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Date: TBD

8:30 AM to 3:30 PM

Location: NESPIN, 124 Grove St. suit #105, Franklin, MA 02038

*Police Departments should email or call for an Invoice.

Course Objectives:

Day 1: Initial response, managing and processing a crime scene. Managing a wide
variety of criminal investigations. Interview and interrogation of witnesses and suspects
along with Massachusetts case law and a case Study, identification procedure.

Day 2: Search warrants, legal issues. Data base searches and social media.

Day: 3 Cybercrime investigations and Open Source Investigations.

Day 4: Forensics and crime scene processing.

Day 5: Crime Scene Practicum. Officers/Detectives will process a crime scene from initial
response to photographing, sketching, marking, and collecting evidence.

Department Cameras are required for the practicum!

Date: April 3-4, 2025

Location: NESPIN: 124 Grove St., Franklin, MA 02038

8:30 AM - 3:30 PM

*Police Departments should call or email for an Invoice.

Course Objectives: 

* Responding to scene: Police Officers respond to crime scenes many times throughout their
careers. None are more important than those involving a homicide or death investigation.

*This section will provide classroom participants an understanding of the scene from notification, initial actions, documentation, scene perimeter and security.

*Supervisors at Scenes: Responding Patrol Supervisors are the first supervisors on scene and are responsible for establishing a perimeter and supervising the initial actions taken.

* Homicide Detectives: Preliminary evaluation, crime scene processing, initial investigation,
witness interviews and management. Search warrants, witness management from Grand Jury to Trial.

* Homicide Investigation: Participants will gain an understanding though case studies as to the
multifaceted approach from witness and suspect interviews, forensic reviews, autopsies, cell
phones and private and public video systems.

* Surviving Families & Witness of Homicide Resources:
Government resources, clinical counseling and community trauma support.

* Course will also
focus on working with community support organizations and groups.

Date: September 4, 2025

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Location: 124 Grove St. suite #105, Franklin, MA 02038

* Police Departments should call or email for Invoice.

Course Objectives:

This course will provide Officers/Detectives and Supervisors with an overview of the art of interviewing witnesses/victims and interrogating suspects. Participants will learn about:

*  Lessons on Case Law

* Understanding the difference between an Interview vs. Interrogation

* Importance of Oral Communication

* Interrogation techniques

* Identifying non-verbal communication

* Interrogation best practices

* Interview vs. Interrogation

*Roles for investigators in conducting Interviews and Interrogations

* Review multiple Case studies with experienced homicide investigators and Assistant District Attorney's

* Effective Communication

* Documenting for Court