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Basic Homicide Investigation Course

This 40 hour course was designed and focuses on training the aspiring or new detective. The course covers a variety of topics including crime scene processing, interviews and interrogations, case management, media relations, documentation and report writing, and much more.

Advanced Homicide / Violent Crimes Investigations Course

This 40 hour course is designed for the veteran detective. The topics include mass killing investigations, personality based interviews, exploitation of digital evidence, victim services, serial, sexual based crime scenes, and more.

Cold Case/No Body Homicide Investigation & Prosecution Course

This 32-hour course includes topics of establishing a cold case unit, how to build a no-body case, complete case analysis, laboratory and evidence considerations, interviews and interrogations, confessions, case presentation, and prosecution.

Mass Casualty Response & Active Shooter Investigations Course

This 40-hour course will focus on Behaviors, Indicators, and Management.  National and behavioral threat assessments, pre-attack behaviors, pathways to violence, post-incident response, investigative resources, legal considerations, victim services, lessons learned, case studies, and a table top exercise with leaders of local agencies.

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Our Courses Also Include the Below Varying Topics and More

Child & Infant Death Investigations Course

This 40-hour course will focus on the investigative response, best practices, bias and 911 calls, Medical Examiner Prospectives, Victimology, Interviewing Child Victims/Witnesses/Offenders, Legal Considerations, Understanding Child Abductions, False Allegations, Child Abduction Response (CARD), Abusive Head Trauma and Defenses, Child Torture, Resiliency and Self-Care, Cold Case Planning, Forensic Genealogy and Neonaticide

  • Opening and Administrative Matters

  • Responsibilities of the Homicide Investigator

  • First Responder Issues

  • Crime Scene Analysis

  • Homicide Types and Offender Motivations

  • Crime Scene Processing

  • Laboratory Capabilities

  • Evidence Processing

  • Coroner/Medical Examiner

  • Investigative Resources

  • Investigative Techniques

  • Interview and Interrogation

  • Suspect Development and Elimination

  • Documentation and Report Writing

  • Victim Issues

  • Case Management

  • Media Relations

  • Prosecution and Legal Matters

  • Ethics

  • Stress Management

  • Criterion Testing and Closing

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