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Steve Johnson

Steven Johnson is a 28-year police veteran with 23 years as a detective, including 7 years on the elite Major Incident Response Team. Steve was awarded the Medal of Excellence for his expertise in Interview and Interrogation.  During his career, Steve obtained certifications as a Certified Voice Stress Analyst (lie detection), Certified Statement Analyst, and Certified Forensic Handwriting Analyst. Johnson is a Certified Statement Analyst, considered an expert in identifying deception, content, and psychological profile in verbal and written statements.  Steve continues to work, train, and maintain proficiency with some of the best statement analysts in the country.   
 Steve is also a Certified Forensic Handwriting Analyst, proficient in detecting deception, mental illness, drug use, sex abuse, violence & perpetrator potential, personality traits and more.  Steve is a member of the International Association of Handwriting Analysts, and the American Society of Professional Graphologists.  
 
During his law enforcement career, Steve found that Statement Profiling provided more information than either the polygraph or the CVSA could provide.  Profiling what people said or wrote, provided the answers investigators traditionally sought through their  
interviews and investigations.  It was a paradigm shift from the traditional investigative interviewing methods still used by most investigators today.  This improved method became the focus of Steve’s law enforcement career. He frequently consulted for investigators in and outside his own agency and has been teaching investigators these techniques for the past ten years.  The effectiveness of these techniques has been proven in hundreds of investigations and interviews.  
 
Steve Johnson consults for law enforcement and assists other investigators around the country.  Steve has analyzed and profiled for a wide variety of cases, including but not limited to: anonymous author, homicide, suicide, arson, robbery, fraud, forgery, theft, threats, kidnapping, sex crimes, hate crimes, elder abuse, domestic violence, threat assessment, hiring and internal investigations. 
                        
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  • Home
    • The Cold Case Foundation Mission
    • Behind the Brand
    • Videos
  • THE TEAM
    • EXECUTIVE TEAM >
      • Gregory M. Cooper - Executive Director
      • Dean Jackson - Deputy Executive Director
      • John E. Douglas - Chairman Emeritus
    • Executive Support Team >
      • Francine Bardole - Director of Forensic Sciences
      • Dana Boss - Analyst Supervisor
      • Dr. Lawrence J. Simon - Director of Research
      • AJ Jackson - Marketing Director, Creative Director
      • Chris McDonough - Law Enforcement Relations
      • James Patrick - Director of Intelligence
      • Robert E. Taylor, Jr. - Director of Training
      • Cathie Vallas-McKinzie - Investigative Analyst, Triage Team Supervisor
      • James L. Vance - Communication Specialist
      • Shawn Walker - Training Coordinator
    • INVESTIGATIVE TEAM
    • Triage Team
    • FORENSIC TEAM
    • Investigative Support Services
  • Law Enforcement
    • Case Study
    • Volunteer Application
    • Funding & Resources
    • Victimization
  • Training
    • Student Training Schedule
  • Prevention
    • Stress Reduction >
      • Suicide Prevention
      • Terminology
    • Resources
  • Memorial
  • Our Network
    • Grief & Hope
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    • MEDIA INQUIRIES