts and identified inconsistencies
  • Raising staff confidence levels, leads to increased job satisfaction, reduced staff turnover and higher employee engagement indices
  • Better fraud prevention and increased levels of detection lead to the increases number of cases solves
  • The delegate will have permanent access to a fax helpline for help and advise on live cases

Terms and Conditions

The fees include: -

Morning Coffee, Lunch, and Afternoon Tea each day.
Tuition and Participant Certificate
All relevant materials including: -Full course notes plus:
For Investigation Interview, Difficult Suspect and Telephone Interviewing courses:
The DVD of the participant’s interviews

The Venue

All open courses are held in a centrally located hotel in Bournemouth.
One day courses – venue to be confirmed

The Hotel Charges

A room is available at the venue at a preferential rate of £95 for course participants. The hotel rate applies to overnight accommodation if required.
The rate includes VAT and covers one of the hotel’s standard rooms, plus dinner and a full English breakfast.
This together with the course fee means all meals are included. To take advantage of the rate, reserve the hotel room through Argent when you book a place on the course.

Airport transfer required?

Airport transfers can be arranged through Argent by prior agreement.
Bournemouth International Airport to Course venue and return - £ 30.00 plus VAT
Southampton Airport to course venue and return - £ 65.00 plus VAT
Heathrow Airport to course and return - £140.00 plus VAT


Booking and Cancellation Conditions

Making a booking implies acceptance of the following conditions: -

  • 1. Methods of booking, confirmation, cancellation Etc.
    • (a) Only provisional bookings will be accepted by telephone.
    • (b) Bookings and cancellations must be in writing or e-mail. Fax will be accepted and, in consequence, will be binding as sent or received
  • 2. Payment of Fees
    • (a) The full fee is payable with a booking or on confirmation of a provisional booking.
    • (b) A provisional booking will be held for 10 working days to give time for the fee and written booking to be received.
  • 3. Cancellations

    The following policy for the refund of fees will apply when a client cancels a booking and will be calculated from the Sunday before the week in which the course is due to be held
    • (a) Over 30 working days notice of cancellation - full refund.
    • (b) 30 or less working days notice of cancellation - no refund.
    Where it is necessary, for any reason, for Argent Associates to cancel a course, an alternative course date will be offered or, if the client requires it, a full refund will be made.