Over my 30+ years of interviewing I’ve made thousands of small observations of human behavior that have proven useful when trying to get to the truth. At times, and in a given context, they are explainable.  At other times the reasons for these mannerisms/foibles totally elude me – nevertheless they exist, are observable, and may just give you that extra little insight into your subject’s mind.    

Here are some behaviors that will help you identify certain subjects' backgrounds.

Glenn foster describes the importance of making observations and explains what your orientation may be when dealing with the subject showing the white of their eyes. Extreme anger is the signal you should be thinking about when dealing with this sign in a subject.

A fine tuned and honed Boyd Cycle (observation, orientation, decision and action cycle) will help you pick up on this sign and respond accordingly.

Stay Oriented!

Fred

Take a look at Glenn’s tip

Glenn Foster the father of the Kinesic Interview Technique offers some valuable information in this weeks tip  The Deceptive Subject's entry to the interview room. Glenn's focus is on interview and interrogation and he is the best I have personally ever seen at indentifying deceptive behavior.

Glenn foster known as the Father of the Kinesic' Interview Technique has developed a web-site and a weekly tip. I had taken Glenn's course back 20 years ago while i was a investigator for the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office.  I not only found it the most useful class I have taken in my 23 years on this job, but it has inspired me since to study and adapt body language into the awareness, decision making and survival training workshops we at LESC do.

Subtleness in human conflict comes in the form of "body language." The understanding of non-verbal signs and signals of anxiety, or p