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Medicolegal Death Investigator Course
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Price includes all manuals, eTexts, and downloadable reference material.
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$795.00
One time - USD
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3 x $300.00
3 Monthly Payments
Training Partners
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FAQ
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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.
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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.
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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 two or more times throughout the first six weeks. These are not tied to any particular course or set of courses, but rather at regular intervals during the first six weeks.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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What is the refund/exchange policy?
Students will receive a full refund of tuition to the online MDI training program prior to the start of the course. However, if a student has begun the course, the following refund policy will be in place. Should a student cancel enrollment after the three (3) business day cancelation period, the school will provide a fair and equitable refund formula. The refund formula is as follows: Online Tuition: 10% completion is a 90% Refund 25% completion is a 75% Refund *No refund will be given after 30 days or if completion is 50% or more* 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.
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What if I need to extend the access to the course?
If you have not completed your course within the 6-month access period and would like to renew or extend the time you can do that for $300 which will extend your access for another 180 days. You will need to email the request for an extension and work with student support to get that done.
Pricing options
Price includes all manuals, eTexts, and downloadable reference material.
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$795.00
One time - USD
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3 x $300.00
3 Monthly Payments
Course curriculum
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01
Overview of the Medicolegal Death Investigator Course
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Student Demographics
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Welcome - Course Design and Layout
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Getting started the right way.
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Content Integrity and Copyright Notice
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Content and Copyright Notice Acknowledgment
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Section 1: Medicolegal Death Investigations
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Section Introduction
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Medicolegal Death Investigation and Authority (7minutes)
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Quiz: Medicolegal Death Investigation and Authority
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Interacting with other agencies (10 minutes)
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Interacting with families (8 minutes)
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Quiz:Professional Interactions
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Establishing Decedent Identity (19 minutes)
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Proper Death Notification Procedures Part 1 (19 minutes)
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Proper Death Notification Procedures Part 2 (15 minutes)
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Death Notification - We regret to inform you (5 minutes)
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Quiz: Decedent Identity and Notification
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Death notification: Breaking the bad news
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Bonus eBook - Interview and Interrogation- getting information you want
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NIJ Publication - Death Investigation Procedures
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NIJ Publication - Mass Fatality Incidents
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Section 2: Scene Management and Documentation
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Section Introduction- Scene Management and Documentation
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10 Most Common Mistakes Made and Death Scenes
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Scene Arrival and Security (22 minutes)
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Intial Scene Walk Through (9 minutes)
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The Investigative Triangle (6 minutes)
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Quiz: Scene Arrival and Management
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Documenting the Scene - Photographs, Sketching, and Notes (26 minutes)
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Crime Scene Sketching Methods and Use
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Crime Scene Sketching Methods and Use (Downloadable)
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Quiz: Documenting the Scene
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Classification of Evidence
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Physical v. Non-Physical Evidence
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Known v. Unknown Evidence
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Introduction to Blood Spatter (10 minutes)
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Identifying Evidence and Chain of Custody (26 minutes)
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Evidence Packaging
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Quiz: Evidence and Chain of Custody
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Scene Sketch Assignment Explanation
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Create a Scene Sketch
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Section 3: Determining Time of Death
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Determining Time of Death Part 1 (33 minutes)
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Determining Time of Death Part 2 (25 minutes)
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Stages of post mortem changes
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Forensic Entomology
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Body Temperature - Algor Mortis
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Eyeball Changes
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Quiz: Determining Time of Death
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Section 4: Defining Cause, Manner, and Mechanism of Death
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Cause and Manner Section Intro
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Defining Cause, Manner, and Mechanism of Death (5 minutes)
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Implications in Cause and Manner Rulings ( 15 minutes)
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Implications in Time of Death Rulings (10 minutes)
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Canton Ohio Firefighter Suicide - Implication Example
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Daniel Kerrigan - Homicide Ruling Implications
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Quiz: Defining Cause, Manner, and Mechanism of Death
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Section 5: External Body Exam and Documentation
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Section introduction
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External Body Exam and Documentation Part 1 (14 minutes)
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External Body Exam and Documentation Part 2 (13 minutes)
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External Body Exam Demonstration of an Adult (8 minutes)
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External Body Exam Demonstration of an infant (10 minutes)
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Collecting Hair and Fiber Evidence (4 minutes)
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Thermal Injuries
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Post Mortem Changes Time Line
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Surgical Artifacts
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Resuscitative Artifacts
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Forensic Body Exam Charts
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Rule of 9's Burn Documentation
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Obtaining and Documenting Post-Mortem Body Temperature (7 minutes)
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Quiz: External Body and Documentation
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Introduction to Toxicology Fluid Draws
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Fluid Draw Demonstrations (11 minutes)
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Quiz: Drawing Fluids for Toxicology
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Section 6: Forensic and Scientific Knowledge
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Introduction to Forensic and Scientific Knowledge Section
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Understanding Basic Anatomy and Physiology (11 Minutes)
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Basic Anatomy Charts and Diagrams
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Bonus eBook - ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF HUMAN BODY
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Medical Terminology
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Glossary of Commonly Used Terms
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Quiz: Human Anatomy and Physiology
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Introduction to Understanding the Sciences Used in Death Investigation.
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Understanding the Sciences Used in Death Investigation Part 1 (15 minutes)
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Understanding the Sciences Used in Death Investigation Part 2 (15 minutes)
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Anthropology (11 minutes)
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Facial Approximations
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Forensic Entomology (7 minutes)
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Forensic Botany (1 minute)
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Forensic Odontology (5 minutes)
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Quiz: Sciences Used in Death Investigation
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Section 7: Forensic Overview of Cutting and Stabbing Injuries
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Cutting and Stabbing Introduction
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Forensic Overview of Cutting and Stabbing Injury Part 1 (16 minutes)
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Forensic Overview of Cutting and Stabbing Injury Part 2 (15 minutes)
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Forensic Overview of Cutting and Stabbing Injury Part 3 (20 minutes)
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Forensic Overview of Cutting and Stabbing Injury Part 4 (20 minutes)
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Forensic Overview of Cutting and Stabbing Injury Part 5 (15 minutes)
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Quiz: Forensic Overview of Cutting and Stabbing Injury
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Blunt and Sharp Force Injury Classifications
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NIJ Report - Characterization of Weapons Used in Stabbing/Slashing Attacks
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Section 8: Forensic Overview of Gun Shot Wounds
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Introduction of Gun Shot Injury Investigation
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Gun Shot Injury - Scene Investigation (20 minutes)
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Range of Fire and Trajectory (20 minutes)
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Gun Shot Wound Interpretation (20 minutes)
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Documenting Injury and Summary (20 minutes)
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Gun Shot Injury
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Gun Diagrams
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Checking in - Half Way Point
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Checking in - Half way Point
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Section 9: Investigating Suicide and Self-Harm Death
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Section Intro
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Investigating Suicide Defining Suicide and Initial Response ( 20 minutes)
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Investigating Suicide - Scene Assessment and Equivocal Deaths (19 minutes)
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Quiz Investigating Suicide Part 1
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Investigating Suicide - Gun Shot Injuries (17 minutes)
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Investigating Suicide - Overdose and Helium
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Quiz Investigating Suicide Part 2
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Investigating Suicide - Case Review
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Section 10: Autoerotic Fatalities - Interpreting and Scene
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Section Intro Autoerotic Fatalities - Interpreting and Scene
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Autoerotic Fatalities - Interpreting and Scene Part 1 (28 minutes)
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Autoerotic Fatalities - Interpreting and Scene Part 2 (20 minutes)
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Autoerotic Fatalities - Interpreting and Scene Part 3 (25 minutes)
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Autoerotic Fatalities - Interpreting and Scene Part 4 (18 minutes)
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Autoerotic Fatalities - Interpreting and Scene Part 5 (26 minutes)
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Quiz: Autoerotic Fatalities - Interpreting and Scene
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Case Review 1
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Case Review 2
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Bonus eBook * Autoerotic Fatalities - Interpreting and Scene
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Autoerotic Fatalities: Interview Questions to Consider
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Downloadable -Autoerotic Fatalities: Interview Questions to Consider
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Section 11: Asphyxial Death and Classification
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Section Introduction
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Defining Asphyxial Death an Classification (2 minutes)
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Mechanical Asphyxiation - Hanging (15 minutes)
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Ligature and Manual Strangulation (9 minutes)
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Smothering, Gagging, Choking, and Drowning (6 minutes)
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Inert Gas Asphyxiation (7 minutes)
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Environmental Asphyxiation (11 minutes)
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Pathological Asphyxiation (7 minutes)
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Quiz: Asphyxial Death
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Section 12: Infant and Child Death
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Section Intro Infant and Child Death
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Why infant death training is important (20 minutes)
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When a child dies (24 minutes)
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Arrival on scene (23 minutes)
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Quiz: Infant death investigation
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Development Milestones and Aging Marks and Bruising (19 minutes)
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Quiz: Development Milestones and Aging Marks and Bruising
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External Body Exam and Documenting Injuries (29 minutes)
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Abusive Head Trauma
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eBook: Overcoming Defense Expert Testimony in Abusive Head Trauma Cases
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Quiz: External Body Exam and Documenting Injuries
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Getting Information from Witnesses and Completing the SUIDI Form (29 minutes)
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Doll Re-enactments (14 minutes)
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Placed/Found Placards (downloadable)
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Quiz: Documenting Scene and Witness Statements
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Identifying and Collecting Evidence (20 minutes)
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Quiz: Identifying and Collecting Evidence
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Differing Causes of Death (21 minutes)
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Quiz: Differing Causes of Death
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SUIDI Scene Form
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SUIDI Additional Scene Forms
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Section 13: Principles of Report Writing
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Section Intro Principles of Report Writing
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Principles of Investigative Report Writing Part 1 (14 minutes)
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Principles of Investigative Report Writing Part 2 (13 minutes)
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Report Writing in Death Cases
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How to write organized and concise reports
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Quiz: Principles of Investigative Report Writing
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Scene Narrative Assignment Explanation
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Scene Investigation Narrative
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Section 14: Court Room Preparation and Testimony
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Section Intro. Court Room Preparation and Testimony
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Court Room Preparation and Testimony Part 1 (12 minutes)
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Court Room Preparation and Testimony Part 2 (10 minutes)
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NJCLES Effective Courtroom Testimony (9minutes)
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Credibility – How credible do you appear
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Quiz: Court Room Preparation and Testimony
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Section 15: Professionalism and Ethics
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Professionalism and Ethics Section Introduction
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Professional and Ethical Conduct (22 minutes)
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Attributes of a Successful Investigator (17 minutes)
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Ethics in Investigation and Law Enforcement
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Quiz: Professionalism and Ethics
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Section 16: Cultural Diversity and Death Investigation
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Section Intro Cultural Diversity and Death Investigation
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Cultural Diversity and Death Investigation Video 1 (21 minutes)
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Cultural Diversity and Death Investigation Video 2 ( 22 minutes)
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Quiz: Cultural Diversity and Death Investigation
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Cultural Diversity and Death Investigation Video 3 (32 minutes)
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Quiz: Cultural Diversity and Death Investigation
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Cultural Diversity Guide Book
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Section 17: Managing Conflict in the Workplace
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Section Introduction
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Basic Principles of Conflict (11 minutes)
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Five Primary Causes of Conflict (19 minutes)
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Knowing When Conflict is Out of Line (14 minutes)
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Quiz: Principles and Causes of Conflict
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How Conflict is Resolved ( 14 minutes)
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Qualities of a Peacemaker (20 minutes)
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Quiz: Resolving Conflict
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Section 18: Job Related Stress - Secondary Traumatic Stress
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Section Intro
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Job Related Stress Part 1-4 (30 minutes)
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Job Related Stress Part 2-4 (30 minutes)
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Job Related Stress Part 3-4 (25 minutes)
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Job Related Stress Part 4-4 (25 minutes)
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Quiz: Job Related Stress
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Breaking the Grip of Compassion Fatigue
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Section 19: Final Summary and What's Next
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Congratulations, What's next?
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Final Examination
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Final Exam Verification
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Certification Exam Application Process
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Certification Exam Application Process
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Exam Application Process
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Law Enforcement CLEE Request
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