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Course Objectives:
This five day training module will provide the attendee with the skills and competency to conduct complete and thorough homicide investigations with prosecutorial merit. Additionally, the attendee will be provided with the skills to recognize and handle other types of death investigations, bringing them to a successful conclusion. At the beginning of the class a case will be examined through discussion, question and answers, as well as, an evaluation of evidence discovered by student observations. After the discussion the students will evaluate whether the classification of the case should be accidental death, suicide or homicide.
The class will cover three basic steps in all homicide investigations: Crime Scene, Follow-up and Case Courtroom presentation.
This course will provide participants with an in-depth and step-by-step processes andling of high-profile major incidents most affecting communities, including, but not limited to, investigating cases of multiple homicides, crimes of violence against vulnerable populations, unexplained missing children/child abductions and violent rapes/sexual assaults. Included in each section of the presentation will be actual case studies to illustrate the points and practices to emphasize the relevance to successfully resolving cases.
Participants will be provided overviews on applying the latest advancements on genetic genealogy research and DNA phenotyping to successfully resolve long-term and current cases including case studies and discussions on potential future challenges. Additionally, discussions on applying the latest advancements and technologies to assist in conducting thorough and expedient resolutions of investigations, including, data management/analytics, advanced cell phone analytics and the complex role of social media.
There will be discussions on the unique issues of responding to and investigating sexually motivated child abduction and the current offender behavior of
using social media to entice and lure children and in addition thoughts on unidentified human remains cases, no body prosecutions, family issues and
investigator wellness and stress.
Learning Objectives:
• Crime Scene • Follow-up • Case Courtroom Presentation • Autoerotic Deaths • Non-Vehicular Deaths • Suicides • Unattended Natural Deaths • Overview of Violent Crimes and Homicides • Ten Steps for Managing a Major Case Investigation • Equivocal Deaths
• Role of Technology • Advances in DNA • Sexually Motivated Child bduction/Homicides
• Investigating Cases of Unidentified Human Remains • No Body Homicides • Special Search Considerations • Victim Issues
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