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Introduction to Course and Training Summary (2 minutes)
Suicide by Methods and Groups (7 minutes)
What is Death by Suicide and Degrees of Certainty (18 minutes)
Investigative Mistakes when Investigating Suicides (8 minutes)
Quiz: What is Suicide
Scene Evaluation and Assessment (20minutes)
Quiz: Scene Evaluation and Assessment
Staged and Altered Scenes (18 minutes)
Quiz: Staged and Altered Scenes
Documenting a Suicide Scene (22 minutes)
Quiz: Documenting a Suicide Scene
Fundamentals of Evidence (11 minutes)
Classification of Evidence (3 minutes)
What the Body can tell you (22 minutes)
Understanding Post Mortem Changes (18 minutes)
Quiz: Evaluating Evidence
Victimology and How it is Used in Suicide Investigations (25 minutes)
Child and Adolescent Suicide (12 minutes)
Drug Overdose Deaths (12 minutes)
Hanging and Asphyxiation Deaths (10 minutes)
Carbon Monoxide and Gases (8 minutes)
Cutting and Stabbing Suicides (10 minutes)
Gunshot Injuries (26 minutes)
Autoerotic Deaths are not Suicide (3 minutes)
Quiz: Suicide by Method
N.A.M.E Manner Classification Guidelines
Scene Worksheet
Forensic Body Exam Charts
Journal Writings of a Suicidal Teen
Free Monthly Magazine
Law Enforcement CLEE Request

4.7 /5
(35)

  • Alan
    (4)
    suicide

    very good

  • Donna
    (5)
    Very well presented

    5

  • Cesar
    (5)
    Money Well Spent

    Money Well Spent

  • Christie
    (5)
    Excellent class.

    Beneficial information for suicide investigation.

  • Tiffany
    (5)
    n/a

    n/a

  • Wendi
    (5)
    very good

  • Scott
    (5)
    very helpful

  • Brad
    (5)
    Great Class

    I learned a lot of new information from this class. I especially liked the worksheet and chart that were provided. Thank you.

  • Brian
    (5)
    Great training

    This training is very informative and presented in a professional and mentally stimulating way.

  • Walker
    (3)
    Investigating Suicide and Self Harm Deaths

    I though this was a good training. The only thing I though could be changed is that it is very similar to the Response and Understanding a Death Scene training. I would have just taken the one had I known how similar they would be. That being said, I did like the training and took plenty of notes.

  • Regina
    (5)
    Investigating suicide and self harm

    Great course

  • David
    (5)
    great

    Awesome information!!

  • Marionna
    (5)
    Suicide and Self-Harm Death Investigations

    My fields of expertise as a PhD-level psychologist are police officer self-regulation and police stress. My postdoctoral studies are in suicidology, primarily among police officers and, to a degree, other first responders. This course was not only highly informative and relevant, but also realistic. My son was murdered five years ago. His body was found on 28 April, 2021 in an advanced stage of decomposition. The funeral director estimated his time of death to be 07 April, 2021. In my professional opinion, having served as a police officer for 18 years before leaving the police service to complete my PhD, several variables exist indicating the death investigation of my son was, at best, marginally conducted by a "homicide investigator" with a whole three years of police experience. His death was ruled a suicide, although several factors exist that indicate otherwise, including a missing firearm. This course helped affirm my suspicions. Another factor the last person he spoke with via text was never interviewed, according to that person. During this course, especially in the end modules, I cried. I vomited. I threw items in anger. That is how realistic the course was. Thank you for putting together an excellent course, and I look forward to taking others as I continue working on becoming certified to conduct psychological autopsies and making suicidology a third and final field of expertise. Dr. Marionna Mendiola

  • Jennifer
    (5)
    Good Info

    The material is prevalent to death investigation and was presented in an easy to understand way.

  • KEVIN
    (5)
    Great

    Great content

  • Akuheikki
    (4)
    A great course!

  • Diana
    (5)
    Good Info

    I learned a lot of new information. Case report was very helpful.

  • Ramon
    (5)
    Investigating Suicide and Self-Harm

  • Joshua
    (5)
    Course is very well done and informative

    I would recommend this course to anyone wanting to expand their knowledge on the subject.

  • Brian
    (5)
    excellent

    excellent

  • Tracey
    (5)
    Good

    Good

  • Anthony
    (5)
    Investigating Suicide and Self-Harm Deaths

  • Adam
    (4)
    Good

    Good

  • Johnny
    (5)
    Suicide topic was spellbinding.

    Test was thorough.

  • Anthony
    (5)
    Suicide and self harm

    Very informative

  • Neal
    (5)
    Investigating Suicide and Self-Harm Deaths

  • Andrew
    (5)
    Excellent Course

    Thank you for hosting this online course. It was very helpful!

  • Becky
    (5)
    Investigating suicide and self-harm

    Great material

  • Chris
    (5)
    Investigating Suicide and Self-Harm Deaths

  • Stewart
    (5)
    Good content

    This course was very helpful

  • Amanda
    (5)
    Another great course

    This is probably my 10th course with DITA and again I loved it. Great content, easy to understand, all the important information is presented in an engaging way.

  • Kristeena
    (5)
    Great source of general information

  • Cortnie
    (5)
    Investigating suicide and self harm deaths

    Amazing training! Thank yo so much for the attention to detail in your courses!

  • Robert
    (5)
    Investigating Suicide and Self Harm Deaths

  • Kyle
    (1)
    appropriate for subject

    enjoyed the information on asphyxiation, and the case study was very useful

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