SECURITY QUESTIONING - ADVANCED COURSE / ST LOUIS, MO

at the Hampton Inn St. Louis/Westport

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The most useful, effective, deterring and inexpensive weapon against criminals and terrorists is the ability to ask a good question.

For years, security has been investing billions of dollars into hardware, weapons, technology and man power. Armed security officers are required to undergo training for handling a gun and in shooting. Many of those officers go through numerous weeks of training to hone their tactical skills. But how many officers are trained to effectively use the one weapon readily available and that affords the most powerful impact in terms of protection? … a good question.

The Advanced Course in Security Questioning enables security and law enforcement professionals to hone their threat assessment and questioning skills when dealing with a suspicious situation or person.

Hampton Inn St. Louis/Westport

Room Reservations: 1-314-298-7878
General Information: 1-818-734-8448

Course Overview

Course Schedule

Day 1

08:30/08:45	Introduction to Questioning - Trainees will learn about different approaches to questioning such as those in use by law enforcement, intelligence and security agencies. They will learn the importance of security of questioning as the only offensive tool in a defensive system. The instructor will also recap some key terms and processes in Predictive Profiling which is the core threat assessment process behind security questioning.
08:45/10:00	The Cover Story – To be able to conduct security questioning effectively, one must understand what it takes to build and maintain a cover story. Trainees will learn the process of developing and maintaining a cover story.
10:00/10:10	Break
10:10/12:00	Exercise - Developing and Testing a Cover Story – Trainees will work in groups and receive specific assignments for developing cover stories for specific missions.  They will then be challenged by their peers in the classroom who will test the strength and reliability of the cover story and the ability of the trainee to maintain it against security questioning.
12:00/13:00	Lunch
13:00/14:30	Field Exercise – Trainees will be tasked with specific targets and missions for which they will use their cover stories to gain information and intelligence.
14:30/15:00	Exercise Debrief - Trainees will brief each other about their experiences in the field. They will also point out weaknesses and strengths in their cover stories and behaviors as individuals and as a group.
15:00/16:30	Security Questioning – Trainees will learn the general guidelines and principles of security questioning.

08:30/08:40	Recap
08:40/10:00	Using Security Questioning in Dealing with Suspicious Documentation -  Trainees will learn and simulate security questioning as it applies to falsified identifications, stolen identities and fabricated documentation.
10:00/10:15	break
10:15/11:00	Using Security Questioning in Dealing with Potential Mules & Dry Runs – Security Questioning applied to potential mules is specifically challenging. Trainees need to understand the fine line between someone with malicious intent and someone who is duped or coerced into becoming a mule. Likewise, questioning someone who is suspected of conducting a dry run poses a challenge since the means and actions cannot fully indicate malicious intent.  Trainees will learn and simulate the use of security questioning in dealing with mules or dry runs.
11:00/12:00	Using Security Questioning in Human Resource Screening and Internal Investigations – Security Questioning can be applied as an investigative tool to solve an internal security incident in an organization such as information leaks, potential fraud,  etc. Security Questioning can and should be applied to the process by which Human Resources interviews and screens people into the organization. This module will demonstrate the applicability of security questioning to HR screening and internal investigations.
12:00/13:00	Lunch
13:00/13:45	Security Questioning in Access Control & against Social Engineering - Security questioning is most commonly used in access control. However with a formidable adversary who uses social engineering techniques, officers can find themselves at a disadvantage. This module will cover social engineering techniques and the way security questioning can be utilized effectively against them.
13:45/14:30	Undercover Questioning - Security questioning can be done under cover where the true intent and nature behind engaging a suspect is not overt but rather covert. This technique is specifically effective in open environments where people are not expecting or even welcoming interaction with security or police forces. This module will cover guidelines for effective undercover questioning.
14:30/14:45	Afternoon break
14:45/16:15	Building Questioning Guidelines and Processes in Your Organization - In this module, trainees will learn how to implement effective security questioning processes in their own protected environments.
16:15/16:30	Q & A - Conclusion

The Presenters

Chameleon presenters bring a rich operational background to the classroom. All of Chameleon’s trainers use their own professional experience to support the information and methodologies presented in the course. In addition to being experts in their field, Chameleon presenters are also experienced trainers and teachers skilled with transferring the course material in a constructive and entertaining manner.

Amotz Brandes – Managing Partner

Mr. Brandes is a veteran of an Israeli Defense Forces Special Reconnaissance and Intelligence Unit.  He began his career as a Security Agent for El Al Israeli Airlines in Los Angeles.  Since joining Chameleon Associates, he formed the Consulting Division and has developed training programs in “Red Teaming”, “Predictive Profiling” and “Security Engineering”.  Mr. Brandes has an extensive project management and business development experience from international and federal projects. He was the project manager for many security audits and red teaming exercises around the world at mass transit hubs, government facilities, museums, malls and airports to name a few. He is the author of the “Terrorist Threat Mitigation Reference Guide” and a lecturer and presenter in corporate and government settings, worldwide.  Mr. Brandes has a B.A Degree in International Development Studies from UCLA. He is the Chair of the Homeland Security Committee of the California Israel Chamber of commerce.

References

This seminar was delivered to hundreds of law enforcement, security, military, corporate and non-profit organizations worldwide. Over the years, our trainers have received high praise from students, with average post-course survey scores never below 95%. The only consistent complaint we hear is that our students wished the training were longer because they want more. 

Here are some comments by our seminar participants:

The Presentation

Chameleon trainers will use visual aids and other media to demonstrate real life applications of security questioning. The seminar will be delivered using a PowerPoint slide presentation and will include a field exercise and many hands-on classroom workshops.

Who Should Attend?

• Security Directors & Law Enforcement - applying and designing proactive threat oriented policies for terrorist and criminal  threat mitigation.
• Homeland Security & Defense Officials - defining security requirements based on adversary's methods of operations.
• Security Systems Engineers - building and integrating a comprehensive threat mitigation framework.
• Security Systems Integrators - design of a threat oriented security system based on the Cyclical Security Engineering Process.
• Event Security Management Personnel.
• Crowd-Control Specialists.
• Mass Transit Security.
• Airport, Port and Cruise Line Security Personnel. 
• Security professionals in the service industry.
• Security professionals in the retail industry.

Take Home Material

Presentation - Conference attendees will receive a hard copy of the seminars multimedia presentation.

Hotel and Accommodations

Hampton Inn St. Louis/Westport
2454 Old Dorsett Rd.
Maryland Heights, MO
Room Reservations: 1-314-298-7878
General Information: 1-818-734-8448
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