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General Criminal Course Requirements
Attendance is required at all sessions. Students must achieve
Investigations a minimum score of 70% on a written test which will be
given at the conclusion of the course.

CICP Accredited Course
Course Coordinator Length of Course
Russell Strickland Five days (40 Hours)
Who Should Attend
This course is designed for law enforcement offi cers
assigned to the investigations section of their agency or for
those tasked with the responsibility of conducting felony
criminal investigations.
Course Goal
This course is intended as a foundational course that will
teach the student broad yet fundamental investigative Graffiti
procedures. The material covered will provide the knowledge
and skills necessary to conduct a thorough criminal to
investigation beginning with the initial law enforcement
response and ending with a successful prosecution. Gangs

Course Objectives
➤ Discuss the methodology of a successful criminal
investigation.
➤ Discover theories associated with criminal cognition.
➤ Identify the characteristics of a successful investigator.
➤ List the ways in which an investigative narrative is used
to determine the truth.
➤ Identify the preliminary investigative procedures
required in any investigation.
➤ Discuss crime scene tasks and areas of responsibility for
the lead investigator.
➤ Explore the proper techniques for interaction with the
media. Who Should Attend
➤ List considerations for when a suspect is in custody at All current law enforcement offi cers, correctional offi cers,
the investigators arrival on scene. and probation/parole.
➤ Discuss techniques utilized in developing investigative
leads. Course Description and Objectives
➤ Learn the proper steps in collecting a statement from a This course will give all law enforcement offi cers the basic
person involved in an investigation. tools necessary to successfully investigate and document
➤ Examine some of the basic steps in the interview gang issues within their jurisdictions.
process.
➤ Name several of the common actions done in the During this course offi cers will learn the following:
follow-up portion of an investigation. ➤ How to differentiate the differences in general tagging vs.
➤ Identify the necessary considerations of working with gang related graffi ti.
informants. ➤ Understand how to successfully document and
➤ Discuss evaluating and tracing the suspect along with disseminate gang related graffi ti to their prospective and
documenting negative evidence. neighboring agencies.
➤ List valuable investigative resources. ➤ Understand the correlation between graffi ti and street
➤ Discover the proper techniques used in case fi le crimes such as homicides, shootings, robberies, etc.
preparation and report writing. ➤ The differences between gang sets under folk, people
➤ Examine data collected from a survey submitted by nations and their history of origin.
District Attorneys from across the state. ➤ Various hybrid gang sets and how they are molded by the
➤ Discuss concerns associated with trial preparation and racial demographics within jurisdictions.
testifying in court. ➤ Gang cultures/values.

Methodologies Course Coordinator Length of Course
This course employs lecture, discussion, practical exercises William Loucks Two days (16 hours)
and demonstrations.

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