6 CE HR(S)
Accepted for CE in: AL, GA, IA, IL, KS, KY, MO, MN, NC, NM, OK, OR, SC, TN, TX
Thomas H. HumphreysLying is part of human nature – from biblical deceptions to everyday white lies. This course examines deception through cultural, psychological, and practical lenses, teaching investigators how to recognize the subtle signs that words and bodies reveal when truth gives way to fabrication.
Explore the psychology and evolution of lying, from survival mechanisms to social niceties. Discover how language patterns, word choice, and linguistic structures betray deception. Study nonverbal communication including body language, micro-expressions, and physiological stress responses. Evaluate proven detection systems and understand their limitations, focusing on clusters of stress indicators rather than single “tells.”
Apply these techniques in interrogations, witness interviews, statement analysis, client intake, and business negotiations. Learn to baseline subjects, identify physiological stress markers, and analyze discourse patterns while understanding that no single indicator proves deception, only careful observation of multiple stress cues.
• Understand the cultural, evolutionary, and psychological foundations of lying
• Recognize how linguistic patterns and word choice reveal deception
• Observe nonverbal cues including body language and facial expressions
• Apply systematic approaches to deception detection
• Distinguish between stress indicators and definitive proof of lying
• Develop critical thinking about deception detection systems and their limitations
6 CE HR(S)
GA Classroom Certification No: CLTR001024
MN Course Approval No. : CPD 308
MO Course Approval: 00094
NC Course Approval No. PPSB-17-301
OK CLEET Course Catalog No.: PS24-0116
TX CE School License No: Y00170
North Carolina disclaimer: A maximum of 6 CE hours may be obtained from online, asynchronous courses per renewal period.
Required Oklahoma CLEET Disclaimer: This class has been cataloged by the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training for 6 hours of mandatory continuing education credit. Regarding any law enforcement concepts, practices, methods, techniques, products, or devices as might be taught, promoted, or otherwise espoused in outside schools or seminars, there is no intent, expressed or implied, that listing the course in the CLEET Course Catalog indicates or in any way conveys ‘CLEET approval’ of such concepts, practices, methods, techniques, products, or devices, unless such approval is explicitly stated by CLEET.
Course Format: This is an online, on-demand course with no scheduled login times. Participation and time spent are tracked through the learning platform, and active engagement is required for completion. Questions may be submitted by email.
Beginner Level (Foundations): Content is focused on real-world fundamentals. You’ll refresh the basics and pick up practical ideas you can use right away – without getting overly technical. Take your CE…and actually enjoy it.
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TX CE School License No.: Y00170
GA Classroom Instructor License No.: CLTR001024
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