New Detective and Criminal Investigator (Conference)

PATC WILL PROVIDE COFEE IN THE MORNINGS AND SNACKS AND REFRESHEMENTS IN THE AFTERNOONS.

During this course the student will also be exposed to various injury, death, homicide and sexually sensitive and explicit sexual battery cases. Also included in this course will be several post-mortem examination photographs and videotape segments, as well as injury, death and homicide scenes through photos and videotapes from actual closed cases. This part of the course will be VERY GRAPHIC AND INTENSE.



Conducting supplemental investigations of suspected criminal offenses requires the assigned law enforcement investigator to possess a high degree of investigative expertise, skills, and the knowledge necessary to bring the case to a successful conclusion. Today, numerous professionals from different disciplines, need to have the tools to conduct professional and thorough investigations. These disciplines include, but are not limited to:



All law enforcement and support personnel and police laboratory personnel
Forensic anthropologists, forensic odontologists, forensic botanists

Social services/protective investigators

Prosecuting attorneys, agency attorneys

Medical and healthcare providers

EMT’s,firefighters, paramedics, EMS first responders

Medical examiners, coroners, forensic pathologists, medical examiner/coroner investigators

School personnel and others that find themselves involved in these investigations in one way or another.



Therefore, it is imperative that every one of these professionals engage in joint training on a regular basis so EVERY ounce of collective energy can be funneled in the victim’s direction for a successful resolution. Today, more than ever before, we must work together to ensure that all investigative measures are completed properly.

Upon successful completion of this course, each student will have acquired a comprehensive understanding and will accordingly possess the specialized knowledge and skills, needed to conduct a thorough and meticulous investigation concerning suspected criminal activity.



Criminal Investigation Overview

Where Your Investigation Begins
Legal Issues Involving the Investigation
Goals and Objectives of a Successful Investigation
The Importance of the Post-Arrest Investigation


Identity Theft

Personal Identifiers
Financial Identifiers
Methods of obtaining personal information
Best practices for reducing identity crime
Federal Trade Commission and Secret Service Roles in ID Crimes


Digital Evidence

Value of Digital Evidence
Types of Digital Evidence
Legal Issues, Judicial Decisions
4th Amendment Issues
The Search Warrant
Social Media
Cell Phones & Towers
Dark Web


Conducting Successful Interviews

Introduction to Interviewing
Witness Reliability Issues
Witness Types
Best Practices for Conducting Successful Interviews


Conducting Successful Suspect Interrogations

Goals of the Interrogation
Legal Guidelines
5th & 6th Amendment Considerations
U. S. Supreme Court Decisions
Planning and Documenting the Interrogation
Types of Suspect Interviews and Methods of Obtaining Information


Major Case Investigation Study

Major case considerations
Multi-jurisdictional cases
Investigative concerns
Best practices
Culmination of the investigation


The 10 Most Common Investigative Pitfalls

Repeated Mistakes/Errors Officers make during investigations
Considerations of scene assessment
Outside resources
4th Amendment Issues (Search Warrant &Judicial created exceptions)


Crime Scene Considerations

The eight purposes of evidence
Three common homicide scene stagings
Search patterns
Thermal injuries
Temperatures for 2nd degree water burns
Bite marks
Track evidence
Weather considerations
Blood at the crime scene
Hangings & Strangulations
Shaken baby
Locard’s Theory
Langer lines
Alternate light sources
Sketching the scene


The Sexually Violent Juvenile & Their Behaviors

Statistics & Studies
Behavioral concerns
Categories of juvenile sexual homicides
Fire setting
Animal Cruelty
Traits of female sex offenders
Child victimizations
Enuresis
Children with disabilities (as victims)




Injury& Death Overview

Motives for murder
Cause, mechanism & manner of death
Homicide classifications
Decedent information & unidentified remains
Time of death estimations
Sharp force trauma
Blunt force trauma
Firearm wounds and injuries
Suicide investigations
Autoerotic deaths
The choking game


Investigative Strategies for Sex Crime Investigations

Approaches a rapist will utilize
Defenses a rapist will give law enforcement once accused
2 types of confessions from sex offenders
3 behaviors to focus on in a rape case
4 types of rapists in our society
3 reasons evidence is taken from a rape scene
3 reasons a stranger will abduct a child
The eyewitness statement