This course is an intense 4.5 day course specifically designed for new detectives- it provides a basic overview of the investigative process and outlines their responsibilities. Highlighting important aspects of physical and forensic evidence, working with crime scene technicians, working with the Medical examiner, and working with other agencies. It provides newly assigned detectives a solid foundation on traditional and current investigative principals. Students will be provided checklists, examples, and other take home material for future reference.
Course Instruction Topics:
- Preliminary Investigation
- Initial Response
- Defining the Scene
- Crime Scene and Evidence Recovery/Special Crime Scene Forensic Examinations
- Working with Crime Scene Personnel and the Medical Examiner
- Death Notifications
- Forensic Examinations and the Crime Laboratory
- Latent Investigations
- Investigative Plans
- Recognizing Investigative Leads
- Common Investigative Errors
- Crime Scene Staging
- Victimology
- Interview/Interrogations/Canvass Interviews
- Admissions/Denials/Confessions/Alibis
- 5th and 6th Amendment Issues
- Search Warrants and Investigative Subpoenas
- Social Media and Sources of Investigation
- Digital Evidence
- Adult and Child Sex Crimes
- On line Predators
- Property Crimes
- Death and Serious Injury/Suicide/Child Abuse
- Autopsy Protocol
- Working with Prosecutor and Courtroom Testimony.