Training Courses

Homicide Investigation by IPTM

Date & Time:
  • April 19, 2027 – April 23, 2027
Location:
Lawrenceville, GA

Homicide Investigation

This comprehensive course is designed for first responders and lead investigators who need to develop the knowledge and skills required to conduct thorough and professional investigations into homicide cases. Participants will explore the various categories of homicides they may encounter in their careers and learn proven methodologies for addressing each type effectively.

The curriculum covers a systematic approach to managing crime scenes, beginning with the initial response and extending through documentation and evidence collection procedures. Students will discover how modern technology and forensic science techniques can enhance investigation quality and outcomes. The course also addresses investigative responsibilities beyond the immediate crime scene, including criminal personality assessment, suspect interrogation strategies, and managing interactions with media personnel during death investigations.

Course Topics

  • Death scene preservation and management
  • Responsibilities of initial responding officers
  • Systematic investigative procedures at death scenes
  • Team-based approaches to death investigation
  • Autoerotic death investigations
  • Establishing causes and manners of death
  • Time of death assessment and determination
  • Criminal personality profiling methods
  • Organized versus disorganized crime scene patterns
  • Death scene search and processing techniques
  • Media relations and management during investigations
  • Suicide investigation protocols
  • Interrogation methods specific to homicide cases

Course Details

Duration: 40 hours

Class Hours: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Fee: $895.00

Intended Audience

This course is designed for patrol officers, newly assigned detectives, experienced homicide investigators, investigations supervisors, crime scene technicians, medical examiner and coroner investigators, and military investigative personnel. Class attendance is restricted to sworn law enforcement officers and personnel directly assigned to law enforcement agencies.

Note: For Florida law enforcement officers, this course does not qualify for Salary Incentive Credit under the FDLE "Injury and Death Investigation" course classification.