The University of Louisville’s Southern Police Institute will host the Internal Affairs: Policy, Practice and Legal Considerations course April 13-17. This KLEC-approved course will study law enforcement’s position of visible authority within their communities and are held to a tremendously high standard of honesty, integrity, fairness, and professionalism.  Likewise, law enforcement leaders are directly responsible for maintaining the public trust and implementing policies, practices and a culture that are open to the public and address allegations of misconduct levied against its officers. Topics covered include:

• The Role of the Internal Affairs Investigator

• Complaint Acceptance Methods

• Allegation Classification

• Internal Affairs Case Classification

• Law Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights

• Formal Statements

• Police-Involved Shooting & In-Custody Death Investigations

• Domestic Violence & Sexual Battery Investigations

• Media Relations & the Internal Affairs Investigation

• Case File Preparation

• Computer Forensics

• Cellular Telephone Analytics

• Role of the Prosecutor in Internal Investigations

• Proactive Investigations & Criminal Misconduct

• Early Warning/Intervention Systems

• Impact of Body-Worn Cameras on Citizen Complaints

• Criminal vs. Administrative Investigations

• Due Process Rights

• Workplace Searches

• Social Media Misconduct

• Police Sexual Misconduct

• Supervisory/Investigator Liability

• Hostile Workplace & Discrimination Investigations

• Role of the Internal Affairs Unit: Use of Force

Course tuition is $1,000. Suggested lodging is the Hampton Inn – Louisville Downtown, 101 E. Jefferson St. Register here.