Interviewing the Victim of Domestic Violence

This workshop will review the unique challenges encountered by law enforcement officers when interviewing victims of domestic violence.   Since traditional interviewing techniques are not always effective with victims of domestic violence, this presentation will provide attendees with information on how to modify their questioning and interviewing techniques to obtain the best and most detailed information from a domestic violence victim.  Additionally this workshop will address the following: the unique language of domestic violence victims; (2) comprehension of the nonverbal nuances displayed by victims; and (3) identification of the subjective criteria that impedes a thorough investigation.  This workshop is an innovative approach to interviewing crime victims and is not the usual Who, What, Where, When and Why, interviewing concepts.

Presented by 

Sheila Greene

Detective Sheila Greene is a 20-year veteran of the Dallas Police Department where she is currently assigned to the Family Violence Unit where she investigates all types of crimes related to domestic violence.  Sheila has extensive experience developing and delivering training programs related to personal safety, child safety, crime prevention, crime watch and assisting neighborhoods with specific crime problems.  She is a certified instructor though the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Education (TCLEOSE) for the Dallas Police Department.  Detective Greene is a regular trainer for the Dallas Police Academy and throughout the State of Texas for the Family Violence Regional Training Program at the Dallas District Attorney's Office.