To successfully solve violent, sexually motivated crimes, you need to be aware of the criminal personality you are confronting. You also need to be aware of the special investigative skills that are needed to manage and investigate these cases, as well as the proper evidence needed for prosecution.

This course will cover basic and advanced investigative concepts and provide you with the knowledge and skills of an effective sex crime investigator. Students will engage in an in-depth study of the lust murderer, the pedophile, the child molester and the rapist. We will also explore the psychology of the sex offender, as well as the victim, and explain the role physical evidence and the medical examiner’s findings play in the successful investigation and prosecution of these cases.

As these cases are often sensitive in nature, you’ll also learn the principles of victimology in sexual assaults and how to best deal with the victims’ psychological problems. We’ll examine the latest proven techniques for interviewing both adult and child victims suffering the after effects of such a traumatic experience.

Topics Include

• Overview of sexually motivated crimes
• The pedophile vs. the child molester
• The criminal mind and abnormal psychology
• Paraphilia and erotosexual dysfunction
• Exploitation of children, child pornography and sex rings
• Behavioral and personality traits of rapists
• Physical evidence in sex crimes
• Serial and lust murders
• Autoerotic and equivocal death investigations
• Crime scene profiling

Audience

Newly assigned and seasoned detectives, investigations supervisors, crime scene technicians, medical examiner and coroner investigators, prosecutors and military investigative personnel

This class is restricted to sworn law enforcement officers and those personnel assigned directly to law enforcement agencies.

By understanding the importance of quality assurance, Crime Scene Units can feel more confident that the processes, procedures and services they provide meet industry standards.

This webinar will empower you with the knowledge and skills necessary to elevate the standards of your Crime Scene Unit, including: facility and equipment optimization, personnel qualifications and training, policies and procedures, crime scene documentation and reports, & more.

Upon completion of this webinar, participants will emerge with a heightened understanding of the pivotal role the quality of their work can play in the criminal justice system.

The Quality Assurance Roadmap: A Guide to Improving Crime Scene Units webinar is intended for those who:

• Work in or oversee the Crime Scene Unit at their department
• Want to improve the quality of the crime scene work being done at their department
• Want to prepare their Crime Scene Unit to successfully achieve accreditation
• Have issues within their Crime Scene Unit that indicate their might be work quality problems like:
  • Detectives avoid calling out certain CSIs because they don’t want them assigned to their case
  • Detectives ask for certain CSIs to process in-house evidence to make sure it is done thoroughly 
  • There is not consistency in the team in regards to productivity and quality (everyone on the team is not held to the same performance standards)
  • New people get confused because everyone does every process differently and they don’t know which way is the “right way”
  • Certain people on the team are not assigned certain tasks because they  don’t do them “correctly”
  • Seasoned employees on your team are refusing to get up to speed on new techniques, policies, procedures, technology and/or equipment

If you are already an accredited department, congratulations!  This webinar would be considered a “review” of processes that are likely already in place if you are accredited.

Students attending this course will walk away with increased knowledge of bloodstain pattern analysis fundamentals, pattern identification, crime scene interpretation, and the mathematical components of area of origin calculation and determination.

This course is also designed to help prepare any individual who seeks to specialize in bloodstain pattern analysis with the aim of testing for the Certified Bloodstain Pattern Analysis certification. The course will focus on lecture instruction, practical exercises, and case studies to promote the aforementioned components of the practice of bloodstain pattern analysis.

The individual weeks and their content will be as follows:

Week 1 – Friday, July 19th, 2024:

Week 1 will focus bloodstain pattern analysis fundamentals and composition of blood, principles and theories, proper terminology, and bloodstain characteristics based on variables of height, angle variance, and surface. Students will be exposed to the historical components of the field of bloodstain pattern analysis as well as wounds that are associated with bloodletting events.

Week 2 – Friday, July 26th, 2024:

Week 2 will focus on the proper identification, description, and interpretation of bloodstain patterns. Students will have the opportunity to practice properly describing bloodstain patterns utilizing the criteria of size, shape, distribution, appearance, and location.

Week 3 – Friday, August 2nd, 2024:

Week 3 will focus on the foundations of bloodstain pattern interpretation as
well as the detriments of the improper interpretation of patterns and bloodstained scenes.

Week 4 – Friday, August 9th, 2024:

Week 4 will focus on the mathematical fundamentals for calculating angle of impact, area of convergence, and area of origin. Students will be provided with numerous exercises to practice calculations as well as the steps for both trigonometric and stringing methods of area of origin.

This truly practical course will provide you with the skills to gain high quality information from individuals, no matter what their status might be in the investigation.

Topics Include

• The verbal communication process
• Witness memory enhancement
• Flow of information
• Interviewing process
• Kinesics interview techniques
• Detecting deception
• Videotaping and recording interrogations
• Interview of rape victims
• Interview of child witnesses and victims
• Criminal personality profiling for interviews
• The effective interrogator
• Legal aspects
• Psychology of interrogations

The first three topics will stress the methods you can employ to establish rapport, improve feedback and become more discerning through efficient listening. An examination of the interviewing process will give you a structured interview to expand your ability to obtain accurate information and detect deception.

Through criminal personality profiling, you will be able to more accurately determine the personality type you are confronting and some of the interviewing techniques best suited to elicit information from that individual.

This course focuses on skill development and will enhance your ability to conduct effective interviews and interrogations.

Audience

Patrol officers, newly assigned and seasoned detectives, investigations supervisors, crime scene technicians, medical examiner and coroner investigators and military investigative personnel

This class is restricted to sworn law enforcement officers and those personnel assigned directly to law enforcement agencies.

Are you a dedicated Crime Scene Investigator that is tired of battling your officers, detectives and command staff? This webinar is designed to equip you with the skills and confidence you need to stand your ground, protect the integrity of your crime scenes and assert your scientific expertise.

In this webinar, we will discuss the world’s leading techniques on effective Communication, how to be Assertive, how to continue developing Leadership skills, and how to practice Mindfulness so that you can enhance your ability to work collaboratively with your sworn counterparts during active investigations.

Upon completion of this webinar, participants will emerge with the knowledge and skills they need to establish their authority and confidently take control of their crime scenes.

The Unlock Your Authority: Control Your Crime Scenes with the C.A.L.M Method webinar is intended for those who:

• Are responsible for crime scene response and/or management
• Are Crime Scene Investigators and would like to be more assertive and feel more confident controlling their crime scenes
• Are Forensic professionals that desire to more effectively navigate conflict with their sworn counterparts
• Are Crime Scene Investigators that desire increased respect and authority when they are leading a crime scene investigation 

This course will provide you with in-depth instruction on the correct procedures for processing blood evidence at a crime scene or in a lab. You will gain an understanding of basic bloodstain patterns encountered at crime scenes, how to properly document those patterns, and how to utilize various chemical enhancement techniques. You will learn methods to evaluate a crime scene to determine the type of crime that has been committed and the physical parameters of the area of involvement. We will show you how to properly locate, document, collect, and preserve the physical evidence at the scene. You will also be introduced to networks and databases that can assist you in the investigative process.

Exercises will reinforce the classroom discussions to enhance your understanding of the basic principles of bloodstain pattern analysis, enhancement techniques, including chemical and alternate light sources, and proper documentation and collection.

Topics Include

• Crime scene analysis
• Overview of bloodstain principles
• Recognition of bloodstain patterns
• Presumptive tests for blood
• Blood chemical enhancement techniques
• Photography documentation

Audience

Crime scene technicians, crimes against persons detectives, investigations supervisors, forensic investigators, first responding officers, medical examiner and coroner investigators, military investigative personnel, and non-sworn personnel who process crime scenes.

This course is restricted to active sworn and non-sworn law enforcement and medical examiner personnel.

Forensic Pieces presents Basic Forensic Photography at Flagler County Sheriff's Office, August 19-23, 2024. 

Course Topics:

- Importance of evidence photography; professional policies, procedures, and SOP's
- Camera and lens operation, settings, options and handling
- Camera add-on equipment to enhance your forensic images
- Mastering the selection of camera modes
- The Exposure Triangle
- Low-light and night time photography
- Close-up / Macro photography
- Utilization of scales, markers and other measuring devices
- Photographic workflow
- Recommendations towards testimony about photography

Mon-Tues-Wed 8a-5p  / Thurs 8a-1p & 8p-11p  / Fri 8a-5p

http://forensicpieces.com/training-courses

• Classification of child deaths
• SIDS and SUIDS
• Child abuse injuries and
• differential diagnosis
• Initial Approach to death
• investigations
• Hospital presentations of abuse
• cases
• Accidental v homicide deaths
• Abusive head trauma
• SBS and findings
• Investigative difficulties
• General scene documentation & photography of physical evidence
• Sexual abuse cases
• Approach to interviews
• Elements of successful prosecution
• Biological evidence detection and collection
• Report writing and bullet- proofing reports
• Courtroom testimony (time permitting

•  Methodology and Bias
• Sequencing Pattern
• Textiles
• Experimental Design
• Report Writing
• Fluid Dynamics
• Case Presentations
• Complex Patterns

This course focuses on the effective and efficient management of detective unit personnel, procedures, and investigations in order to improve organizational processes and increase clearance and arrest rates.

The objectives of this program are two-fold: one addresses the administrative requirements for managing the criminal investigative process; the other focuses on managing the operations of the investigative unit. We will examine several strategies, policies, and forms that are designed to make the management of the investigative unit more effective. You will learn efficient and productive techniques and systems enabling you to better control personnel, paper flow and daily job routines.

Topics Include

• Organization of the detective unit
• Manpower allocation in the detective unit
• Detective supervisory considerations
• Distributing workloads and case assignments
• Investigative filing
• Case review and management systems
• Evaluating performance of investigative personnel
• Managing the investigative marginal performer
• Intergenerational management issues
• Supervisory and command leadership

Audience

Sworn law enforcement personnel, new detective unit supervisors or commanders, veteran supervisors given an investigative command assignment, patrol supervisors who aspire to a position in command of an investigative unit.

This course is restricted to sworn and non-sworn law enforcement personnel.

This advanced course will take you beyond the blood basics and increase your knowledge and skills in bloodstain pattern analysis. We will also take an in-depth look at the judicial process for becoming qualified to give effective witness testimony.

“Hands-on” experience with actual bloodstain patterns and advanced chemical processing techniques will help strengthen your recognition and analytical abilities and enhance your knowledge of various applications.

We will analyze case studies to teach you how to prepare and document your findings and a moot court exercise will give you an opportunity to testify about your conclusions. We will also examine the Daubert Decision and other expert witness issues that may impact your testimony.

This course will help law enforcement and civilian investigators present their opinions involving bloodstain patterns in a courtroom setting with confidence, while meeting the minimal requirements for expert testimony.

Topics Include

• Pattern identification
• Case studies
• Preparing experiments for confirmation of findings
• Preparing exhibits for the courtroom
• Moot courtroom testimony

Audience

Patrol officers, newly assigned and seasoned detectives, investigations supervisors, crime scene technicians, medical examiner and coroner investigators, military investigative personnel, and prosecuting attorneys

This class is restricted to active law enforcement and prosecuting attorneys employed by governmental agencies.

From the time evidence is collected, through the presentation of evidence in the courtroom, to the final disposition and disposal, this course will provide you with all the information you need to maintain the security and integrity of your department's property and evidence. You will learn how to properly document, inventory, control, dispose of and purge property and evidence of all types.

Lectures will focus on the physical security of the property/evidence room as well as the legal issues pertaining to the operation of such facilities. OSHA requirements and regulations will be discussed and storage solutions for the evidence room will be explored. You will learn about the special considerations surrounding hazardous, bio-hazardous, and other special risk items as well as preferred procedures for packaging the evidence for storage and submission for testing.

Topics Include

• Physical security of property and evidence rooms
• Policies and procedures relating to the evidence function
• Legal issues pertaining to the operation of evidence facilities
• Evidence packaging for storage and submission for testing
• Evidence integrity
• Computerization of property and evidence rooms
• Narcotics destruction - burn procedures and certification
• Bio-hazardous evidence storage and destruction
• OSHA requirements and regulations
• Personal safety issues
• Storage solutions

Audience

Sworn law enforcement officers, as well as non-sworn property and evidence custodians and supervisors responsible for overseeing their departments’ property and evidence facilities

In this fast-paced course, you will learn processes and techniques that apply specifically to crimes against children. From the initial call to the courtroom, you’ll receive an in-depth analysis of investigative methodologies you can use to solve these crimes.

We will examine the persistent patterns of behavior of the seven types child molesters and teach you effective techniques for interviewing these criminals. We will also help you develop the skills needed to conduct forensic interviews of child victims and witnesses.

Using case studies, we will introduce you to the different classifications of evidence and how each applies to your investigation. You will learn how to prepare an expert search and seizure warrant for a preferential child molester to include seizing child pornography, child erotica, DNA and computer evidence.

Finally, we will discuss the criteria for amber alerts and the importance of the initial response to a child abduction. You will learn how to develop a Child Abduction Response Team (CART)–a multi-discipline, multi-jurisdictional team of experts–and how it can greatly improve your ability to recover a missing child.

Topics Include

• Definitions and diagnostic criteria for the DSM-5
• Patterns, behaviors and characteristics of offenders
• Pedophilia and offender
• Investigative and interviewing techniques
• Preparing an expert search and seizure warrant
• Emerging investigative strategies
• Forensic interviews of a child
• Understanding predatory behaviors
• Developing a Child Abduction Response Team (CART)

Prerequisite(s)

It is recommended, but not mandatory, that you have completed a basic investigations course or have the knowledge of proven investigative techniques necessary to investigate most crimes against children cases.

Audience

Patrol officers, newly assigned and seasoned detectives, investigations supervisors, crime scene technicians, military investigative personnel, non-sworn personnel who participate in investigations, and prosecutor’s office personnel who investigate and prosecute crimes against children

This class is restricted to active sworn and non-sworn law enforcement, investigators, and prosecuting attorneys employed by governmental agencies.

• Review of the fundamentals of shooting reconstruction
• Angle of impact determination
• Documentation and testing of potential bullet holes or strikes
• Proper trajectory documentation of wall shots
• Projectile penetration and perforation
• Distance determination on targets and clothing
• Ballistics for shooting reconstruction
• Wound ballistics and track trajectory
• Reconciling bullet holes in clothing with the autopsy findings
• Homicides vs. suicides in firearm deaths
• Trace evidence consideration on firearms and projectiles
• Maximizing your firearms examiner
• Report writing
• Hands-on case solving
• Officer involved shooting investigations
• Most topics augmented with actual casework

Proving suicide can be a daunting task for the investigator due to factors such as family denials, scene interference, insurance issues, and the basic stigma surrounding an intentional self-inflicted death. This course is specifically designed to help you overcome these difficulties by providing you with the skills necessary to thoroughly and properly investigate the death and to recognize and document all indicators of suicide. Your thorough investigation can be the sole basis for a Medical Examiner/Coroner to rule the manner-of-death as suicide.

The reasons one decides to take his or her own life can be psychological, biological, social or a combination of the three. We will explore each of these reasons in-depth. We will also cover the physical possibility of suicide – i.e. could the deceased have physically killed themselves, the most common methods employed, and the development of intent.

Classroom lectures and “case analysis” exercises will be used to teach you the proper steps to take when investigating suspected suicides. You will also be given a number of recommendations for dealing with the family of the victim of suicide.

Topics Include

• Reasons for family denial of suicide
• Dealing with the family of the decedent
• Determining the physical possibility of suicide
• Developing and detailing all indications of intent on the part of the decedent
• Developing motive
• The most common methods of suicide
• Importance of determining the body position when a firearm is utilized
• Differentiating between an intentional hanging and an autoerotic death
• Reasons why a person may commit suicide
• The biological, psychological and sociological perspectives of suicide

Audience

Patrol officers, newly assigned and seasoned detectives, investigations supervisors, crime scene technicians, medical examiner and coroner investigators, and military investigative personnel.

The course is restricted to active sworn and non-sworn law enforcement and medical examiner personnel.

Proving suicide can be a daunting task for the investigator due to factors such as family denials, scene interference, insurance issues, and the basic stigma surrounding an intentional self-inflicted death. This course is specifically designed to help you overcome these difficulties by providing you with the skills necessary to thoroughly and properly investigate the death and to recognize and document all indicators of suicide. Your thorough investigation can be the sole basis for a Medical Examiner/Coroner to rule the manner-of-death as suicide.

The reasons one decides to take his or her own life can be psychological, biological, social or a combination of the three. We will explore each of these reasons in-depth. We will also cover the physical possibility of suicide – i.e. could the deceased have physically killed themselves, the most common methods employed, and the development of intent.

Classroom lectures and “case analysis” exercises will be used to teach you the proper steps to take when investigating suspected suicides. You will also be given a number of recommendations for dealing with the family of the victim of suicide.
 

Topics Include

• Reasons for family denial of suicide
• Dealing with the family of the decedent
• Determining the physical possibility of suicide
• Developing and detailing all indications of intent on the part of the decedent
• Developing motive
• The most common methods of suicide
• Importance of determining the body position when a firearm is utilized
• Differentiating between an intentional hanging and an autoerotic death
• Reasons why a person may commit suicide
• The biological, psychological and sociological perspectives of suicide

Audience

Patrol officers, newly assigned and seasoned detectives, investigations supervisors, crime scene technicians, medical examiner and coroner investigators, and military investigative personnel.
The course is restricted to active sworn and non-sworn law enforcement and medical examiner personnel.

This course will provide you with in-depth instruction of the processes and techniques that apply to all aspects of criminal investigations, from the initial response to the scene to the final courtroom presentation.

You will learn methods to investigate property crimes up to violent crimes against persons. We'll show you how to properly locate and document the physical evidence to aid in your investigative efforts. Techniques for interviewing witnesses, victims and suspects will be covered. You will also learn about networks and databases that can assist you in the investigative process.

During the course, we will teach you how to perform basic investigative duties and prepare you for future, more specialized training.

Topics Include

• Basic investigative responsibilities
• Case assignment and case load management
• Recognition of physical evidence
• Interviewing witnesses and suspects
• Using confidential sources of information
• Property crimes: burglary, economic crimes, organized retail crimes
• Crimes against persons: sex crimes, robberies, death investigations
• Use of DNA and social media
• Electronic evidence: cell phones, cell sites, geo-fencing, Wi-Fi downloads, and more
• Case reporting and documentation
• Sources of intelligence

Audience

Patrol officers, newly assigned and seasoned detectives, investigations supervisors, crime scene technicians, medical examiner and coroner investigators, military investigative personnel, and non-sworn personnel who must effectively interact with sworn officers

This course is restricted to active sworn and non-sworn law enforcement and medical examiner personnel.

This course will teach you how to effectively use your agency’s digital camera system. You will learn the proper approach to various types of law enforcement-related scenes that require photography documentation - from human injuries to outdoor nighttime crime scenes. The primary focus of this course is to equip you with the confidence to adjust the camera settings to record both the scene and all related evidence the way you observe them.

We will teach you the necessary skills to overcome the lighting challenges that crime, crash, and fire investigations create. You will be immersed in indoor, outdoor, daytime, and nighttime practical situations using your departmentally issued or personal cameras. IPTM’s instructor will work alongside you and share best practices so that you can become proficient in photographing a variety of scenes and evidence.

In addition to the practical exercises, we will emphasize court proven methods for properly recording the scene and archiving the images correctly with the suggested standards and best practices set by the Scientific Working Group on Imaging Technology (SWGIT), the Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science (OSAC), and the Scientific Working Group on Digital Evidence (SWGDE).

Topics Include

• Three primary camera shooting modes
• Exposure triangle
• Familiarization with departmentally issued cameras
• Basics of scene documentation
• Footwear, tire tread, injury, and macro close-up evidence photography
• Daytime/Nighttime flash photography and painting with light
• Digital image archiving as related to chain of custody

Note(s)

On the second day, class will run into evening hours.

Audience

Patrol officers, crime scene technicians, newly assigned and seasoned detectives, investigations supervisors, crime scene technicians, medical examiner and coroner investigators, military investigative personnel, and prosecuting attorneys

During this course you will become familiar with the background and procedures used in forensic archaeology. You will learn specific techniques to be used in the search, excavation and recovery of skeletonized human remains and associated evidence. The techniques employed to document the evidence found at the crime scene will be examined in detail.

Exercises involving the search and recovery of surface skeletons will provide you with hands-on experience as you employ the excavation techniques taught in class to locate and unearth mock graves.

Topics Include

• Search techniques in locating clandestine graves and surface skeletons
• Collection, packaging and transportation of skeletal material and physical evidence
• Documentation through photography and sketching
• Search, recovery and excavation of mock burials and surface skeletons through field exercises

Audience

Patrol officers, newly assigned and seasoned detectives, investigations supervisors, crime scene technicians, medical examiner and coroner investigators, prosecutors, and military investigative personnel

This course is restricted to active sworn and non-sworn law enforcement and medical examiner personnel.

This course will arm you with a solid foundation to efficiently and effectively manage a variety of major case situations including multi-incident investigations, cross-jurisdictional cases, mass arrest projects, and more.

We will take you through the process of handling major cases beginning with the policies and infrastructure that should be in place before a situation occurs. We will examine a typical major case organizational structure and discuss the effective use of chain of command in both single agency and multi-agency situations.

Next we will take you step-by-step through the various components of major case management. You will learn how to handle the initial crisis, manage the crime scene, allocate personnel, track the leads and the investigation, coordinate the assisting agencies, and handle the news media. We will also discuss the pros and cons surrounding the use of 24-hour hotlines, citizen volunteers, confidential sources, special prosecutors, and others.

Throughout the course, you will learn about the state and federal resources available to you during these investigations. You will also learn the case reporting and documentation that should be completed along the way so that proper evaluation and debriefing can be done upon the conclusion of operations.

Topics Include

• Major case management goals and objectives
• Types and components of major cases
• Multiple incident or “crime pattern” investigations
• Extended resource/long term investigations
• Multi-jurisdictional major cases
• Undercover and sting operations
• Mass arrest projects
• Operational and support functions
• Communications plan and information management
• Lead management and follow-up
• Single agency and multi-agency task force operations
• Mutual aid agreements and memorandums of understanding
• Special problems and common errors
• State and federal resources
• After action reporting and debriefing

Audience

New and veteran investigative unit supervisors, patrol supervisors seeking command responsibilities, division commanders, and agency executives.

This course is restricted to sworn and non-sworn law enforcement personnel.

Whether you are the first responder or the lead investigator, this course will give you the knowledge and skills to thoroughly and professionally investigate any possible homicide situation.

We will show you the various types of homicides that you may encounter and common approaches to each. You will learn a systematic process for handling the crime scene, from the initial approach through scene documentation and evidence collection. And, you’ll see how the latest technology and forensic sciences can assist you in your investigation.

Beyond the crime scene, you’ll also learn about criminal profiling, interrogation techniques and how to handle the news media’s involvement.

Topics Include

• Death scene preservation
• Duties of the first officer on the scene
• Investigative procedures at the death scene
• Team approach to death investigations
• Autoerotic death investigations
• Causes and manner of death
• Time of death determination
• Criminal personality profiling
• Organized vs. disorganized crime scenes
• Death scene search techniques
• Handling the news media in death investigations
• Suicide investigations
• Homicide interrogation techniques

Audience

Patrol officers, newly assigned and seasoned detectives, investigations supervisors, crime scene technicians, medical examiner and coroner investigators, military investigative personnel

Class is restricted to sworn law enforcement officers and those personnel assigned directly to law enforcement agencies.

This course will further enhance the skills you acquired in IPTM's Homicide Investigation course and supply you with the knowledge and abilities to handle even the most challenging homicide investigations.

You will learn how to organize a complex homicide investigation and how to apply advanced forensic techniques to the case. We will discuss criminal profiling and abnormal psychology and you will learn specific interrogation techniques to use on the suspects.

Lectures during the course will be held to a minimum. Instead, emphasis will be placed on practical exercises. You will be provided the opportunity to apply the skills you have acquired while studying complex homicide cases presented by the instructors.

Topics Include

• Organization of a complex homicide investigation
• Criminal investigative analysis (criminal profiling)
• Abnormal psychology for investigators
• Interrogation techniques for homicide suspects
• Application of advanced forensic techniques
• Reconstruction of a high profile homicide case

Audience

Patrol officers, newly assigned and seasoned detectives, investigations supervisors, crime scene technicians, medical examiner and coroner investigators, military investigative personnel

This class is restricted to sworn law enforcement officers and those personnel assigned directly to law enforcement agencies.

This course focuses on the effective and efficient management of detective unit personnel, procedures, and investigations in order to improve organizational processes and increase clearance and arrest rates.

The objectives of this program are two-fold: one addresses the administrative requirements for managing the criminal investigative process; the other focuses on managing the operations of the investigative unit. We will examine several strategies, policies, and forms that are designed to make the management of the investigative unit more effective. You will learn efficient and productive techniques and systems enabling you to better control personnel, paper flow and daily job routines.

Topics Include

• Organization of the detective unit
• Manpower allocation in the detective unit
• Detective supervisory considerations
• Distributing workloads and case assignments
• Investigative filing
• Case review and management systems
• Evaluating performance of investigative personnel
• Managing the investigative marginal performer
• Intergenerational management issues
• Supervisory and command leadership

Audience

Sworn law enforcement personnel, new detective unit supervisors or commanders, veteran supervisors given an investigative command assignment, patrol supervisors who aspire to a position in command of an investigative unit.

This course is restricted to sworn and non-sworn law enforcement personnel.

This course will provide you with hands-on training in the latest state-of-the-art techniques for crime scene processing. Emphasis will be given to recognizing, documenting, collecting, preserving, and analyzing physical evidence. Investigators, crime scene technicians, and agency personnel who investigate crime scenes will all benefit from this course.

We will pay particular attention to the interpretation of discovered evidence, its value within the scene and usefulness in solving the crime. You will participate in exercises that will give you experience in latent print development techniques, locating and collecting DNA evidence and using light energy to process a scene. You will also learn how to interpret bloodstain patterns and use chemical enhancement methods.

Each of the techniques covered during the course will be accompanied by a discussion on how to explain the particular process in court. The instructor will share actual cases where techniques were successful in solving cases.

Topics Include

• Discussion of specific evidence-related scenes ranging from simple property crimes to crimes against persons
• Photography procedures for scene documentation
• DNA and where to find it and collect it
• Latent print development techniques
• Alternative light sources – processing scenes and related evidence with light energy
• Casting - tire and shoe patterns, etc.
• Bloodstain documentation and chemical enhancement
• Courtroom testimony involving all evidence discussed throughout the course

Audience

Crime scene technicians, patrol officers, newly assigned and seasoned detectives, investigations supervisors, medical examiner and coroner investigators, and military investigative personnel

This course is restricted to active sworn and non-sworn law enforcement and medical examiner personnel.