ANALYSIS & DOCUMENTATION OF MEDICOLEGAL DEATH INVESTIGATIONS
PHARR, TX | JULY 17 - 21, 2023
This course has been approved for 40 hours of certification/re-certification training credit in the IAI Crime Scene Certification Board.
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Instructor:
Dr. Maria Pettolina, DM, CSCSA Location: South Texas College Regional Center for Public Safety Excellence 3901 S. Cage Blvd. Pharr, Texas 78577 Hours: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Tuition: $609.00 This course is presented in partnership with the International Association for Identification. *NEW REGISTRATION/PAYMENT PROCESS: Please see the bottom of this course page to make your payment and register for this course.
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Analysis & Documentation of Medicolegal Death Investigations
This is a five-day, 40 hour, course that will cover basic topics in analysis and documentation of medicolegal death scenes, to include techniques of crime scene investigation. This course incorporates an interdisciplinary approach and is designed for death investigators, crime scene investigators, detectives, attorneys, and any other investigator involved in the scene. The course will assist the investigator with the knowledge and confidence needed to properly observe, document, and process a death scene through time of death indicators, wound characteristics, evidence collection, scene observations, etc.
Students will gain knowledge of best practices in crime scene investigation and medicolegal death investigation and analyze real-world case studies of equivocal deaths. The student will gain fundamental knowledge in all manners of death, including homicide, suicide, natural, and accidental.
Course Outline
Day 1: Introduction to Death Investigations
(Instructor Lead)-8 hours
Each Section will have an instructor lead presentation and group discussion, with case studies
Day 2: Documentation and Observations at Death Scenes
(Instructor Lead)-8 hours
Each Section will have an instructor lead presentation and group discussion, with case studies
Day 3: Wound Characteristics and Postmortem Changes
(Instructor Lead)-8 hours
Each Section will have an instructor lead presentation and group discussion with case studies
Day 4: Overview of Investigative Issues
(Instructor Lead)-8 hours
Each Section will have an instructor lead presentation and group discussion
Unit 5: Case Study Evaluation and Group Presentation-8 hours
This is a five-day, 40 hour, course that will cover basic topics in analysis and documentation of medicolegal death scenes, to include techniques of crime scene investigation. This course incorporates an interdisciplinary approach and is designed for death investigators, crime scene investigators, detectives, attorneys, and any other investigator involved in the scene. The course will assist the investigator with the knowledge and confidence needed to properly observe, document, and process a death scene through time of death indicators, wound characteristics, evidence collection, scene observations, etc.
Students will gain knowledge of best practices in crime scene investigation and medicolegal death investigation and analyze real-world case studies of equivocal deaths. The student will gain fundamental knowledge in all manners of death, including homicide, suicide, natural, and accidental.
Course Outline
Day 1: Introduction to Death Investigations
(Instructor Lead)-8 hours
Each Section will have an instructor lead presentation and group discussion, with case studies
- Introduction to the Course
- Pretest
- The Death Investigation System
- Job Responsibilities on a Death Scene
- Cause and Manner of Death
- General Crime Scene Considerations
Day 2: Documentation and Observations at Death Scenes
(Instructor Lead)-8 hours
Each Section will have an instructor lead presentation and group discussion, with case studies
- Types of Physical Evidence at Death Scenes
- Scene Considerations: Cross Contamination, Legal Considerations and Best Practices
- Crime Scene Documentation, Collection, and Processing on Scene and at Autopsy
- Special Considerations: Bloodstains and Ballistics Basics
- Special Considerations: Anthropology, Entomology, and Botany
Day 3: Wound Characteristics and Postmortem Changes
(Instructor Lead)-8 hours
Each Section will have an instructor lead presentation and group discussion with case studies
- Time of Death Indicators/Postmortem Changes
- Sharp Force Injuries
- Blunt Force Injuries
- Gunshot Wounds
- Fractures
- Asphyxiation/Strangulation
- Overview of Special Cases (Child Deaths, Buried Bodies, Surface Remains, Drowning)
Day 4: Overview of Investigative Issues
(Instructor Lead)-8 hours
Each Section will have an instructor lead presentation and group discussion
- Report Writing
- Courtroom Testimony
- Health Considerations at Death Scenes
- Emotional Wellness
- Case Studies
Unit 5: Case Study Evaluation and Group Presentation-8 hours
- Medicolegal Death Investigation Group Work: Students will be divided into small groups and given additional case studies. Groups will document observations, list evidence they would collect, describe how they would document and process the scene, etc. The groups will write a death investigation report and then present their findings to the class.
- Post test
LODGING
Radisson Hotel McAllen Airport
2721 S. 10th Street
McAllen, TX 78503
956-682-7234
Room Rate: $109
Amenities: Free Wi-Fi, Free Parking, Free Breakfast, Free Airport Shuttle
Booking Info: Call the hotel and mention the booking code 2307TRITEC to receive the special rate.
Radisson Hotel McAllen Airport
2721 S. 10th Street
McAllen, TX 78503
956-682-7234
Room Rate: $109
Amenities: Free Wi-Fi, Free Parking, Free Breakfast, Free Airport Shuttle
Booking Info: Call the hotel and mention the booking code 2307TRITEC to receive the special rate.
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