This is a three-day certification class for first responders, prospective detectives, active investigators, and prosecutors. It is taught by experienced police detectives and covers the initial response to a major crime or death, scene preservation, and documentation, understanding the death process, types of deaths and indicators for investigations, evidence identification and collection, witness identification and interviewing, and the autopsy process. 

The class includes case studies and requires participation from students to demonstrate proficiency in the principles covered.

This is a course for K-9 handlers, supervisors, and trainers to provide an update on K-9 units. It includes topics such as leadership, policy, culture, liability, training, use of force, drug and explosive searches, media and public relations, budgets, and the future of K-9 units. The course uses videos, classroom exercises, and scenarios and does not require participants to bring their dogs. 

Handlers will have the opportunity to check on and exercise their dogs during breaks in the class. The course objectives include understanding the need for K-9 units, leadership and liability aspects, basic training and scenario-based training, media, and public relations, use of force and deployment, search policy, care and maintenance, budget preparation, and the future of K-9 units.

This one-day course is designed for first-line supervisors and covers the responsibilities of being a supervisor, including how to transition from doing the job to supervising staff, identifying core job functions, and understanding leadership styles. It teaches students about the importance of performance management, discipline, and vicarious liability, as well as the differences between moral and motivation. The course aligns with MLEAP Standard 3.08 for supervisor training.

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