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Death Scene Analysis and Cold Case Investigation

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This course will be modified to the level of expertise in the audience and can be adapted in the classroom for multiple levels of experience and understanding.
 
Training Goals and Objectives

The goal of the training program is to prepare the Investigator and Investigative Supervisor to conduct and manage a Major Case Investigation from initial response through needed follow-up.
 
The course will be directed at a multi agency approach to a major investigation, specifically homicide/death investigations. Several areas will be addressed; each area by itself is an area of expertise requiring detailed individual course instruction.
 
In addition, the course will include an intense overview of criminal behavior and the understanding of behavior as it relates to the traditional forms of evidence, i.e., forensic, circumstantial, eyewitness and confession.

Training Audience, Format and Content

This course is intended for various experience investigators, evidence technicians, supervisors, and prosecution attorneys. It also has great value to the patrol officer and new recruit. The intent of the trainers is to bridge the learning gap obtained throughout a law enforcement career in the area of evaluating crime scenes and help the less experienced officer/investigator to avoid many of the mistakes and pitfalls experience by veteran officers as they progressed in their individual careers.
 
This course is most successful when taught and received with audiences of 50 officers or fewer, but has been given in groups of 400 or more with successful reviews. The smaller groups enable officers to have more direct dialog with the instructors and the other students.
 
The course is designed in 3 day sessions with day three involving case reviews and consultation of local cases so that the investigator / officer returns from the training with a more concrete understanding of the application of the training material. The course is generally designed to run from 0830 to 1630 hours daily, but can be manipulated for evenings and extended days as needed.

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