Investigative Analysis

The need for Criminal Investigative Analysis (formerly referred to as Psychological Profiling) training has become increasingly recognized over the past few years as law enforcement agencies across the country encounter an ever-increasing number of rapes and homicides committed by unknown offenders. As we move through this decade and beyond, it seems apparent that police administrators will require highly trained, competent people to collect, collate, and analyze data to help them effectively deal with these problems. But before any problem can be resolved, it first must be identified. Armed with the information regarding the types of crimes occurring in their jurisdictions, investigators, if properly trained, are uniquely positioned to utilize the information presented in this course to not only identify when serial crimes are occurring, but to identify the personality and behavioral characteristics of the type of person most likely to have committed the crimes. However, while criminal profiling is particularly useful in cases of serial rape and homicide, it also can be extremely useful in the investigation of many single cases of rape or homicide.

The course takes a “learn-by-doing” approach that gives students many opportunities to actually perform the tasks associated with the criminal profiling process. Participants will be taught how to read a crime scene and how to use crime scene information to develop a “portrait” of the offender’s childhood, family background, sexual history, appearance, lifestyle, and other relevant personal information which is then used to identify the type of person most likely to have committed the immediate crimes.

This is a 40-hour “hands-on” program that provides you with techniques you can use immediately to solve real-world problems that daily confront the law enforcement community. Once trained, you will be able to save countless hours by focusing your investigations on the most likely type of person to have committed the immediate crime, predict what the offender did before the offense, what he did during the crime, and anticipate his expected post-offense behavior following the event. In investigations with extensive suspect lists, the savings in time to develop lead prioritizations can be substantial.

This online course provides you with the flexibility to complete its requirements from anywhere at any time. This course blends effective learning strategies with the flexibility needed by the busy criminal justice professional. An internet connection is all that is required to enjoy the easy-to-use online classroom that presents the course in an engaging and meaningful format. You can complete the program from home, work, or any place convenient for you and your schedule.

You Should Attend If:

• You are a sex crimes investigator
• You are a homicide investigator
• You are a patrol officer who may be in a position to recognize the characteristics of serial crimes
• You are a crime analyst responsible for providing assistance to sex crimes or homicide investigators

Here’s What You Will Learn
This course will provide you with an arsenal of techniques you can use to identify the physical, behavioral, and personality characteristics of offenders who commit the crimes of rape and homicide, particularly serial rape and homicide offenses. We’ll demystify essential professional skills involving:

Operational Issues

• How to Recognize the Serial Aspects of Crime
• Uses and Misuses of Investigative Analysis Techniques
• Telltale Clues—How to Recognize the All-lmportant Signatures of Serial Homicide Suspects
• Wound Examinations and the “Hidden Information” They Provide About Victims and Killers
• How To Link Cases Together
• How to Identify the Physical, Psychological, Behavioral, Emotional and Personality Characteristics of Offenders Who Commit the Crimes of Rape and Homicide
• Answering the BIG Questions-How to Determine If, When, and Where Offenders May Strike Again, and Who May be the Next Likely Target
• Work Smarter, Not Harder!-How to Focus an Investigation
• How to Develop Suspect Leads for “Arresting” Results
• How to Prepare Comprehensive Reports of Analyses
• Beware the Femme Fatale!-How Female Serial Killers Differ from Male Serial Killers
• Types of Serial Homicide Offenders-Differences between Organized, Disorganized, Mixed, Lust, and Sadistic Killers
• Types of Serial Rape Offenders-Differences between Power Reassurance, Power Assertive, Anger Retaliation and Anger Excitation Rapists
• Critical Differences in Crime Scenes-How to Instantly Distinguish between Abduction Sites, Killing Sites, and Dump Sites
• Who Murders-and Why! Social and Environmental Factors that Shape the Killer’s Life
• And much, much more!

Cost and Duration
This course has a tuition fee of $650 USD. Students are granted 8 weeks of access to complete this course.

Enter this course