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 Course Information
Course: Basic Criminal Investigation Course (SC LEO ONLY)
Category: Investigation & Identification
Location: Crime Scene Investigation Unit, Hillsborough
Attire: Business Casual / Practical Application
Description:
Basic Criminal Investigation Course
 
Course Description: This three-day course aims to provide law enforcement officers and new investigators with the necessary skills needed to understand and conduct basic criminal investigations. This course will cover Report Writing & Testimony, Miranda Hearings & Motion to Suppress, Search Warrants, CDW’s, Subpoenas, Municipal Level Investigations, Case Studies & Analysis, Crime Scene & Fire Investigations, Scene Security, Scene Sketching & Diagraming, Basic Photography, Evidence Collection & Preservation, Bloodstain Pattern Recognition & Documentation, and Dusting & Lifting.  This course will also use practical exercises to help investigators have a better understanding of the techniques used out in the field.     
 
Location: Crime Scene Building, 209 Cougar Court, Hillsborough, NJ
 
Dates:  Wednesday, April 10, 2024 through Friday, April 12, 2024
 
Times: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m
 
Instructors:  Chief Scott Anderle (Watchung Police Department)
                         Deputy First Assistant Prosecutor Brian Stack (Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office)
                         SCPO CSIU Staff
 
Uniform: BDU/ Practical Attire/ Casual
 
Equipment: Department issued camera and tripod
 
Class limit: Twenty (20) *** This course is only open to Somerset County Law Enforcement***
 
 
Cost: No fee
 
Please contact Detective Sara Dugan (dugan@co.somerset.nj.us) with any questions or concerns.
 
Schedule:
Either no courses are scheduled for the remainder of this year or all classes are full. Contact SCPA Training Coordinator for more details.