The sixteen hour P.O.S.T. certified class is designed to give the in-field officer a better understanding of methods used by thieves and to be able to better recognize VIN switched vehicles.  Four hours of the class are practical application time at a local tow yard.

The class will be held at the OCSD Katella Training Facility, Orange
Course Control # #2060-30190 
Total Fees: $30.00 - Payable to Orange County Sheriff's Department Training Division
POST Plan IV Reimbursement

For more information about the class, contact Diane Coffman at the Orange County Sheriff's Department Training Office at 714 538-2704 or .

The Los Angeles Police Department is offering a 4-day Institute of Criminal Investigation (ICI) Burglary Theft Investigation Course for police investigators/detectives.   The instruction for this four-day course is provided primarily by personnel assigned to Commercial Crimes Division, Burglary Special Section.  The modules of instruction include subjects such as Crimes Scenes related to burglaries; Transient Crimes; Pawnshop Procedures; Computer Thefts and Organized Theft Groups.  The course is certified under POST Plan III, tuition reimbursement.  The tuition is $350 per student.  POST Control Number: 1850-31290
 

Dates and Times to be Announced

The Los Angeles Police Department is offering ten-day Institute of Criminal Investigation (ICI) Core Course for police investigators/detectives.  The Los Angeles Police Department, in cooperation with the California Commission on Peace Officer Standard and Training (POST), is one of six agencies presenting the ICI Core Course. Students must complete this course in order to earn an ICI certificate.  This course is designed to provide investigators with the proper tools to meet the new challenges in criminal investigation.  The Core Course curriculum includes Case Management and Documentation; Sources of Information; Managing the Crime Scene; Recognizing, Identifying and Handling Evidence; Crime Scene Reconstruction; Managing Informants; Interview and Interrogation; Search and Arrest Warrants; Cognitive Interview; Working with Victims and Witnesses; Surveillance Techniques; and Case Presentation.  Specially trained instructors who are experts in their field teach this two-week course.  The instructors use experience based learning to present the subject matter.  This modern method of instruction ensures that the participants are actively involved in problem solving exercises.  Students recover physical evidence; conduct interviews and interrogations; and participate in surveillance exercises.  Ten Department vehicles are needed for this course for a one-day surveillance exercise.  To successfully complete the Core Course, each student's case report and search warrant must meet the filing criteria of the District Attorney's office. This course requires outside preparation (homework) to pass the course.    POST Control Number: 1850-26000
 

Dates and Times to be Announced

The Los Angeles Police Department is offering a 5-day Homicide Investigation Course for police investigators/detectives.   The instruction for this course is provided primarily by personnel assigned to Robbery Homicide Division.  This five-day course include subjects such as crime scene management related to Homicides; Serial Murders; Arson Homicides and Dental Bite Mark Evidence.  The course is certified under POST Plan III, tuition reimbursement.  The tuition is $250 per student.  POST Control Number: 1850-31920
 

Dates and Times to be Announced

For additional information regarding the class and registration, contact Training at (323) 223-6959 or Fax (323) 223-6993 or email at . 

The course consists of 40 hours of training certified by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) as part of their Institute of Criminal Investigation (ICI), and the $251 tuition is reimbursable under POST Plan III. The class will be held at the CHP Headquarters in Sacramento.

POST Control # 1270-30190

TENTATIVE CLASS SCHEDULE (Pending Approval)
 

Monday - Friday, March 14-18, 2011	0800-1700 hours
Monday - Friday, May 16-20, 2011	0800-1700 hours
Monday - Friday, November 14-18, 2011	0800-1700 hours

For information regarding these courses, please contact Troy Rivers at the California Highway Patrol Investigative Services Section (916) 843-3469, email at . 

The 4-hour training class is certified by POST Plan N/A for Continuing Professional Training Hours only.

POST Control Number: 3840-30252

Please contact Kristy Voshell if you would like to arrange a DragNet class or have any questions about the training.  She can be reached at 619-476-2593 or email at .