Sergeant Mike Ruggiero has been in law enforcement for over 30 years and with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office in Orlando, Florida since 1991. Sergeant Ruggiero has over 20 years of experience investigating major cases, such as: Sex Crimes, Internal Investigations, Robbery, and Homicide. Sergeant Ruggiero has completed numerous hours of training in the fields of investigation, interviews, graphology, and statement analysis. He has provided thousands of hours of advanced training in the fields of investigations, interviewing, and detecting deception through identifying aspects of handwriting, body language, and statement analysis.
Detecting Deception is a course designed to provide insight and training into the only three ways people can be deceptive: writing, body language, and any type of verbal statements. An individual who has training in these areas is far better able to detect when someone is being truthful or deceptive. The skills learned in this training will not only be able to be applied to cases you are going to be involved in, but it can also be applied to previous cases. Whether you are a patrol officer or Homicide Investigator, the skills of Detecting Deception are essential.
The investigative interview course arms the officer or investigator with legal issues, preparing for the interview, techniques for victims, witnesses, and suspects. An understanding of Miranda is emphasized, communication techniques, building rapport are also discussed. Gaining admissions and confessions will be discussed in detail in order to produce optimum results. Find out why Sgt. Ruggiero has trained more law enforcement officers in Florida on how to conduct solid interviews than anyone else!
Whether you are the first officer on the scene, the lead investigator, or supervise these challenging investigations, this course will give you the knowledge to professionally investigate various death scenes. The curriculum addresses best practices from first arriving at the scene to conducting follow-up investigations. Natural, Suicide, Accidental, Suspicious, Infant, and Homicide deaths are covered. Students will be exposed to crime scene analysis techniques as well as investigative tools to conduct thorough follow-up on cases.
Have you had a personal conversation and wondered if the other person was telling the truth?
Have you ever watched a suspect being interviewed and wondered if they are lying?
Have you ever watched a celebrity or politician speak about an issue in the media and wonder if they are being honest? Is determining the truthfulness of people important to you or are you just curious to have “inside” knowledge?
Then… Uncover the Truth is the book for you!
Uncover the Truth is filled with examples from many cases from Mike’s career as well as from the public eye. Learn the invaluable skills of Detecting Deception from someone who’s been using them during his over 30-year career in law enforcement.
Learn when people are truthfully deceptive and uncover the truth!
Upcoming Training Classes
To attend any of the OPEN training classes listed below simply register at PATC.com
To inquire/schedule a training class for your Agency or private organization, contact us directly.
I had a good time conducting a few Interview and Interrogation classes for the Casselberry Police Department This one was for supervisors and detectives. Very engaging classes!
Detecting Deception class in Austin, Texas. December 7, 2022
These are officers from the surrounding areas who attended the training!
Presenting for the International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference, 2018
Hundreds of Chiefs and staff members attended the Detecting Deception seminar at the IACP!
Another great Detecting Deception class in Alexandria, Virginia
Officers from around Alexandria attended the class hosted by the local Advanced Training Center!
Detecting Deception class in Columbus, Ohio
The Training Center in Columbus hosts the Detecting Deception class on a regular basis for officers in their region!
“I am very confident Mike would be a great asset in the classroom….”
…I would rank him as one of the best instructors we have ever had…
“Sergeant Ruggiero made the training fun and informative with his excellent communication skills.”
“It is my pleasure to recommend Sergeant Ruggiero, his performance working as a trainer for the law enforcement agencies in Monroe County was outstanding."
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Wed: 09:00 am – 05:00 pm
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Fri: 09:00 am – 05:00 pm
Sat: Closed
Sun: Closed
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