New Course! - North East Multi-Regional Training, Inc.

Unless otherwise indicated, cancellations must be received by NEMRT 7 days prior to the beginning of a course in order to
avoid being billed for that course. Exceptions will be noted where applicable.
Lead Homicide
Investigator Course
(formerly 40 Hour
Homicide Investigator)
INV911R
Jan. 16-20, 2012
Judson University (Creekside
south)
Jan. 23-27, 2012
Northbrook Police Department
08:00 AM to 04:00 PM
Member Tuition: None
Non-Member Tuition: $500.00
Limit: 2 per Dept.
Winter 2011-12 In-Service Course Catalog
This course will assist experienced investigators and major case task force personnel in
understanding the requirements of solid follow-up homicide investigations.
A Police Chief with substantial experience as a homicide investigator and commander of a
major case task force will lead students through a very practical, process-oriented approach
to solving homicide cases.
Key steps and processes to be addressed include:
- Statements, confessions and interviews
- Use of victim profiles
- Crime scene protection issues
- LEADS system maintenance and use
- Accessing records using grand jury subpoenas
- Pitfalls and Pinnacles: What an investigation can be
- Major case issues and task force dynamics, development, and roles
- Using the media
- Supervision of investigations
- Importance of proper evidence collection
- Robbery and drug-, sexual-, and family-related cases
- Use of telephone and forensic records
- Search and seizure issues
Students will be provided with a checklist for all investigative procedures, sample
investigation forms, reports, and work sheets.
**SB3491 amends the Illinois Police Training Act and requires the Illinois Law
Enforcement Training Standards Board to conduct or approve a training program in sudden
death or homicide investigation for the training of law enforcement officers of local
government agencies. Officers completing this training program will be issued a certificate
and may be assigned as lead investigators in such investigations.
This program is Certified and will be submitted to the ILETSB to satisfy the requirements of
SB3491. Please contact NEMRT with additional questions.
This course has been submitted to the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards
Board for funding under the Death Investigation Grant Program. IF FUNDING IS NOT
AVAILABLE, TUITION MAY BE CHARGED (when a member or non-member tution is
listed) OR THE COURSE MAY BE CANCELLED.
** For courses that are conducted, cancellations must be received by NEMRT 35 days prior
to the start of class in order to avoid being billed.
This course will be taught by: Chief Brian King, Wilmette Police Department (Jan. 16-20);
and Chief Charles Wernick, Northbrook Police Department (Jan. 23-27).
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