CENTRAL ILLINOIS POLICE TRAINING CENTER
Brian Fengel, Director
Phone: (309) 690-7350
Fax: (309) 690-7359
Jean Swan: jswan@icc.edu
Heather Grove: hgrove@icc.edu
Lead Homicide Investigator – 40 Hour
Instructor: Wicklander-Zulawski and Associates, Inc.
July 11-15, 2022
8am – 5pm
Class will meet at Peru Police Department, 2650 N. Peoria Street, Peru PD
Enrollment Deadline: July 3, 2022
30 Max
Course Objective
The course features interactive lectures and discussions of actual case histories, videos, and laws specific to homicide investigations. This comprehensive seminar provides instruction in conducting investigations and prosecuting death cases from the start of the investigation through evidence collection, suspect interviews, press conferences, trial testimony, and ultimately conviction. It is purposely designed to provide expert “in-the-field” instruction from the initial crime scene to a successful verdict.
Using actual investigations, this program uses a diverse combination of homicide case studies to provide strategic tactics to establish guilt and prosecute the offenders. Participants work through cases from the moment of arrival until their conclusion. This program provides the structure and methods to successfully close cases.
Course Content
- Multiple Methods of Interviewing
- Manage & Evaluate the Crime Scene
- Development of COLD CASE Leads
- Miranda + Electronic Readings
- 4th Amendment–Search & Seizure
- 5th Amendment–Evidence, GSR
- Effective Courtroom Testimony
- Death Notifications
- Investigative Tactics
- Criminal Interview & Interrogation
- Handling the News Media
- TASK FORCE Operations
- Report Writing
- False Confessions
