Lead Homicide Investigator 40 Hour Certification Class

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Date: Monday, May 10, 2027
Ends On: Friday, May 14, 2027
Registration Deadline: Saturday, May 1, 2027
Time: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Instructor Location:
LETAC Training Center & Office
840 S. Spring Street, Suite B
Springfield, IL 62704
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Instructor: Lou Tessmann, CFI Retired from Waukegan PD & Jeff Pavletic, Subject Matter Expert & Award-Winning Trial Attorney
Member's Fee: $0
Non-Member & Civilian Fee: $0
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This training covers the following mandates:
Civil Rights 1.00 hours
Constitutional Use of LE Authority 8.50 hours
Cultural Competency 1.00 hours
Human Rights 0.50 hours
Lead Homicide Investigator 40.00 hours
Legal Updates 8.00 hours
Officer Safety Techniques, Including Cover, Concealment, and Time 0.50 hours
Procedural Justice 10.00 hours
Psychology of Domestic Violence 0.50 hours
Reporting Child Abuse & Neglect 0.50 hours
COURSE OVERVIEW: This certification training program features interactive lectures and discussions of actual case histories, videos, and laws specific to homicide investigations. This comprehensive seminar provides instruction in conducting investigations and prosecuting death cases from the start of the investigation, through evidence collection, suspect interviews, press conferences, trial testimony, and ultimately conviction. This class uses a combination of actual homicide case studies, so participants work through a case from the beginning, through case closure. The training provides participants with the techniques and structure to lead a professional and lawful investigation. Each participant will receive an outline book and handouts supporting teaching points for the five-day program.

COURSE TOPICS: *Types of Death * Death/Homicide Investigative Techniques * Crime Scene Management * Investigative Recourses *Crime Profiling *Witness Interview/Offender Interviews & Death Notifications *Investigative Partnerships * The Rights of Crime Victims & Witnesses Act:726 ILCS 120 * Lead Homicide Legal Issues
 
To Register: Email registration to register@letac.org. You may also fill out and submit our online registration form through the website at www.letac.org or call 217-726-7014 to register by phone (be sure to include all pertinent information). MTU #10 local member department officers will be given registration preference until seven days prior to the date of class. After that date, registrations will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis, regardless of MTU status. We cannot accept registrations from individual officers. All registrations must go through your Chief, Sheriff, or department training office, even if you are attending class on your own time.

Cancellation: If a class must be canceled for any reason, every effort will be made to do so at least 2 weeks before the class is scheduled to begin. However, there are circumstances where last minute cancellation is out of our control. All officers who have been registered for training will be contacted at the email address given at registration, so please be sure to provide an email address which is checked often