The University of Louisville’s Southern Police Institute will host a Homicide Investigation course, June 1-12. This KLEC-approved course will provide participants with the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to conduct competent and complete homicide/death investigations. Carefully selected case studies are used throughout the program to explore every aspect of homicide/death investigations, including autoerotic fatalities, and suicides. Topics include:

• Scene Response & Protocol

• Scene Analysis with Student Case Study

• Law Enforcement Tools & Technology

• Case Management & Small Group Case Work

• Suicide Investigation

• Court Preparation & Testimony

• Criminal Profiling Techniques for Homicide Detectives: Introduction

• Application of Methodology Utilized When Analyzing Violent Crimes

• Criminal Investigative Analysis Program

• Equivocal Death Evaluations

• Cold Case Analysis - Forensic Linguistic Examination

• Cold Case Analysis - Missing Persons Case

• Statement Analysis

• Crime Scene Reconstruction - Sexual Homicide

• Legal Issues in Homicide Investigations and Prosecution of Homicide Cases

• Forensic Evidence and Crime Scene Collection

• Trace & Biological Evidence

• Identification of Blood - Small Group Practical

• DNA Evidence

• Bloodstain Pattern: Analysis, Recognition & Classification, Mechanics in the Crime Scene, and Documentation

• Clandestine Graves

• Introduction to Forensic Pathology

• Blunt and Sharp Force Injuries

• Deaths Associated With Fire and Electricity

• Deaths From Asphyxia

• Injury and Death Associated With Gunshot Wounds

• Death in Childhood: SIDS/SUID/SUDI

• Death in Childhood - Common Causes of Accidental and Homicidal Death in Children

Course tuition is $1,625. Suggested lodging is the Hampton Inn – Louisville Downtown, 101 E. Jefferson St. Register here.