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Criminal Investigative Analysis and
Geographic Profiling
This course
will be modified to the level of expertise in the audience and can be
adapted in the classroom for multiple levels of experience and
understanding.
Training
Goals and Objectives
The goal
of the training program is to prepare the Investigator and Investigative
Supervisor to evaluate and respond to a major case or series of cases from
initial response through needed follow-up.
The
course will be directed at a multi agency approach to a major
investigation, specifically crimes against persons investigations.
Several areas will be addressed; each area by it self is an area of
expertise requiring detailed individual course instruction.
In
addition, the course will include an intense overview of criminal behavior
and the understanding of behavior as it relates to the traditional forms
of evidence, i.e., forensic, circumstantial, eyewitness and confession.
Training
Audience, Format and Content
This
course is intended for various experience investigators, evidence
technicians, supervisors, and prosecution attorneys. It also has great
value to the patrol officer and new recruit. The intent of the trainers
is to bridge the learning gap obtained throughout a law enforcement career
in the area of evaluating crime scenes and help the less experienced
officer/investigator to avoid many of the mistakes and pitfalls experience
by veteran officers as they progressed in their individual careers.
This
course is most successful when taught and received with audiences of 50
officers or fewer, but has been given in groups of 400 or more with
successful reviews. The smaller groups enable officers to have more
direct dialog with the instructors and the other students.
The
course is designed in 4 day sessions with day three and four involving
case reviews and consultation of local cases so that the investigator /
officer returns from the training with a more concrete understanding of
the application of the training material. The course is generally
designed to run from 0830 to 1630 hours daily, but can be manipulated for
evenings and extended days as needed.
Daily
content and course schedule/agenda:
Day One
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Criminal Investigative Analysis
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Current Investigative Challenges
and Expanding Traditions in Law Enforcement
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Developing Multi-Disciplinary
Investigative Units
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Forms of Evidence
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Behavior and its Comparison to Criminal Behavior
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Interpersonal Communication and Communication at the
Crime Scene
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The “Ten Filters of Profiling”
Day Two
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Victimology, or the
Study of the Victim and Risk Level
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Crime Scene Analysis and
the Disposal Site
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Physical and Sexual Assault
Examination
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M.O. versus Signature
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Organized versus Disorganized
Offenders
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In-depth examination of the
Filters of Profiling
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The “Anger Retaliatory” rapist
(Robert Ben Rhoades study)
Day Three
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Geographical Profiling and the
application to major crimes
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Using basic crime analysis to
assist in investigations
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Types of crime analysis and
resources available
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Putting all the pieces
together
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In-depth examination of
the Filters of Profiling
Day Four
There are
no pre – requisites to this course. Students are
requested to bring active / cold case investigations involving homicide /
rape / questionable death as they will apply learned profiling filters,
directly to their case during Case Review. This will enable them to leave
the course with knowledge and an actual working product.
Evaluation
The
evaluation process will consist of class participation and active
involvement in open case review.
Cost:
4 day course consisting of (4) eight [8] hour days:
Limitations / Special Needs:
None
Any
audio/visual or POSTC/Academy facility or staff needs will be addressed on
a case-by-case basis, but might include the use of an electronic
projection unit, VCR, audio or marker board materials.
Student
Materials
Student
materials will involve copies of “Analyzing Criminal Behavior II”,
Cooper/King, IQ Publishing, 2002
In
addition, the instructors will supply the student with other information
as needed, including any necessary forms dealing with Victimology
Assessment, Offender and Offender Risk Assessment, Evaluating the Initial
Contact Site, the Crime Scene and the Disposal Site as well as 6 other
Major Case Investigative forms.
Depending
on student understanding, a wide range of video, audio and PowerPoint
presentations will be used in the training session, and the instructors
will come prepared with everything they will need to make this an
informative, fast-paced learning experience. The materials will range
from commercially driven video to personal interviews conducted by the
instructors with some of America’s most dangerous murders, rapists and
violent offenders. Detailed lesson plans are available as needed, but
copies of the PowerPoint presentations and crime scene photographs cannot
be supplied with this document.
Due to
publishing restrictions, these training materials are not enclosed for a
review!
Evaluations of Past Courses
Evaluations of past presentations are available upon request if this
material and telephonic interviews are not satisfactory.
In addition, we are happy to provide the names of references
from all across America to assist you in your decision.
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