Many organizations do not prepare new supervisors for their leadership positions and don’t offer guidelines on how to effectively lead and manage a team, leaving them to learn their roles through trial and error. Forensic Supervisors, in particular, can often find themselves promoted into positions where they oversee several units, some of which they may have very little knowledge of; in essence, they are tossed into a realm that they are unfamiliar with and unprepared for, often without no mentor inside their agency, in their field, to help guide them.

This course is designed to help those who desire to lead or are already leading Forensic teams in any capacity. This course will help you to develop your leadership style, manage and measure the performance of your team, effectively deal with and resolve conflict, and teach you how to create and lead a high performance, high impact team.

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.

Crime Scene Supervisors play a pivotal role in managing the complex dynamics surrounding scene response to Officer-Involved Incidents (OII). In these situations, precise evidence collection is essential for a thorough investigation, and the emotional impact can reach unprecedented levels.

This webinar aims to provide crime scene unit leaders with insights into the unique challenges and responsibilities faced by supervisors during scene responses and beyond. From establishing effective communication protocols with law enforcement to ensuring the preservation of critical evidence, we will explore best practices and strategies for supervisors to navigate these high-stakes situations.

We will also address the importance of specialized training for OII responses and the essential consideration of mental health support for teammates. By examining successful case studies, incorporating real-world examples, and discussing the significance of training and mental health, participants will gain a deeper understanding of the supervisory skills and protocols necessary to lead successful crime scene responses to Officer-Involved Incidents.

The Responding to Officer Involved Incidents Webinar is intended for those who:

• Oversee or respond to and process scenes in officer involved incidents
• Want to gain insights into how they can improve their protocols so that their departments are better prepared to handle officer involved incidents
• Want to provide better support to the individuals responsible for investigating and processing these types of incidents 
• Want to ensure that the evidence collected and processed by their teams related to these incidents can stand up to intense scrutiny in court
• Want to gain a unique perspective on the emotional and psychological impacts working these investigations can have on their team members so they can provide them the support they need

Join us for three days (24 hours) of hands-on training focused on the search, documentation, and recovery of buried and surface scattered human remains.  This training will include the following topics:

• Introduction to Forensic Anthropology
• Human versus Non-Human Bone Identification
• Human Osteology
• Postmortem Modification to Human Remains
• Recovery of Surface Scattered Skeletal Remains
• Recovery of Buried Human Remains

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.

The basic bloodstain pattern analysis course is designed for beginner investigators or for those who have not yet had bloodstain pattern analysis training or exposure to bloodstained crime scenes. Students will learn how to correctly identify bloodstains both based on appearance as well as pattern mechanism. The course contains theory and principles of bloodstain pattern analysis as well as practical activities, mock scenes, and evidence.

It is recommended that students have previously completed a basic crime scene processing workshop course or have experience in the field. Students will need to bring the following equipment, if possible: DSLR camera, tripod, macro lens, and external flash. Scales and manual calipers will be provided. Please bring a digital caliper if you wish.

Learning Objectives:

• Develop a working knowledge and understanding of the physical properties and characteristics of blood

• Utilize proper documentation and collection methods for bloodstains and bloodstain patterns.

• Employ proper mathematical principles for determining angle of impact, area of convergence, and area of origin.

• Understand and apply bloodstain pattern analysis findings to crime scenes and written reports

This course will teach you how to photographically document visually observable evidence when conditions or situations are less than ideal.

We will show you how to use advanced lighting techniques such as existing light, spot lights, bench top lighting, umbrella lighting and forensic light source systems to record your evidence. The various macro/close-up settings of your camera will be used to give you hands-on practice in photographing footwear, bullet holes, projectiles, shell casings and laser trajectory as well as fingerprint evidence in both daylight and nighttime conditions.

You will employ alternate light sources to photograph luminescent fingerprints and other chemically developed fluorescent evidence and you will be given the opportunity to record the luminol reaction with existing light photography. Specialized lighting techniques for documenting difficult to record physical evidence such as glass and other highly reflective surfaces will be discussed as practiced.

The photographs you take during the course will be reviewed by the instructor who will aid you in reconciling any challenges you encountered.

Topics Include

• Fundamentals of applied photography
• Specialized evidence photography techniques
• Luminescent photography
• Alternative light sources
• Painting with light
• Recording the trajectory of projectiles

Audience

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

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.

Not only is fraud the fastest growing and most expensive crime in the U.S., it is also one of the most difficult to understand and investigate. This course explains the complexities of fraud investigations and arms you with a systematic approach and specific techniques for handling a wide range of financial and consumer fraud-related crimes.

In cases ranging from simple check fraud and identity theft to major offenses like mortgage fraud and embezzlement, you will learn how to determine what crime has occurred, who has jurisdiction, who to list as the victim, and what evidence to look for. We will show you how checks and credit cards are processed and expose the areas of vulnerability that are exploited by criminals. You will also learn the procedures, processes, and terms used by financial institutions so that you can better understand these organizations and investigate the crimes that occurred within their systems.

Because these crimes can be committed far away from the actual victim's location, you will learn the many resources that are available for multijurisdictional investigations. Experts from various agencies, including U.S. Postal Inspectors, State Attorneys Office, Florida Dept. of Agriculture, Financial Crimes Task Force, Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement, and Bank of America will discuss the role of the Postal Inspectors, Statewide Prosecutors, FBI, Secret Service and other government agencies, and explain the assistance they can bring to your investigation.

Topics Include

• Impact of fraud-related crimes
• Classifying and investigating the different types of fraud:
  • Forgery
  • Check fraud
  • Credit/debit card fraud
  • Identify theft
  • Mortgage fraud
  • Consumer fraud
  • Embezzlement
  • Counterfeiting
  • Internet/computer crimes
• Jurisdiction
• Evidence identification and collection
• Case management
• Subpoenas, search warrants and court orders
• Prevention and networking

Audience

Patrol officers, criminal investigators, and economic crimes unit personnel who are responsible for conducting fraud investigations

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

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.

The basic bloodstain pattern analysis course is designed for beginner investigators or for those who have not yet had bloodstain pattern analysis training or exposure to bloodstained crime scenes. Students will learn how to correctly identify bloodstains both based on appearance as well as pattern mechanism. The course contains theory and principles of bloodstain pattern analysis as well as practical activities, mock scenes, and evidence.

It is recommended that students have previously completed a basic crime scene processing workshop course or have experience in the field. Students will need to bring the following equipment, if possible: DSLR camera, tripod, macro lens, and external flash. Scales and manual calipers will be provided. Please bring a digital caliper if you wish.

Learning Objectives:

• Develop a working knowledge and understanding of the physical properties and characteristics of blood

• Utilize proper documentation and collection methods for bloodstains and bloodstain patterns.

• Employ proper mathematical principles for determining angle of impact, area of convergence, and area of origin.

• Understand and apply bloodstain pattern analysis findings to crime scenes and written reports

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

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.

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.

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.

• 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 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.