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Homicide, Equivocal Death and Cold Case
Investigation
Length of Seminar:
2.5 Days
Instructor: David W. Rivers
Course Overview:
Day One: This two and a half
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.
Case study (Homicide,
Suicide or Accident?): Through the utilization of
an actual case, the attendee will examine, through class
participation, the circumstance surrounding the case and
make a determination as to how to classify the case.
Cold Case Homicide
Investigation: This block of instruction will focus
on the homicide investigator’s ability to re-open
and manage un-resolved cases using a proven 12-step process.
Autoerotic Deaths:
The attendee will exam this unique type of accidental death
case and is furnished with the tools to recognize and distinguish
this type of case from others.
Dealing with the
Media: Recent events have increased the fascination
by the media of focusing and scrutinizing the handling of
homicide investigations. This block of instruction will
focus on the investigator’s ability to manage and
use the media to assist in your investigation.
Next of Kin Notification:
One of the most difficult tasks given an officer is to make
the next of kin notification. This block will concentrate
on procedures for making this type of notification.
Day Two:
Officer Involved Death: This
block of instruction will cover a multitude of subjects
that are critical to the investigation of a death when officers
are involved. You will be provided with the skills and ability
to understand these unique circumstances and problems and
deal with them in a professional manner.
Three Phases of Homicide
Investigation: This final block of instruction will
bring all facets of homicide investigation into focus by
examining them by phases. The first phase, crime scene,
will look at legal issues as well as techniques and definitions.
The second phase, follow-up, will examine the “detecting”
aspect of cases. Additionally, we will take a brief look
at some interview techniques, area canvassing, technology,
and ethnic and cultural issues. The final phase, case and
courtroom presentation, will examine some suggestions from
defense attorneys, judges and prosecutors on how to be a
better witness, and how to be better prepared for court.
Day Three:
Non-Vehicular Accidental Deaths:
Faced with the possibility of civil suits stemming
from product liability and negligence, accidental deaths
require thorough and complete investigations and reports.
This block of instruction will include industrial as well
as home accidents. Additionally, plane crashes and natural
disasters will be addressed.
Suicide Investigations:
An analysis of the multitude of problems facing the
investigator in these types of cases will provide the attendee
with the skills and tools to objectively examine these cases.
Unattended Natural
Death Investigations: When a person in apparent good
health dies, without the benefit of an attending physician,
questions arise and families demand answers. This block
of instruction will equip the attendee with the answers
to these questions by providing them with investigative
skills necessary in these types of cases.
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