Officer-Involved Shooting and Force Investigation Course (Monterey, CA)
January 27, 2025 - January 31, 2025
RLS Principal, Mike Rains, will be teaching at this 5-day Officer-Involved Shooting and Force Investigation in Monterey at the Monterey-Hilton Garden Inn. Visit the official page for registration and more information by clicking here.
Description
This POST Institute of Criminal Investigation (ICI) scenario-based training course is designed for experienced detectives who are assigned to investigate law enforcement involved critical incidents including officer-involved shootings, use of force incidents and in custody deaths.
Topics covered throughout this course include understanding stakeholders, lawful and unlawful force, physiological and psychological changes (human factors), administrative and criminal investigations, legal considerations and courtroom testimony, crime scene reconstruction, video forensics, taser incidents, excited delirium related deaths and contemporary critical incident case studies.
Students in this course will be assigned to a critical incident / officer-involved shooting investigative team. Each team will respond to a different use of force incident scene and conduct an investigation into their scenario incident. Their tasks will minimally include crime scene management and documentation (sketch/diagram, photography and videography), conducting interviews and obtaining statements (involved parties and witnesses), and evidence collection/preservation. The course will culminate with each group providing a scenario factual presentation to a panel of experts.
Designed For
Full-time Law Enforcement personnel.
No fees for POST reimbursable agencies.
Hours
40
College Units
1.0 semester unit
Certification
POST Plan IV
Certificates issued upon completion of course.
Course Prerequisites
- Minimum 1 year investigative experience or current assignment as an investigator or investigative unit supervisor/manager.
- Successful completion of a minimum of 80 hours of general or specialized investigator training.
- Completion of Basic Police Academy and DOJ clearance required.
