Medicolegal Death Investigator Course #1120
Starts November 7th, 2020
Medicolegal Death Investigator Course
Price includes all manuals, eTexts, and downloadable reference material.
$795.00
One time - USD
3 x $300.00
3 Monthly Payments
Yes. This course is open to students who are wanting to enter the field of death investigation as well as working professionals. It is our goal to help you prepare for the job you are wanting by providing nationally accepted training.
You will have access to the course material for six months. This, however, does not take into account natural disasters or a major interruption in business.
This course is designed in such a way that one or more instructors will be live on opening day and two or more times throughout the following six weeks. These are not tied to any particular course or set of courses, but rather at regular intervals during the first six weeks.
Certified Medicolegal Death Investigator course is an all-inclusive course. So, each student will receive a certificate at the end of all course work.
After you have completed the course you will be given an option to take the certification examination. This is an optional online exam given by a third-party testing company and taken at a proctor exam location such as a college or library.
If you have other questions, please email us or call our academy directly at 1-888-556-0177.
Online courses are non-refundable. Once the course is purchased/accessed, no refund will be granted after 15 days of purchase or course open date, or if more than 20% of the course has been accessed. All online training courses are tested extensively on all types of systems, browsers, and devices. We can assist you to get started with the course if you are having any trouble. Exchange Allowed: Participants will be allowed to exchange with another course of equivalent or lesser value if course is not accessed within 15 days of purchase. The exchange request must be received by email at [email protected] . No exchange will be granted if the request is more than 15 days after the purchase date. Multiple payments for the same course: In case the participant made extra payment (same course bought multiple times) for the same course, a refund will be issued upon request. There will be a 3.7% transaction cost charged by credit card processor per transaction.
Price includes all manuals, eTexts, and downloadable reference material.
$795.00
One time - USD
3 x $300.00
3 Monthly Payments
Student Demographics
Welcome - Course Design and Layout
Getting started the right way.
Content Integrity and Copyright Notice
Content and Copyright Notice Acknowledgment
Section Introduction
Medicolegal Death Investigation and Authority (7minutes)
Quiz: Medicolegal Death Investigation and Authority
Interacting with other agencies (10 minutes)
Interacting with families (8 minutes)
Quiz:Professional Interactions
Establishing Decedent Identity (19 minutes)
Proper Death Notification Procedures Part 1 (19 minutes)
Proper Death Notification Procedures Part 2 (15 minutes)
Death Notification - We regret to inform you (5 minutes)
Quiz: Decedent Identity and Notification
Death notification: Breaking the bad news
Bonus eBook - Interview and Interrogation- getting information you want
NIJ Publication - Death Investigation Procedures
NIJ Publication - Mass Fatality Incidents
Section Introduction- Scene Management and Documentation
10 Most Common Mistakes Made and Death Scenes
Scene Arrival and Security (22 minutes)
Intial Scene Walk Through (9 minutes)
The Investigative Triangle (6 minutes)
Quiz: Scene Arrival and Management
Documenting the Scene - Photographs, Sketching, and Notes (26 minutes)
Crime Scene Sketching Methods and Use
Crime Scene Sketching Methods and Use (Downloadable)
Quiz: Documenting the Scene
Introduction to Blood Spatter (10 minutes)
Identifying Evidence and Chain of Custody (26 minutes)
Quiz: Evidence and Chain of Custody
Scene Sketch Assignment Explanation
Create a Scene Sketch
Determining Time of Death Part 1 (33 minutes)
Determining Time of Death Part 2 (25 minutes)
Stages of post mortem changes
Forensic Entomology
Body Temperature - Algor Mortis
Eyeball Changes
Quiz: Determining Time of Death
Cause and Manner Section Intro
Defining Cause, Manner, and Mechanism of Death (5 minutes)
Implications in Cause and Manner Rulings ( 15 minutes)
Implications in Time of Death Rulings (10 minutes)
Canton Ohio Firefighter Suicide - Implication Example
Daniel Kerrigan - Homicide Ruling Implications
Quiz: Defining Cause, Manner, and Mechanism of Death
Section introduction
External Body Exam and Documentation Part 1 (14 minutes)
External Body Exam and Documentation Part 2 (13 minutes)
External Body Exam Demonstration of an Adult (8 minutes)
External Body Exam Demonstration of an infant (10 minutes)
Collecting Hair and Fiber Evidence (4 minutes)
Thermal Injuries
Post Mortem Changes Time Line
Surgical Artifacts
Resuscitative Artifacts
Forensic Body Exam Charts
Rule of 9's Burn Documentation
Obtaining and Documenting Post-Mortem Body Temperature (7 minutes)
Quiz: External Body and Documentation
Introduction to Toxicology Fluid Draws
Fluid Draw Demonstrations (11 minutes)
Quiz: Drawing Fluids for Toxicology
Introduction to Forensic and Scientific Knowledge Section
Understanding Basic Anatomy and Physiology (11 Minutes)
Basic Anatomy Charts and Diagrams
Bonus eBook - ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF HUMAN BODY
Medical Terminology
Glossary of Commonly Used Terms
Quiz: Human Anatomy and Physiology
Introduction to Understanding the Sciences Used in Death Investigation.
Understanding the Sciences Used in Death Investigation Part 1 (15 minutes)
Understanding the Sciences Used in Death Investigation Part 2 (15 minutes)
Anthropology (11 minutes)
Forensic Entomology (7 minutes)
Forensic Botany (1 minute)
Forensic Odontology (5 minutes)
Quiz: Sciences Used in Death Investigation
Cutting and Stabbing Introduction
Forensic Overview of Cutting and Stabbing Injury Part 1 (16 minutes)
Forensic Overview of Cutting and Stabbing Injury Part 2 (15 minutes)
Forensic Overview of Cutting and Stabbing Injury Part 3 (20 minutes)
Forensic Overview of Cutting and Stabbing Injury Part 4 (20 minutes)
Forensic Overview of Cutting and Stabbing Injury Part 5 (15 minutes)
Quiz: Forensic Overview of Cutting and Stabbing Injury
Blunt and Sharp Force Injury Classifications
NIJ Report - Characterization of Weapons Used in Stabbing/Slashing Attacks
Introduction of Gun Shot Injury Investigation
Gun Shot Injury - Scene Investigation (20 minutes)
Range of Fire and Trajectory (20 minutes)
Gun Shot Wound Interpretation (20 minutes)
Documenting Injury and Summary (20 minutes)
Gun Shot Injury
Gun Diagrams
Checking in - Half way Point
Section Intro
Investigating Suicide Defining Suicide and Initial Response ( 20 minutes)
Investigating Suicide - Scene Assessment and Equivocal Deaths (19 minutes)
Quiz Investigating Suicide Part 1
Investigating Suicide - Gun Shot Injuries (17 minutes)
Investigating Suicide - Overdose and Helium
Quiz Investigating Suicide Part 2
Investigating Suicide - Case Review
Section Intro Autoerotic Fatalities - Interpreting and Scene
Autoerotic Fatalities - Interpreting and Scene Part 1 (28 minutes)
Autoerotic Fatalities - Interpreting and Scene Part 2 (20 minutes)
Autoerotic Fatalities - Interpreting and Scene Part 3 (25 minutes)
Autoerotic Fatalities - Interpreting and Scene Part 4 (18 minutes)
Autoerotic Fatalities - Interpreting and Scene Part 5 (26 minutes)
Quiz: Autoerotic Fatalities - Interpreting and Scene
Case Review 1
Case Review 2
Bonus eBook * Autoerotic Fatalities - Interpreting and Scene
Autoerotic Fatalities: Interview Questions to Consider
Downloadable -Autoerotic Fatalities: Interview Questions to Consider
Section Introduction
Defining Asphyxial Death an Classification (2 minutes)
Mechanical Asphyxiation - Hanging (15 minutes)
Ligature and Manual Strangulation (9 minutes)
Smothering, Gagging, Choking, and Drowning (6 minutes)
Inert Gas Asphyxiation (7 minutes)
Environmental Asphyxiation (11 minutes)
Pathological Asphyxiation (7 minutes)
Quiz: Asphyxial Death
Section Intro Infant and Child Death
Why infant death training is important (20 minutes)
When a child dies (24 minutes)
Arrival on scene (23 minutes)
Quiz: Infant death investigation
Development Milestones and Aging Marks and Bruising (19 minutes)
Quiz: Development Milestones and Aging Marks and Bruising
External Body Exam and Documenting Injuries (29 minutes)
Abusive Head Trauma
eBook: Overcoming Defense Expert Testimony in Abusive Head Trauma Cases
Quiz: External Body Exam and Documenting Injuries
Getting Information from Witnesses and Completing the SUIDI Form (29 minutes)
Doll Re-enactments (14 minutes)
Placed/Found Placards (downloadable)
Quiz: Documenting Scene and Witness Statements
Identifying and Collecting Evidence (20 minutes)
Quiz: Identifying and Collecting Evidence
Differing Causes of Death (21 minutes)
Quiz: Differing Causes of Death
SUIDI Scene Form
SUIDI Additional Scene Forms
Section Intro Principles of Report Writing
Principles of Investigative Report Writing Part 1 (14 minutes)
Principles of Investigative Report Writing Part 2 (13 minutes)
Report Writing in Death Cases
How to write organized and concise reports
Quiz: Principles of Investigative Report Writing
Scene Narrative Assignment Explanation
Scene Investigation Narrative
Section Intro. Court Room Preparation and Testimony
Court Room Preparation and Testimony Part 1 (12 minutes)
Court Room Preparation and Testimony Part 2 (10 minutes)
NJCLES Effective Courtroom Testimony (9minutes)
Credibility – How credible do you appear
Quiz: Court Room Preparation and Testimony
Professionalism and Ethics Section Introduction
Professional and Ethical Conduct (22 minutes)
Attributes of a Successful Investigator (17 minutes)
Ethics in Investigation and Law Enforcement
Quiz: Professionalism and Ethics
Section Intro Cultural Diversity and Death Investigation
Cultural Diversity and Death Investigation Video 1 (21 minutes)
Cultural Diversity and Death Investigation Video 2 ( 22 minutes)
Quiz: Cultural Diversity and Death Investigation
Cultural Diversity and Death Investigation Video 3 (32 minutes)
Quiz: Cultural Diversity and Death Investigation
Cultural Diversity Guide Book
Section Introduction
Basic Principles of Conflict (11 minutes)
Five Primary Causes of Conflict (19 minutes)
Knowing When Conflict is Out of Line (14 minutes)
Quiz: Principles and Causes of Conflict
How Conflict is Resolved ( 14 minutes)
Qualities of a Peacemaker (20 minutes)
Quiz: Resolving Conflict
Section Intro
Job Related Stress Part 1-4 (30 minutes)
Job Related Stress Part 2-4 (30 minutes)
Job Related Stress Part 3-4 (25 minutes)
Job Related Stress Part 4-4 (25 minutes)
Quiz: Job Related Stress
Breaking the Grip of Compassion Fatigue
Congratulations, What's next?
Final Examination
Final Exam Verification
Certification Exam Application Process
Exam Application Process
Law Enforcement CLEE Request