About This Course
A trusted and competent investigations’ capability is critical to an organisation. Poor investigations damage company reputations and cost fortunes in legal costs when they go wrong.
Common problems are slip-shod investigations policies and delegations, ‘presumption bias’ and
a general lack of investigation skills.
Therefore, we present a focused and productive training in investigations skills and reporting;
designed to equip and support managers investigating internal fraud, compliance breaches and
related financial misconduct.
Who Should Attend The Course
Know About Your Trainer
An internationally established financial crimes expert with 40 years of experience. (Former UK
police officer)
Professor of international law. Investigative psychologist providing forensic case reviews supporting the courts addressing decision-making and complex evidence analysis in fraud, corruption and money laundering investigations. Supporting regulators, law enforcement.
Course Outline:
DAY ONE
Session 1. INVESTIGATION
- What investigation is. What it is not
- Where to start. When to stop
- Avoiding the pitfalls
- Avoiding BIAS
- Information as information. Information as evidence
- Group activities
Session 2. FRAUD
- Definitions and Explanations
- Fraud Evidence Types
- Applying different scenarios
- Group activities
Session 3. UNDERSTANDING INTERNAL RISK
- NON-RISK ASSESSMENT Method
- Removing the myth of ‘low’ and ‘high’ risk
- Group activities
DAY TWO
Session 1. ‘GROUPTHINK’
- A Critical Case Study
Session 2. The ‘CC1’ Investigations Toolkit
Session 3. CASE WORK
- Has fraud been committed?
- Construction of evidence
- De-construction of case
- Information as information. Information as evidence
- Prioritization
Session 4. Team Activity
- Assessing evidence at first instance
- Information as information. Information as evidence
- Group activities
Session 1. INTERVIEWING SKILLS
- Preparations
- Examining the ‘Dimensions of Resistance’
- Case Study issued
Session 2. Role Play Interviews
Session 3. Interview Evaluations
Session 1. Interpersonal Skills – Advanced
- Skilled assertion
- Handling confrontation in an investigation
Session 2. REPORT WRITING
- Interim and Final Reports
Session 3. EVIDENCE CASE MANAGEMENT
- Confidentiality
- Data security
- Skilled assertion
Session 2. CASE STUDY REVIEW
Session 3. SELECTED PRESENTATIONS
- Final Q & A and Closure