Writing Fictional Police Interrogations
What you'll learn
- Write an authentic interrogation scene!
- Understand when to include Miranda!
- Create believable characters!
Requirements
- Have a thirst for knowledge!
- Novice and experienced writers and students welcome!
- Be prepared to learn that some of your favorite cop shows have it ALL wrong!
Description
This course is for novelists, screenwriters and general audiences who want to learn how to write authentic police interview and interrogation scenes. You will be taught by a retired, 22-year veteran of the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department, who spent 6-years in one of the busiest homicide divisions in the country. Having worked nearly 200 murders, Sgt. Derek Pacifico will teach you what you need to know to write the most authentic and technically correct interrogation scenes.
Included in this course are video lectures, slideshow presentations and the answers to a common set of frequently asked questions the sarge has been asked from writers from around the world. This course will span several hours, starting with Miranda Law and ending with the interrogation. You will learn about the preparation that goes into interviewing a murder suspect, the process of building rapport, the correct interrogation room set up, body language analysis and so much, much more.
Take advantage of the opportunity to hear from a real cop, with real experience without having to fly across the country or around the world to take one of his seminars. You are in for a real treat!
Who this course is for:
- Fiction Writers
- Novelists
- Screenwriters
- Anyone wanting to learn about real police interrogation systems, laws and practices
Course content
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Instructor
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- 4.8 Instructor Rating
- 63 Reviews
- 498 Students
- 2 Courses
24-year retired veteran law enforcement officer from Southern California and East Tennessee, Derek is an authentic leader who has served not only as a homicide detective, but also as a patrol watch commander, and as Chief of Police. His real-world leadership has brought him national recognition during an award winning career spanning over two decades. He has trained and consulted for federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, including the United States Secret Service, the US Marshalls Office and countless county and city law enforcement agencies. Although Chief Pacifico has a Masters Degree in Criminal Justice and a Bachelor's Degree in Organizational Leadership, this course is not simply what learned in a book, but from being a real leader in life and death situations, fighting corruption in city politics, and completely overhauling entire organizations from substandard to high achieving!
His Leadership & Assertive Supervision, Interview & Interrogation, and Conflict Resolution courses have been wildly popular to all of the major Las Vegas Casino and Hotel Resorts including but not limited to Caesar's Palace, Wynn Las Vegas, MGM Grand, Paris, Hilton and countless others.
Additionally, as a private consultant for fiction writers, television and film writers, Derek has spoken to hundreds of screenwriters at CBS studios in Burbank, California, and entertained audiences of nationwide and international guests who have traveled from as far away as Australia and Europe just to hear him speak about his law enforcement career in his 2-day live-action, interactive seminar The Writers Homicide School.