The Component Method of Criminal Defense Investigation & Case Management / Fast Track 

The Component Method will be presented as an action plan to facilitate a comprehensive approach to the investigative process:

1. Forensic Case Review & Analysis
2. The Defendant Interview
3. Crime Scene Examination
4. Impeachment/Background Inquiries
5. Witness Interviews
6. Documentation & Report Writing 

Homicide - Motives, Methods, Classifications, for the Criminal Defense Investigator

Participants will engage the processes required to understand and apply the nuances of successfully conducting a homicide investigation on behalf of the defense.  Motives, Methods, and Classification of homicide cases will be discussed. 

Forensic Science Applications for the Criminal Defense Investigator

• Recognize forensic science needs and applications
• Work with forensic science experts to recognize and develop evidence 
• Critique of the crime scene and process of evidence collected
• Understand blood spatter and blood stain analysis
• Recognize finger print and impression evidence / hands on developing a print, powder, glue
• Develop theories and question firearm function and use from a forensic perspective

Note: Completion of the two day forensic science program will qualify participants to take the test and earn the Certified Forensic Science Investigation (CFSI) Designation. 

Mitigation Investigation 

Participants will engage the processes required to successfully accomplish the penalty phase demands relative to mitigation investigation efforts for all types of cases including capital death cases and post-conviction relief.  

• Mitigation Protocols
• Records Recovery
• Life History Reconstruction
• Interviewing Mitigation Witnesses
• Theme Development
• Working with Experts
• Case Study – Example

Training Schedule

TUITION 

5 Day Program Early Registration Discount

$895.00

1 Day Component Method & Homicide Early Registration Discount

$375.00

2 Day Forensic Science Program Early Registration

$375.00

1 Day Mitigation Investigation Early Registratrion

$195.00