Medicolegal Death Investigator Course #1122
Starts November 12th, 2022
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.
The only difference is the start date and session groups. The best way we found to distinguish between courses was to have a session number, That number relates to the month and year of the course start. #0122 January #0322 March. However, the content is the same.
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 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.
The Medicolegal Death Investigator course is an all-inclusive course. So, each student will receive a certificate at the end of all coursework.
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 at [email protected]
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.
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.
Price includes all manuals, eTexts, and downloadable reference material.
$795.00
One time - USD
3 x $300.00
3 Monthly Payments
First thing first!
Welcome - Course Design and Layout
Getting started the right way.
Content Integrity, Refund Policy, Extension Policy, and ABMDI Statement
Content and Copyright Notice Acknowledgment
Join the Private Facebook Community
Section Introduction
Three Phases of a Death Investigation (4 minutes)
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
Bonus eBook - Interview and Interrogation- getting information you want
NIJ Publication - Death Investigation Procedures
NIJ Publication - Mass Fatality Incidents
Establishing Decedent Identity (19 minutes)
Case Reviews of Unidentified Persons (13 minutes)
Unidentified Person Case Review - Tattoos and Social Media (10 minutes)
Quiz: Establishing Decedent Identity
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: Proper Death Notification Practices
Introduction to Special Notifications (1 minute)
Specialized Notifications - Homicide (6 minutes)
Specialized Notifications - Suicide (7 minutes)
Specialized Notifications - Child Death (2 minutes)
Specialized Notifications - In Group Deaths (4 minutes)
Specialized Notifications - In Custody Deaths (2 minutes)
Specialized Notifications - Medical Errors, Workplace, and Mass Casualty Deaths (10 minutes)
Death notification: Breaking the bad news
Introduction to Critical Mistakes at Death Scenes
#1 - Improper Response and Arrival to the Scene
#2 - Failing to Protect the Crime Scene
#3 - Not Handling Suspicious Deaths and Homicides
#4 - Responding with a Preconceived Notion
#5 - Failing to Take Sufficient Number of Photographs
#6 - Failing to Manage the Crime Scene Process
#7 - Failing to Properly Evaluate Evidence
#8 - Failing to Properly Assess the Scene
#9 - Failing to Evaluate Victimology
#10 - Failing to Conduct an Efficient Area Canvass
#11 - Failing to Work Together as a Team
#12 - Command and Administrative Staff Interfering
Concluding Comments
Quiz: 12 Critical Mistakes Made at a Death Scene
Section Introduction- Scene Management and Documentation
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
Classification of Evidence
Physical v. Non-Physical Evidence
Known v. Unknown Evidence
Introduction to Blood Spatter (10 minutes)
Identifying Evidence and Chain of Custody (26 minutes)
Securing the most important piece of evidence- The Body (6 minutes)
Quiz: Evidence and Chain of Custody
Evidence Packaging
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)
Documenting BPA Prior to Moving the Body (3 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 (12 minutes)
Facial Approximations
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
Check Out Academy Swag
Introduction and summary (2 minutes)
Suicide by Methods and Groups (7 minutes)
What is Suicide and Degrees of Certainty (18 minutes)
Quiz: What is Suicide
Scene Evaluations as it Relates to Suicides (20 minutes)
Quiz: Scene Evaluation
Staged and Altered Scenes (18 minutes)
Quiz: Staged and Altered Scenes
Understanding Victimology and How it is Used in Suicide Investigations (25 minutes)
Child and Adolescent Suicide (12 minutes)
Quiz: Victimology and Child Suicide
Suicide by Carbon Monoxide and Gases (8 minutes)
Suicide by Overdose (12 minutes)
Cutting and Stabbing Suicide (10 minutes)
Quiz: Suicide by Method
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 Investigation Training is Important (20 minutes)
Multidisciplinary Approach to Infant Death Investigation (5 minutes)
SIDS v. SUIDI (6 minutes)
Quiz: The Importance of Infant Death Investigation Training
Investigator Mental Health - Part One (18 minutes)
Investigator Mental Health Part Two (16 minutes)
Quiz: When a Child Dies
Initial Arrival on Scene (20 minutes)
Quiz: Scene Arrival
Communication with Family (14 minutes)
Understanding Developmental Milestones (8 minutes)
Quiz: Development Milestones and Aging Marks and Bruising
Understanding Abusive Head Trauma - Shaken Baby Syndrome (9 minutes)
Child Abuse and Infanticide (7 minutes)
Injuries and Post-Mortem Changes (22 minutes)
Infant Injury Examples (12 minutes)
Quiz: External Body Exam and Documenting Injuries
Gathering Information at the Scene (18 minutes)
Witness Statements (6minutes)
Care Giver Rolls and Scene Reenactments (14 minutes)
Quiz: Scene and Witness Statements
Identifying and Collecting Evidence Part-One (18 minutes)
Identifying and Collecting Evidence Part-Two (6 minutes)
Quiz: Identifying and Collecting Evidence
Death by Age Groups (15 minutes)
Childhood Suicide (7minutes)
Quiz: Differing Causes of Death
SUDI-Guidlines
Coroner and ME Handbook on Death Registration and Fetal Death Reporting
SUIDI Scene Form
SUIDI Additional Scene Forms
Child Forensic Body Charts (downloadable)
Placed - Found Placards (downloadable)
eBook: Overcoming Defense Expert Testimony in Abusive Head Trauma Cases
Section Intro Principles of Report Writing
Practical importance of investigative reports (5 minutes)
Characteristics of an effective final report (6 minutes)
Field Notes (8minutes)
7 tips for improving your spelling and grammar (6 minutes)
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
Example of a report that needs work
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
Mental Preparation Introduction (2 minutes)
Every Case - Every Time (15 minutes)
Mental Preparation (19 minutes)
Quiz: Its not an emergency if you have a plan
Leadership v. Management (15 minutes)
Managing the Investigation (10 minutes)
Quiz: Leadership and Scene Management
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