Uncover the truth
introduction
Sergeant Mike Ruggiero has been in law enforcement for over 30 years and with the Orange County Sheriff's Office in Orlando, Florida since 1991. Sergeant Ruggiero has over 20 years of experience investigating major cases, such as: Sex Crimes, Internal Investigations, Robbery, and Homicide. Sergeant Ruggiero has completed numerous hours of training in the fields of investigation, interviews, graphology, and statement analysis. He has provided thousands of hours of advanced training in the fields of investigations, interviewing, and detecting deception through identifying aspects of handwriting, body language, and statement analysis. Sergeant Ruggiero has been involved in the investigation of several hundred homicides as both an investigator and the sergeant of the Homicide Squad. He was involved in the high profile investigations of Caylee Anthony and Markeith Loyd. Mike earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminology from Columbia College in 2012 and has provided instruction for Law Enforcement Officers throughout Central Florida, Florida Highway Patrol, the International Chiefs of Police Association, the Florida Homicide Investigators Association, the US Peace Corps, as well as various other police departments and security professionals across the US. Mike is proud to be an instructor with the Public Agency Training Council (PATC) since 2018, as well as continuing to provide training as a lead instructor at Valencia College in Orlando and Daytona State College. In addition, Mike has provided instruction to Security Investigators with Walt Disney World, Coca-Cola, Universal Studios, Marriott, Sea World, Hilton, Orange County Government, Orange County School Board, Rosen International and many other private sector organizations. Let Mike help you Uncover the Truth!
training classes offered
Detecting Deception
Interview and interrogation
Interview and interrogation
Detecting Deception is a course designed to provide insight and training into the only three ways people can be deceptive: writing, body language, and any type of verbal statements. An individual who has training in these areas is far better able to detect when someone is being truthful or deceptive. The skills learned in this training will not only be able to be applied to cases you are going to be involved in, but it can also be applied to previous cases. Whether you are a patrol officer or Homicide Investigator, the skills of Detecting Deception are essential.
Interview and interrogation
Interview and interrogation
Interview and interrogation
The investigative interview course arms the officer or investigator with legal issues, preparing for the interview, techniques for victims, witnesses, and suspects. An understanding of Miranda is emphasized, communication techniques, building rapport are also discussed. Gaining admissions and confessions will be discussed in detail in order to produce optimum results. Find out why Sgt. Ruggiero has trained more law enforcement officers in Florida on how to conduct solid interviews than anyone else!
death investigations
Interview and interrogation
death investigations
Whether you are the first officer on the scene, the lead investigator, or supervise these challenging investigations, this course will give you the knowledge to professionally investigate various death scenes. The curriculum addresses best practices from first arriving at the scene to conducting follow-up investigations. Natural, Suicide, Accidental, Suspicious, Infant, and Homicide deaths are covered. Students will be exposed to crime scene analysis techniques as well as investigative tools to conduct thorough follow-up on cases.