Reviews

brady frederick

5 star rating

“Great course!! Darren and the rest of the staff were awesome, kind, and professional. I would recommend this course for those that want to begin a career in death investigation.”

“Great course!! Darren and the rest of the staff were awesome, kind, and professional. I would recommend this course for those that want to begin a career in death investigation.”

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Sandra Escalante

5 star rating

“I have graduated from the Forensic Science Academy. We had a Death Investigation module. In a traditional classroom, people talk, lecture is interrupted for questions and general disturbances. I was able to wear my headphones and focus on the vid...”

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“I have graduated from the Forensic Science Academy. We had a Death Investigation module. In a traditional classroom, people talk, lecture is interrupted for questions and general disturbances. I was able to wear my headphones and focus on the videos and take detailed notes. This was not only informative in regard to procedures, it also provides real world experience and tips that most people would learn on the job. By providing this in the training, a rookie entering into this field can be aware of potential mistakes and pitfalls and take precautions. Human factor varies. Everyone will react to a scene differently. Knowing what to expect from experts is valuable. ”

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Testimonials

“Awesome! One of the most informative courses on death investigation I have been to.”

Missouri Coroner

Don Barrett

“Informative and well structured. Meeting a national need for standardized training.”

Forensic Science Academy

Terri Armenta

“Incredibly informative and interesting. I would highly recommend this training to anyone in the criminal justice field.”

Forensic Anthropologist

Dr. Mercedes Fabian

We provide the highest quality training using the most modern methods and technology.

Medicolegal Death Investigator Course

Medicolegal Death Investigation Online Academy is a Nationally Approved online training designed to teach all aspects of death investigation and scene management. Unlike any other training today, this course offers a blended learning style combining online self-paced video training, along with opportunities of live interaction with instructors several times throughout the program.
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Pricing options

Price includes all manuals, eTexts, and downloadable reference material.

More Information

The MLDI Online Academy is offered several times per year. Students will enroll in advance and all start at the same time.

  • TOPICS COVERED

    Scene Management
    Scene Investigation
    Evidence Collection
    Scene Documentation
    Basic Anatomy
    Collecting Fluids
    Specific Death Types
    Personal Development
    Death in Differing Cultures
    and much, much, more.

  • SCHOOL DESIGN

    Video Training
    Additional Reading
    Downloadable Material
    Topic and Section Testing
    Instructor Interactions
    Certificate of Completion
    Long Term Access
    Certification Exam

  • WHY THIS SCHOOL

    Nationally Approved
    40+ hours of Training
    ABMDI Education Credits
    Investigation Specific
    Hybrid Content LE/C
    Downloadable Material
    Access to Instructors
    Taught by working professionals
    Open to non-working students

FAQ

  • I’m not currently in this field, can I still take the course?

    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.

  • How long do I have access to the course?

    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.

  • What courses are the instructors live and interactive in?

    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.

  • Do we get a certificate at the end?

    Certified Medicolegal Death Investigator course is an all-inclusive course. So, each student will receive a certificate at the end of all course work.

  • How do I become certified after taking the course?

    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.

  • What if I want to talk to someone before I register?

    If you have other questions, please email us or call our academy directly at 1-888-556-0177.

  • What is the refund/exchange policy?

    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.

Pricing options

Price includes all manuals, eTexts, and downloadable reference material.

Course curriculum

    1. Student Demographics

    2. Welcome - Course Design and Layout

    3. Getting started the right way.

    4. Content Integrity and Copyright Notice

    5. Content and Copyright Notice Acknowledgment

    1. Section Introduction

    2. Medicolegal Death Investigation and Authority (7minutes)

    3. Quiz: Medicolegal Death Investigation and Authority

    4. Interacting with other agencies (10 minutes)

    5. Interacting with families (8 minutes)

    6. Quiz:Professional Interactions

    7. Establishing Decedent Identity (19 minutes)

    8. Proper Death Notification Procedures Part 1 (19 minutes)

    9. Proper Death Notification Procedures Part 2 (15 minutes)

    10. Death Notification - We regret to inform you (5 minutes)

    11. Quiz: Decedent Identity and Notification

    12. Death notification: Breaking the bad news

    13. Bonus eBook - Interview and Interrogation- getting information you want

    14. NIJ Publication - Death Investigation Procedures

    15. NIJ Publication - Mass Fatality Incidents

    1. Section Introduction- Scene Management and Documentation

    2. 10 Most Common Mistakes Made and Death Scenes

    3. Scene Arrival and Security (22 minutes)

    4. Intial Scene Walk Through (9 minutes)

    5. The Investigative Triangle (6 minutes)

    6. Quiz: Scene Arrival and Management

    7. Documenting the Scene - Photographs, Sketching, and Notes (26 minutes)

    8. Crime Scene Sketching Methods and Use

    9. Crime Scene Sketching Methods and Use (Downloadable)

    10. Quiz: Documenting the Scene

    11. Introduction to Blood Spatter (10 minutes)

    12. Identifying Evidence and Chain of Custody (26 minutes)

    13. Quiz: Evidence and Chain of Custody

    14. Scene Sketch Assignment Explanation

    15. Create a Scene Sketch

    1. Determining Time of Death Part 1 (33 minutes)

    2. Determining Time of Death Part 2 (25 minutes)

    3. Stages of post mortem changes

    4. Forensic Entomology

    5. Body Temperature - Algor Mortis

    6. Eyeball Changes

    7. Quiz: Determining Time of Death

    1. Cause and Manner Section Intro

    2. Defining Cause, Manner, and Mechanism of Death (5 minutes)

    3. Implications in Cause and Manner Rulings ( 15 minutes)

    4. Implications in Time of Death Rulings (10 minutes)

    5. Canton Ohio Firefighter Suicide - Implication Example

    6. Daniel Kerrigan - Homicide Ruling Implications

    7. Quiz: Defining Cause, Manner, and Mechanism of Death

    1. Section introduction

    2. External Body Exam and Documentation Part 1 (14 minutes)

    3. External Body Exam and Documentation Part 2 (13 minutes)

    4. External Body Exam Demonstration of an Adult (8 minutes)

    5. External Body Exam Demonstration of an infant (10 minutes)

    6. Collecting Hair and Fiber Evidence (4 minutes)

    7. Thermal Injuries

    8. Post Mortem Changes Time Line

    9. Surgical Artifacts

    10. Resuscitative Artifacts

    11. Forensic Body Exam Charts

    12. Rule of 9's Burn Documentation

    13. Obtaining and Documenting Post-Mortem Body Temperature (7 minutes)

    14. Quiz: External Body and Documentation

    15. Introduction to Toxicology Fluid Draws

    16. Fluid Draw Demonstrations (11 minutes)

    17. Quiz: Drawing Fluids for Toxicology

About this course

  • $795.00
  • 195 lessons
  • 24.5 hours of video content