Domestic Violence Investigations for Patrol

Certification

This course is certified by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board.

Training Mandates

This course meets state guidelines for the following mandated subject areas:

• Law Update  (annual)
• Civil Rights  (every 3 yrs.)
• Cultural Competency  (every 3 yrs.)
• Human Rights  (every 3 yrs.)
• Procedural Justice  (every 3 yrs.)
• Psychology of Domestic Violence  (every 5 yrs.)

Description

Domestic violence incidents are one of the most frustrating and repetitive tasks for law enforcement.  This 1-day course, created from a law enforcement and prosecution perspective, is designed to assist officers on scene in conducting a thorough victim-centered investigation of domestic violence in order to assist victims and aid in effective prosecution. The training is designed for patrol officers, first-line supervisors, investigators, and command staff interested in fulfilling mandates on Domestic Violence, providing the State’s Attorney’s office with prosecutable cases, and reducing repeat domestic calls through police intervention.

Topics

• Domestic violence laws and interpretation
• Determining the primary aggressor
• Domestic violence investigations:  from the 911 call to offender sentencing
• Evidence collection:  physical and testimonial
• Problems that arise in prosecution and ways to overcome them
• Trauma-based interviewing techniques
• Orders of protection; stalking and civil no contact orders; bond conditions
• Strangulation investigation
• Reporting of domestic violence
• Impact of police response; failure to respond

Instructors