Closed Incident Investigation Training, Scene Documentation, & Evidence Collection Combined – In Person – Sep. 12-14 – San Antonio

This three day combined course is intended to give participants a three day overview of the Incident Investigation Training and Incident Scene Documentation and Evidence Collection course.

The Incident Investigation Training includes the following topics:

• Classification of incidents
• Establishment of incident investigation teams
• Execution of a systematic and analytical investigative process
• Identifying, documenting, and managing pertinent physical conditions and issues (i.e. evidence identification, collection, and preservation)
• Use of scientific methodology to determine incident origin and causal factors (e.g. timeline development, hypothesis validation):
  • Overview of steps to get to root cause
  • Introduction to investigations
  • Investigation process and environment
• Investigation approach
• Investigation procedures: Initial response
• Systematic data collection
• Document collection
• Witness interviews and statements:
  • Hypothesis development and analysis
  • Root cause analysis
  • Corrective actions
  • Reports
• Bringing the investigation to closure

The Incident Scene Documentation and Evidence Collection course includes:

• Presentations on standards for:
  • Scene documentation
  • Physical evidence collection
  • Digital evidence collection
• Scene and evidence documentation techniques
• Protocol development and usage in evidence collection
• Preservation options for evidence
• Hands-on exercises in scene documentation and evidence collection that includes a controlled explosive event