Past Events

RLS principal Michael L. Rains and senior associate attorney Maureen U. Okwuosa will be speaking at this Internal Affairs Training hosted by Third Degree Communication in Santa Cruz, California between September 16th and September 18th. This three-day internal affairs training will provide students with comprehensive instruction on conducting administrative investigations. The emphasis is on assuring students understand how to conduct a fair, thorough and complete investigation. This course will include information on investigating misconduct complaints, use of force cases, officer…

RLS principal Michael L. Rains will be speaking at this Internal Affairs Training hosted by Third Degree Communication in San Pablo, California between October 7th and October 9th. This three-day internal affairs training will provide students with comprehensive instruction on conducting administrative investigations. The emphasis is on assuring students understand how to conduct a fair, thorough and complete investigation. This course will include information on investigating misconduct complaints, use of force cases, officer involved shootings, in custody death investigations, officer criminal…

RLS principal Michael L. Rains will be speaking at this Internal Affairs Training hosted by Third Degree Communication in Dublin, California between November 3rd and November 5th. This three-day internal affairs training will provide students with comprehensive instruction on conducting administrative investigations. The emphasis is on assuring students understand how to conduct a fair, thorough and complete investigation. This course will include information on investigating misconduct complaints, use of force cases, officer involved shootings, in custody death investigations, officer criminal conduct…

South Bay Regional Public Safety Training Consortium is hosting an ICI Officer-Involved Shooting and Force Investigation course in Monterey between November 17 and November 21st, 2025. RLS Principal Michael L. Rains will speak during this course. 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,…

RLS principal Michael L. Rains is teaching at this ICI Officer-involved shooting course in McClellan, CA running through December 15th - December 19th, 2025. This Robert Presley Institute of Criminal Investigation (ICI) Officer Involved Shooting Course is designed for experienced detectives, this scenario-based training course will focus on critical incidents, including: officer-involved shootings; use of force incidents; and in-custody deaths. Participants will be assigned to an investigative team, respond to a different use of force incident scene, and conduct an…

RLS principal Michael L. Rains is teaching at this ICI Officer-involved shooting course in McClellan, CA running through Jan. 19th - Jan. 23rd, 2026. This Robert Presley Institute of Criminal Investigation (ICI) Officer Involved Shooting Course is designed for experienced detectives, this scenario-based training course will focus on critical incidents, including: officer-involved shootings; use of force incidents; and in-custody deaths. Participants will be assigned to an investigative team, respond to a different use of force incident scene, and conduct an…

RLS principal Michael L. Rains will be teaching at this Internal Affairs Training hosted by Third Degree Communication beginning January 20th, 2025. This three-day internal affairs training will provide students with comprehensive instruction on conducting administrative investigations. The emphasis is on assuring students understand how to conduct a fair, thorough and complete investigation. This course will include information on investigating misconduct complaints, use of force cases, officer involved shootings, in custody death investigations, officer criminal conduct investigations and department-initiated investigations.…