Return to Training ScheduleLevel I - Investigative Interviewing Techniques
| Host: | Wicklander-Zulawski |
| Location: | Registrants will be notified as soon as location is finalized. TBA Cincinnati, OH 00000 |
| Dates: | July 22, 2026 - July 23, 2026 |
| Times: | Day 1: 8:00am to 5:00pm ; Day 2 - 8:00am to 4:30pm |
| Fee: | $595.00 |
The Level I – WZ Seminar on Investigative Interviewing Techniques is designed for anyone seeking a strategic, non-confrontational approach to resolving cases and gathering actionable intelligence. Participants learn to conduct effective, ethical interviews that uncover factual information while reducing liability and strengthening trust.
This course emphasizes the importance of rapport and provides a comprehensive overview of WZ’s evidence-based interviewing methods, teaching participants how to apply these tools in conversations with witnesses, victims, and subjects. Participants will gain adaptable strategies that can be tailored to the evidence, the subject, and the type of interview being conducted.
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If it’s been more than five years since your last WZ training experience, now is the ideal time to return to the classroom and reinforce your skills with the latest evidence-based techniques.
Bryan Barlow, CFI
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Bryan Barlow, CFI®, joined the Chicago Police Department (CPD) in 2002 and was promoted to Detective in 2008, where he conducted a wide variety of investigations around the city. In 2015, Bryan became a training coordinator and instructor for the CPD's Bureau of Detectives, where he researched, wrote curriculum, and delivered training to new officers, newly promoted detectives, and in-service department members on investigatory topics such as Investigative and Trauma-Informed Interviewing, Investigative Methodologies and Law. After retiring from the CPD in 2023, Bryan began conducting seminars as an instructor with Wicklander-Zulawski & Associates, Inc. (WZ), focusing on Evidence-Based Interviewing Techniques, Homicide Investigations, Trauma-Informed Interviewing, and Law.
Bryan holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Loyola University Chicago, a Master of Jurisprudence degree with a concentration in Criminal Law from DePaul University, and is a veteran of the U.S. Army.
Bryan presented "When 'Just the Facts' Doesn't Work – Trauma-Informed Interviewing" at Elite Training Days 2021. Trying to gather information from traumatized individuals can be difficult. Interviewing victims of street crime, workplace violence, someone who has been involved in a major accident or suffered a severe personal loss can often be frustrating, especially when the regular information-gathering: asking the who, what, when, where, and why, doesn't allow us to put together a complete picture. This difficulty stems from the effect traumas have on the brain of a trauma survivor. His presentation discussed how trauma affects an individual's brain and effective strategies for interviewing trauma survivors in a victim-centered, trauma-informed manner to obtain the best information available to aid in the conduct of investigations.
David Lund, CFI, LPC, MBA
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David Lund, CFI, LPC, MBA is an instructor with Wicklander-Zulawski & Associates, Inc. (WZ). David has nearly 35 years in the retail sector and has held executive roles in esteemed organizations like DICK’S Sporting Goods, Polo Ralph Lauren, and Macy’s Inc. Starting as a store detective; he has navigated through diverse field and corporate positions, steering corporate security, executive protection, investigations, and strategic asset protection initiatives both nationally and internationally.
David's industry influence extends through his past chairmanship of the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) Asset Protection Steering Committee and active participation in RILA's Asset Protection Leaders Council. He has also lent his expertise to the National Retail Federation LP Council, Loss Prevention Foundation, International Association of Interviewers, Loss Prevention Research Council, Loss Prevention Magazine, and Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania.
His academic credentials include a B.S. in Industrial/Commercial Security from York College of Pennsylvania and an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh. David is a Certified Forensic Interviewer and holds the Loss Prevention Certified designation.
Beyond his professional pursuits, David finds joy in family time, reading, fly fishing, trap shooting, backpacking, running, obstacle course racing, and indulging in his favorite foods, particularly BBQ, tacos, and pizza.
Host: Wicklander-Zulawski
Location: Registrants will be notified as soon as location is finalized. TBA Cincinnati, OH 00000 Get Directions
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