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Investigation

➤ Identify and interpret injuries in child abuse homicides.
Child Death Investigation ➤ Identify agencies involved in investigating child deaths
and their respective roles.
CICP Accredited Course ➤ Explain the process for conducting a complete scene
investigation for a child death.

Who Should Attend Methodologies
Law enforcement offi cers, investigators, attorneys, This course employs lectures, case examinations, and
medicolegal investigators, crime scene technicians, fi re/ practical exercises.
rescue and emergency management personnel, and
other agency personnel involved in the response to or Course Requirement
investigation of child deaths. Attendance is required at all class sessions.
Course Coordinators
Course Goal Russell Strickland
To provide the participants with the knowledge and skills Doug Robinson
necessary to effectively participate in and/or conduct a
thorough child death investigation to include: causes of Course Instructor LIMIT 4 STUDENTS
death, collaborative working relationships, and scene Lisa Mayhew PER DEPARTMENT.
investigations.
Length of Course
Course Objectives Two days (16 hours)
The student will be able to:
➤ Classify the different causes of death for children and
identify the extent of investigation warranted for each.

Methodologies
Crime Scene Investigation This course employs lecture/discussion and extensive
practical exercises.
CICP Accredited Course
Course Requirements
Attendance of 100% is required at all class sessions.
Who Should Attend Students are required to participate in all practical
Patrol offi cers, investigators and other persons responsible exercises. A minimum score of 75% must be achieved on
for crime scene processing, evidence collection and the written fi nal exam.
evidence submission.
Special Concerns
Course Goal Bring comfortable clothing for both inside and outside
To provide the knowledge and skills necessary to process activities. Class will begin at 8:00 a.m. unless otherwise
crime scenes for physical evidence. This will include directed by the instructor. Students are requested to
the basic procedures necessary for the protection of the bring their department-issued digital SLR format camera,
crime scene, location of physical evidence, collection of tripod and off-camera fl ash for photography exercises.
the evidence and submission of the evidence to the crime In addition, students are encouraged to bring a fl ashlight
laboratory. and alternate light/forensic light source that they currently
employ.
Course Objectives
The student will be able to: Course Coordinator
➤ Secure and protect the crime scene. Michael S. Glenn LIMIT 3 STUDENTS
➤ Document a crime scene through sketching and PER DEPARTMENT.
photography. Length of Course
➤ Collect, package and transmit various types of Ten days (80 hours)
physical evidence to the crime laboratory.

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