All officers and civilians in attendance at any course taught at the Cobb County Public Safety Police Academy are expected to dress and conduct themselves professionally. Students will be dressed in appropriate attire. Officers will wear departmental Class A style uniforms or departmental approved training uniforms. Civilians will wear appropriate business casual attire and appropriate footwear. Unless otherwise instructed, denim jeans, shorts, athletic wear, to include sweat suits and stretch/yoga style pants, t-shirts, open-toe footwear and anything with inappropriate language or symbolism, as determined by academy staff, will not be allowed.

Visiting personal will be issued an Electronic "Proximity" Visitors Card granting them access to the facility's gated parking and controlled access areas.  If their issued card is lost or stolen, it is their responsibility to report this immediately to the staff.  This card will be returned to the staff, in good working order, at the completion of the class they are attending.  Failure to return the card will result in credit for the course being withheld until the cost of the card is covered.

The Academy will be accessed during normal working hours 0630-1600 hrs with the exception of prescheduled programs.  Students will not enter access controlled or administrative areas without staff approval. 

Certified LEO’s are authorized to be armed but all weapons must be carried in a holster that completely shrouds the trigger area.

The Cobb County Public Safety Police Academy course attendance requirements are consistent with Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council (POST) Uniform Academy Regulations, dated July 1, 2020.

• Per paragraph 1.2.3, students shall not be absent for more than 5% of a State Mandated Training Course. The 5% regulation shall apply to high liability topics individually and shall be cumulative toward the entire course. High Liability topics are those topics which require a “specialized” instructor. Some examples of these topics are: Firearms, Emergency Vehicle Operations, Defensive Tactics, Judgmental Pistol Shooting, and Emergency Medical Training.
• Per paragraph 1.2.4 a student shall be deemed absent for one hour if that student fails to report within fifteen minutes of the start of any hour of instruction, unless that student's absence has been excused by the academy director.
• Per paragraph 10.1, students may not receive partial credit for refresher or in-service courses. To receive training credit, they must attend 90% of the entire course. An example of an in-service course is annual training.

CCPD Policy 6.02 states all sworn employees who attend training at a location inside the County, are required to have with them, at a minimum, a ballistic vest, portable radio, primary or secondary firearm, handcuffs, an extra magazine, and, if not in one of the Department uniforms, something that can easily identify them as a police officer (badge, police windbreaker, etc.), as well as their assigned county vehicle.

Laptops, cellphones, newspapers, etc., will not be used during class unless approved by the instructor.

Beverages are allowed in the classroom; however, the container must be covered with a sealable lid. Individual style snacks are also permitted provided they do not distract from the course or instruction.

Instructor / Student Code of Conduct

While attending training at the Cobb County Public Safety Police Training Academy, all students shall be governed by the policies, procedures, and guidelines set forth by the Training Academy and the Cobb County Police Department as it pertains to:

Conduct Between Students 

Contact between students shall be respectful and courteous at all times.

Conduct Between Students and Academy Staff

Courtesy and professionalism shall be extended at all times between the Academy staff and the student.

Conduct of the Student During an Investigation

Any student removed from class for any reason must report directly to the Academy Director or Deputy Academy Director. The student must have approval from the Academy Director or Deputy Academy Director to return to class.

Sexual and Other Forms of Unlawful Harassment

Sexual or any other form of unlawful harassment (i.e., threats, etc.) is prohibited and will not be tolerated as directed by the Cobb County Employee Handbook.

Hazing

Hazing is strictly prohibited by the Training Academy, by the students, as well as instructors. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary definition of hazing is "an initiation process involving harassment."

Physical activity (not job or training related)

Any student choosing to participate in physical activity (weight training, basketball, walking, etc.) during official breaks, e.g., during lunch, shall be governed by the Department's rules and regulations in the event an injury occurs. Reckless or mischievous conduct is not allowed in the Training Academy.

Health & Safety Issues

It is the responsibility of the student and staff members to report any health or safety issues immediately to the Course Instructor or any Academy staff member for the purpose of correction.

Plagiarism & Copyright Infringement

No student shall inappropriately use information, materials, devices, sources, or aid another to complete academic activities. The materials distributed by the Cobb County Public Safety Police Training Academy are the property of the Cobb County Public Safety Police Training Academy and are not to be published, duplicated, or distributed without the consent of the Academy Director. Furthermore, no instructor shall present any material (as their own) without properly citing the source.

Appropriate & Inappropriate Behavior

All students and staff members shall conduct themselves in a manner that will not reflect negatively on themselves, the Cobb County Police Department, or their prospective employer.

Procedures for Reporting and Handling Violation of the Code of Conduct

Any student observing a violation of the code of conduct can report this violation to the Course Instructor, Academy Class Coordinator, or any other staff member. Reporting of the violation can be in writing or verbally, depending on the seriousness of the violation. Upon reporting, the protocol will be followed in regard to an investigation and notification of the student's employer.

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Phone: (770) 499-4100

Email: trainingrequest@cobbcounty.org

This course is being instructed by GPSTC staff and hosted by CCPD.  Outside agencies must register through your GPSTC training coordinator. Outside agencies do not submit an outside training request through this website. 

Cobb officers must submit a training request and will be registered through GPSTC by academy staff.

Course Description: This updated, extended version of the original 22 hour course is designed for any public safety personnel who seek improved health and wellness. Topics include components of physical fitness, lifestyle and behavior modification, cardiovascular fitness, strength training, functional fitness, nutrition and supplementation.

Students will participate in designated fitness breakout sessions and will be provided assistance with program structure and design. Attendees must bring shoes for walking/running, non-marking court shoes, work-out clothes, proper outdoor training attire, and water bottle.

*Required for Intermediate Certification

Prerequisite: Three years’ experience, excluding mandated training , as a public safety professional. 

This course is designed for someone who instructs in performance-oriented training and is responsible for lesson plan development. During the course, each student writes an original lesson plan and develops the presentation skills necessary to deliver that lesson. This is a challenging course and one that will require your full attention and attendance. For this reason, it is strongly recommended that you schedule as few outside demands on your time during these weeks as possible.

If you are a law enforcement officer (LEO), please be sure your topic is law enforcement related. It must be a topic that is suitable for presentation to a group of your peers in a professional and academic setting. For those that are not LEO, the same standard applies to a topic that benefits your peers or subordinates, as presented in a training environment. Your topic must be approved by the Advanced Training Unit prior to the beginning of the course. All lesson plans and multimedia developed for the course by the students will be maintained in the database regardless of employing agency or organization.

You will need a laptop computer with Microsoft Word and PowerPoint installed for daily use while attending this course.

This course is the equivalent of POST's Level I and II combined (formally General Instructor)

This is the second of the series and builds on what is learned in Supervision I. Additional topics include Leadership, Legal issues, Communication, Performance Management, and Discipline, and Critical Incidents.

The criminal mind never sleeps and is constantly advancing with technology. This introductory course will review the use of cyber technology looking at social networking* sites such as Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr, Twitter, Google+, Telegram, Omegle, and others in understanding criminal behavior and social networking sites, and cell phone technology*. Within cell phone technology investigative techniques, investigations techniques will range from cell phone apps to cell phone tower tracking protocols. Social networking sites and cell phones have expanded cyber crimes and created new channels for sharing information that could also be utilized by law enforcement to investigate crimes and identify suspects. This course does include child abuse and other illicit activities as case studies and examples. This course does include P2P investigations, proactive chat investigations, search and seizure protocols with courtroom testimony, gaming platforms, and much more.

(*Course will not be taught in necessarily the same order as listed below and in outline)

Upon Completion:

Participants will be able to:

1. Common crimes committed on social networking sites.

     a. The use of "bots."

     b. Artificial intelligence in gathering data.

2. Understand the basic steps for preserving a profile.

    a. Identifying its creator.

    b. Gather profile information.

3. Review social networking artifacts.

    a. Obtain evidence from servers.

4. Capture live digital evidence from computers and networks using open-source internet tools.

5. Perform live router interrogations.

    a. Use router interrogations to find evidence on computers.

    b. Copy RAM contents, Analyze routers at the scene.

6. Search and seizure protocols on digital evidence and courtroom testimony.

7. Understand and define the basic terms related to investigating cyber crimes.

8. Understand and explain IP addresses.

     a. Including dark web and virtual private networks (VPNs)

     b. Capture IP addresses and URL’s

9. Describe the links between social networking sites and the acceleration of crimes.

     a. Telegram, Omegle, Chat investigations, gaming platforms.

10. Understand the role of sextortion and online gaming platforms using social networking sites and cell phones.

11. Employ specific techniques and evolving tactics for successful cyber investigations.

12. Learn how to intercept digital evidence.

     a. Learn the importance of securing metadata when intercepting evidence.

13. Search and seizure protocols.

     a. Seizing both electronic and digital evidence and courtroom testimony.

     b. Current case laws

14. Learn how to intercept digital evidence.

     a. Metadata, cell phone records, tower records, cell phone data.

15. How to conduct peer-to-peer (P2P) investigations.     

      a. Proactive chat investigations.

All outside agency officers must register directly through PATC

Outside agencies must register directly through PATC: https://publicagencytrainingcouncil.arlo.co/w/seminars/482-hostage-negotiations-phase-iii-pierpoint

Please be aware that this class is a 40-hour training. The first four (4) days of training will be 8am-5pm local time. The last day will be 8am-12pm local time. The remaining hours will be made up in class during the practical application portion.

This training module is a continuation of the Phase I and Phase II Hostage Negotiations course. To qualify to take the Phase III Hostage Negotiations Certification you must have completed Phase I and II through Public Agency Training Council. No other hostage training courses will qualify an individual / team to receive a certification through Phase III.

This is a Tested Training Class. A 50 Question Test Based on Phase I, II & III will be given. A Passing Score of 70% or greater is required to receive your Certification Certificate. Each student will be critiqued and given feedback on their ability to fulfill the duties of a “primary” negotiator through this course. Other advanced topics covered in Phase III will be:

• Negotiator Competencies and Influence and Persuasion
• Supervision and Management of a Hostage Negotiation Team and Hostage Scene
• Hostage / Barricade Situations Considerations, Threat Assessment, and Indicators of Progress
• Suicidal Risk Assessment and Intervention.
• Communication and Negotiation Skills with Different Psychiatric Conditions.
• Kidnap Negotiations.
• Negotiating with Terrorists and Active Shooters
• Communication and Negotiation Skills Applicable to Jail and Correction Facilities.
• P.T.S.D. and Traumatic Brain Injury
• Stress & Anxiety Management

NOTE: To qualify to take Phase III Hostage Negotiations Certification you must have completed Phase I & II Hostage Negotiations through Public Agency Training Council. No other hostage training courses will qualify an individual / team qualify to take Phase III.

This course is intended to develop and/or enhance the skills and abilities of law enforcement officers in interpreting the Uniform Rules of the Road.  Topics will include statutes related to current motor vehicle laws, commercial motor vehicles, and case law.  Students should bring their codebooks to class.

Required for Advanced Certification.

This is a remedial driver’s course for Public Safety Personnel. The course addresses bad driving habits to avoid and common mistakes performed by Public Safety employees. This course is tentatively approved by Risk Management to replace the County’s Remedial Driver’s Safety Course. To attend, the employee must have a county vehicle he/she normally drives while on duty.

This course is designed to certify students in the use of speed enforcement through the proper and efficient use of police traffic RADAR speed measurement instruments.

This class is designed to provide the student with the necessary information to set up, test, and operate the LIDAR system.  Students should bring a laser with them from their precinct/unit.

This course is designed to address current trends in law enforcement patrol. The class will focus on force multipliers for patrol operations such as specialty units; available technology; and crime suppression activities patrol officers can incorporate into their daily routines. This course is required for Advanced Certification.

This course is designed for personnel who are newly assigned, or may be assigned, to perform criminal investigations. Instructional blocks include Physical Evidence, Legal Aspects, Case File Preparation, Interviews and Interrogations, Sex Crimes, Crimes Against Children, and the Trial Process.

This is the last of the series, and some topics include Motivation, Stress Management, Interpersonal Communication, and Public Speaking.

The criminal mind never sleeps and is constantly advancing with technology. This introductory course will review the use of cyber technology looking at social networking* sites such as Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr, Twitter, Google+, Telegram, Omegle, and others in understanding criminal behavior and social networking sites, and cell phone technology*. Within cell phone technology investigative techniques, investigations techniques will range from cell phone apps to cell phone tower tracking protocols. Social networking sites and cell phones have expanded cyber crimes and created new channels for sharing information that could also be utilized by law enforcement to investigate crimes and identify suspects. This course does include child abuse and other illicit activities as case studies and examples. This course does include P2P investigations, proactive chat investigations, search and seizure protocols with courtroom testimony, gaming platforms, and much more.

(*Course will not be taught in necessarily the same order as listed below and in outline)

Upon Completion:

Participants will be able to:

1. Common crimes committed on social networking sites.

     a. The use of "bots."

     b. Artificial intelligence in gathering data.

2. Understand the basic steps for preserving a profile.

    a. Identifying its creator.

    b. Gather profile information.

3. Review social networking artifacts.

    a. Obtain evidence from servers.

4. Capture live digital evidence from computers and networks using opensource internet tools.

5. Perform live router interrogations.

    a. Use router interrogations to find evidence on computers.

    b. Copy RAM contents, Analyze routers at the scene.

6. Search and seizure protocols on digital evidence and courtroom testimony.

7. Understand and define the basic terms related to investigating cyber crimes.

8. Understand and explain IP addresses.

     a. Including dark web and virtual private networks (VPNs)

     b. Capture IP addresses and URL’s

9. Describe the links between social networking sites and the acceleration of crimes.

     a. Telegram, Omegle, Chat investigations, gaming platforms.

10. Understand the role of sextortion and online gaming platforms using social networking sites and cell phones.

11. Employ specific techniques and evolving tactics for successful cyber investigations.

12. Learn how to intercept digital evidence.

     a. Learn the importance of securing metadata when intercepting evidence.

13. Search and seizure protocols.

     a. Seizing both electronic and digital evidence and courtroom testimony.

     b. Current case laws

14. Learn how to intercept digital evidence.

     a. Metadata, cell phone records, tower records, cell phone data.

15. How to conduct peer-to-peer (P2P) investigations.     

      a. Proactive chat investigations.

All outside agency officers must register directly through PATC

Outside agencies must register directly through RCTA: 

https://portal.rcta.org/Default.aspx?logout&args=MaeUiLIXwUEMjSjqLEiqZLuMNcSPkzW0N2%20rbiCdID4=

Designed for: This course is designed for uniformed state, local, and tribal law enforcement officials who are interested in enhancing their traffic enforcement activities or developing a traffic enforcement program to serve as an effective means to deter and detect in-transit criminals.

Prerequisites: None

Description: This course concentrates on improving the officer’s conversational and observational skills to facilitate the development of reasonable suspicion/probable cause. Through these learned techniques the patrol officer will detect and apprehend traveling criminals. The student will be taught how to identify and locate manual, electronic, and hydraulically controlled aftermarket compartments in motor vehicles that are widely used today by drug trafficking, terrorists and transnational criminal organizations (TOC).

Course Objectives:

• Starting a criminal patrol program
• Ethical approach to interdiction
• Other crimes discovered during traffic stops
• Officer safety issues
• Observations prior to lawful traffic stop
• Indicators and Items of Interest
• Domestic Highway Enforcement Strategy
• El Paso Intelligence Center Resources
• National Seizure System
• Currency detention
• Report writing
• Testifying in court
• Roadside Interview (verbal/non-verbal behavior)
• Vehicle contraband concealment
• Commercial Motor Vehicle
• Vehicle assessment
• Documents
• Driver/occupant assessment
• Load Concealment
• Vehicle Concealment

Outside agencies must register directly through PATC:

https://publicagencytrainingcouncil.arlo.co/checkout

This course is a comprehensive INTRODUCTORY LEVEL overview for the law enforcement officer who has recently the crucial task of conducting supplemental investigations of suspected criminal offenses. During this course the student will also be exposed to various injury, death, homicide and sexually sensitive and explicit sexual battery cases. Also included in this course will be several post-mortem examination photographs and videotape segments, as well as injury, death and homicide scenes through photos and videotapes from actual closed cases. This part of the course will be VERY GRAPHIC AND INTENSE.

Conducting supplemental investigations of suspected criminal offenses requires the assigned law enforcement investigator to possess a high degree of investigative expertise, skills, and the knowledge necessary to bring the case to a successful conclusion. Today, numerous professionals from different disciplines, need to have the tools to conduct professional and thorough investigations.

These disciplines include, but are not limited to:

• All law enforcement and support personnel and police laboratory personnel
• Forensic anthropologists, forensic odontologists, forensic botanists
• Social services/protective investigators
• Prosecuting attorneys, agency attorneys
• Medical and healthcare providers
• EMT’s, firefighters, paramedics, EMS first responders
• Medical examiners, coroners, forensic pathologists, medical examiner/coroner investigators
• School personnel and others that find themselves involved in these investigations in one way or another.

Therefore, it is imperative that every one of these professionals engage in joint training on a regular basis so EVERY ounce of collective energy can be funneled in the victim’s direction for a successful resolution. Today, more than ever before, we must work together to ensure that all investigative measures are completed properly.

Upon successful completion of this course, each student will have acquired a comprehensive understanding and will accordingly possess the specialized knowledge and skills, needed to conduct a thorough and meticulous investigation concerning suspected criminal activity.

During this course, we will provide you with valuable
information regarding police service K-9 unit
expectations and capabilities. You will learn how to
structure a K-9 unit and how to select and train K-9
teams. Unique leadership strategies involving team
building exercises will be an integral part of the class.
We will examine the care and maintenance as well as
retirement and replacement decisions for the police
service K-9. We will also discuss the specialized
budgetary and records management responsibilities of
the K-9 unit. Finally, we will provide you with legal
updates and policy development as they relate to this
unit.
Topics include:
• Evolution of the police service K-9
• Police service dog capabilities
• Leadership strategies
• Structuring a K-9 unit
• Selection and expectations of K-9 teams
• Training for a police service K-9
• Team building development
• Care and maintenance for a police service K-9
• Records management
• Retirement and replacement decisions for a police
service K-9
• K-9 legal updates and policy development

Outside agencies must register directly through IPTM: https://iptm.unf.edu/index.html

This course will teach students the techniques to retrieve event data from supported passenger vehicles using the Bosch Crash Data Retrieval Tool.  This course does not cover event data retrieval from commercial vehicles.  Students should have completed at least an “On Scene Traffic Accident Investigation” course and have a working knowledge of typical accident investigation techniques, including vehicle examination and documentation.

This class is only available for CCPD officers

This course discusses the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights by emphasizing the roles of the 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, and 14th Amendments in law enforcement operations. Additional topics include the State and Federal court system, legal authority, police - citizen encounters, lineups and pre-trial identifications, interviews, confessions, and Miranda, Katz and Jones searches, the exclusionary rule, Title 17, case law update, and legal research and resources. Required for Intermediate Certification

Outside agencies must register directly with the vendor:  

https://web.cvent.com/event/60cbd935-1cd2-43d2-9c4a-0864a7f45ee6/regProcessStep1

Our workshops will equip you to find the funder, write winning grant proposals, and manage your grants successfully. Our trainers are smart, experienced, and empowering. Our workshops have a twenty-five-year stellar reputation for offering outstanding workshops in both grant writing and grant management for beginner and experienced grants professionals.

We have coached, trained, and consulted for nearly 40,000 top-rank organizations and more than 100,000 individual high achievers from every imaginable domain: city, county, and state government, sub-awardees, colleges, universities, K-12, not-for-profit organizations, and more. Our 2-day workshops are high-impact, fluff-free, fast-paced, and a thoroughly enjoyable and valuable learning experience.

Outside agencies must register directly with TriTech Forensics.

This 40-hour Bloodstain Pattern Analysis (BPA) course will give students
the working knowledge and tools to correctly identify and document
bloodstain patterns. It will introduce the student to bloodstain terminology,
the fundamental principles of BPA, theories, and science behind pattern
formation, proper documentation of bloodstain patterns, and mathematic
principles used in BPA. Instruction will be given through lectures, practicals,
experimentation, and group presentations.

Throughout the course, students will learn how to identify different types of
bloodstain patterns, such as passive, projected, and transfer patterns. They
will also learn how to interpret the size, shape, and distribution of bloodstains
to determine the nature and direction of the impact that caused them.

Upon completion of the course, students will have a solid understanding of
the fundamentals of bloodstain pattern analysis and be able to apply this
knowledge to real-world scenarios. This course is suitable for individuals
interested in pursuing a career in forensic science or law enforcement, as well
as for those who want to develop a better understanding of the science behind
bloodstain pattern analysis.

COURSE OBJECTIVES
• Acquire knowledge of the physical attributes of bloodstain patterns
• Acquire proficiency in the proper document and collect bloodstains and       bloodstain patterns
• Develop a comprehension of the physics and mathematics employed in BPA
• Comprehend how bloodstain pattern analysis can assist in case reconstruction

COURSE CONTENT
• History of bloodstain pattern analysis
• Composition of blood
• Classification of Bloodstain patterns
• Physics of Bloodstain Formation
• Mathematics of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
• Determine Angle of Impact
• Determine the area of convergence and area of origin in impact patterns
• Bias in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
• Documentation of Bloodstain Patterns
• Case examples utilizing bloodstain pattern analysis
• Introduction to note-taking, report writing, and courtroom testimony

This introductory course is intended for first-line supervisors, but suitable for all public safety employees who demonstrate supervisory potential. Topics include supervisory roles and responsibilities, managing civil liability, organization, planning, critical incidents for front-line Supervisors, and performance management and evaluations, to name a few.

The course was developed based on Cobb County Police Policy and operating procedures; however, other agencies are welcome to attend.

Cobb County PD officers are required to complete this course to be eligible to compete in the promotional process.

This course is hosted by CCPD Academy but taught by GPSTC instructors. All outside agencies must register for this course through your agency’s  GPSTC training coordinator. Do not submit an outside agency training request because it will not get processed.

This course is designed to give the students the knowledge and skills necessary to design, develop, and implement use of force training using static, dynamic, and interactive training. The course will provide these law enforcement professionals with the principles of use of force, ideas on use of force training, and the overview needed to assist in the evaluation of officer-involved use of force incidents. Focus will be on use of force issues that correlate with the Fourth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, and Eighth Amendment.

This course is a combination of lecture and practical activity; however, this course is not "tactic" based. It's primary design is to expose the student to the decision-making process of using reasonable force in necessary situations and how to articulate the force option used after the incident takes place.

Training Outcomes

To teach instructors how to design, develop, and implement use of force training based on state and federal statutes, U.S. Constitution, Graham v. Connor (1989), Tennessee v. Garner (1985), Scott v. Harris (2007), Whitten v Wooten (2008), and Whitley v Albers (1986).

Prerequisites

Must be employed with a local, state, or federal law enforcement agency. Must possess POST General Instructor Certification or equivalent. Although this course is being hosted at the Cobb Police Academy, it is taught by instructors from GPSTC and all students must be registered by their agency GPSTC coordinator.

Who Should Attend

Any instructor-certified law enforcement personnel directed with conducting use of force training for their agency.

Special Notes

Student should bring appropriate clothing for scenario based training, rain gear, ball cap, eye protection, and groin protection. Student must have department-issued duty gear (excluding firearm, ammo, OC Spray, Baton, TASER), handcuffs with key, and body armor. Student must be able to participate in intensive training that may be outdoors and in inclement weather.

Prerequisite: Three years’ experience, excluding mandated training , as a public safety professional. 

This course is designed for someone who instructs in performance-oriented training and is responsible for lesson plan development. During the course, each student writes an original lesson plan and develops the presentation skills necessary to deliver that lesson. This is a challenging course and one that will require your full attention and attendance. For this reason, it is strongly recommended that you schedule as few outside demands on your time during these weeks as possible.

If you are a law enforcement officer (LEO), please be sure your topic is law enforcement related. It must be a topic that is suitable for presentation to a group of your peers in a professional and academic setting. For those that are not LEO, the same standard applies to a topic that benefits your peers or subordinates, as presented in a training environment. Your topic must be approved by the Advanced Training Unit prior to the beginning of the course. All lesson plans and multimedia developed for the course by the students will be maintained in the database regardless of employing agency or organization.

You will need a laptop computer with Microsoft Word and PowerPoint installed for daily use while attending this course.

This course is the equivalent of POST's Level I and II combined (formally General Instructor)

Outside agencies must register directly with the vendor:

https://advancedpoliceconcepts.com/event/cold-case-homicide-investigations-seminar-cobb/

Cold case homicide investigations are some of the most difficult and frustrating cases a detective will ever work, BUT they are also the most rewarding. This two-day seminar focuses on how to resurrect these cases and hopefully give the family some closure. There will be a major focus on forensic genealogy.

TOPICS INCLUDE:

- Which case should you choose?

- RE-examining old cases, what should you look for?

- Forensic technology changes that may affect your cold cases.

- Recontacting the family - what do you say?

- Forensic genealogy - what is it and can this work for our case?

- Re-interviewing witnesses after 5, 10, 20 years

- How to administer a photo line-up after 20 years.

- Should I re-interview the original detective?

- Early mistakes that haunt a case and how to overcome them.  There will be multiple case studies presented over the two- day course.