HOSTED BY THE BERKELEY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE INVESTIGATIVE REPORT WRITING Focus on the composition and writing of investigative reports. Provides a review of the specifics that reports should contain. Topics include: (1) identification of the essential elements of an investigative report, to include the Who, What, When, Where, Why and How of an incident under […]
This is a basic two-day seminar for investigators who have little or no experience or formal training in performing pre-employment background investigations. The seminar will focus on background investigations within law enforcement, security, or government organizations. Topics include: (1) importance of the pre-employment background investigation (2) what may or may not be asked during an […]
CONFLICT RESOLUTION / DIVERSITY / EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE SEMINAR This one-day seminar is designed specifically for officers and individuals that work in highly stressful environments or potentially volatile situations. Instructor presentations, practical exercises, and scenario presentations will help students understand their individual abilities and skills in various situations. Topics include: (1) The concept of emotional intelligence […]
HOSTED BY THE MORGANTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT CONFLICT RESOLUTION / DIVERSITY / EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE SEMINAR This one-day seminar is designed specifically for officers and individuals that work in highly stressful environments or potentially volatile situations. Instructor presentations, practical exercises, and scenario presentations will help students understand their individual abilities and skills in various situations. Topics include: […]
The focus of the course will be the proper method of conducting internal affairs investigations and maintaining compliance with civil service regulations. Topics covered include but will not be limited to: (1) receipt of complaints (2) notice to the suspected employee (3) method of conducting an investigation (4) differentiation between criminal and administrative investigations (5) […]
HOSTED BY THE CABELL COUNTY SHERIFFS’ OFFICE For new, first-line supervisors, or those who expect such an assignment. The program presents information for work situations and will emphasize ideas to aid supervisors in developing sound judgment, self-reliance, and resourcefulness. Topics will include: (1) the supervisor as a link between management and the workforce (2) skills […]
HOSTED BY THE CABELL COUNTY SHERIFFS’ OFFICE FIRST-LINE SUPERVISION This seminar provides an extensive focus on skills and techniques that new unit supervisors might utilize in their day-to-day functions. It is designed for those officers with little or no supervisory training and who need such a program of study to effectively oversee their unit's operation. […]
MOVING UP TO SUPERVISION For new, first-line supervisors, or those who expect such an assignment. The program presents information for work situations and will emphasize ideas to aid supervisors in developing sound judgment, self-reliance, and resourcefulness. Topics will include: (1) the supervisor as a link between management and the workforce (2) skills required to develop […]
ADVANCED CRIME SCENE PROCESSING This is a 3-day program with attention to body fluids and trace evidence. Topics covered include: (1) Scientific Basis of Body Fluid Examination (2) Blood and Bloodstains and their Collection (3) Seminal Stains (4) Other Types of Fluids such as Saliva, Urine, and Fecal Matter (5) Fingerprint Recovery and Preservation (6) […]
HOSTED BY THE POTSDAM POLICE DEPARTMENT, POTSDAM, NEW YORK Designed to improve the skills of call-takers and dispatchers needed to deal with life-threatening emergencies, crimes-in-progress calls, officer-in-trouble, and other situations in which immediate officer dispatch to the scene is necessary. Topics include: (1) Roles and responsibilities of the telecommunicator (2) The basics of gathering information […]
This seminar is designed specifically for supervisors assigned the task of mentoring underachieving employees. There are a variety of challenges in ensuring all efforts are undertaken to ensure a productive employee for the agency. This program will consider some of the basic principles and applications that might be utilized in mentoring/counseling employees to enhance their […]
Designed specifically for Pennsylvania law enforcement personnel, sworn or civilian, assigned to the records unit within their agency. Focus of the course will relate to the maintenance of records in an efficient manner and in compliance with Pennsylvania laws and regulations. Topics include: dealing with the public in terms of both public and exempt type […]