ENROLL NOW!


CRIMINAL DEFENSE

INVESTIGATOR ACADEMY

 
Reserve your seat in the CDITC National Criminal Defense Investigation Academy! 
Attend and earn your "Black Belt" in Criminal Defense Investigation. 
GRADUATING CLASSES 
2023 Academy Graduates
2022 Academy Graduates 
2021 Academy Graduates 
2019 Academy Graduates
2018 Academy Graduates 
2017 Academy Graduates - CALI
2017 USCM Academy Graduates
2017 Academy Graduates - INspi (Indiana)
2016 Forensic Academy Graduates 
2015 Academy Graduates
2014 Tallahassee Academy Graduates - Public Defender, 2nd Judicial Circuit, FL 
2011 Academy Graduates
2010 Academy Graduates

The CDITC National

Criminal Defense Investigator Academy 

The 2023 CDITC ACADEMY 
CDITC NATIONAL ACADEMY 

2023 CDITC National Criminal Defense
 Investigation Academy

 
June 12-16, 2023

Successfully Delivered! 


Criminal Defense 
Investigation Academy

5 day Criminal Defense Investigation Academy scheduled for Spring 2023 on the beach at The Lucie on Hutchinson Island, Jensen Beach, Hutchinson Island, Florida. 

Curriculum & Schedule 

The Component Method of Criminal Defense Investigation & Case Management  

Instructor Brandon A. Perron, CCDI, CFI-FTER

 

The Component Method will be presented as an action plan to facilitate a comprehensive approach to the investigative process:  Classroom and Group Problem Solving.

 

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

NOTE:  Successful completion of the training and online test will earn participants the designation of CDITC Criminal Defense Specialist. No Fee for testing. 


Forensic Science Applications for the Criminal Defense Investigator

Instructor - Brad Perron, CCDI, CFI-FTER, CFSI


  • 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. 


Force Investigations for the Criminal Defense Investigator 

Instructor: Dennis Root, BCFI, CCDI, CFI-FTER


Participants will engage the processes required to successfully accomplish a Use of Force Investigation. 


  • Force Investigations provides intensive training on the concepts needed to separate self-defense from criminal action. 
  • Events involving the use of force are high-stress and rapidly evolving situations that go well beyond the general understanding of the average person.
  • The complexities of a force event demand the investigator have specialized training and investigative skills.

 

NOTE:  Completion of the 1 day Force Investigations training will qualify participants to test for the national certification.  Testing Fee: $ 50.00


Training Schedule


Monday       - Component Method of Criminal Defense Investigation & Case Management 

Tuesday      - Component Method continued

Wednesday - Forensic Science Applications 

Thursday     - Forensic Science Applications continued  

Friday          - Special - Force Investigations 


TUITION/FEE 


4 Day Component Method & Forensic Applications

Tuition: $995.00 Early Reg: $895.00 

Member Reg: $795.00


2 Day Component Method Training Only 

Tuition: $525.0 Early Reg: $475.00 

Member Reg: $425.00

2 Day Forensic Appplications Tranining Only 

Tuition: $525.00 Early Reg: $475.00 

Member Reg: $425.00 

1 Day Special Force Investigations Tranining Only 

Tuition: $250.00 Early Reg: $225.00 

Member Reg: $ 200.00



W/TH/FR PDI19 Intern Rate $ 475.00

Any 2 Days PDI19 Intern Rate $ 325.00 

Any 1 Day PDI19 Intern Rate $ 175.00



2 Day Forensic Sciene Program Early Registration

$375.00

2 Day Forensic Sciene Program Early Registration

$375.00

1 Day Homicide Program Early Registratrion

$195.00

1 Day Homicide Program Early Registratrion

$195.00

FORCE INVESTIGATION with Dennis Root 
Click for more information

Course Title: Force Investigations

 

Course Description: Force Investigations provides intensive training on the concepts needed to separate self-defense from criminal action. Events involving the use of force are high-stress and rapidly evolving situations that go well beyond the general understanding of the average person.

 

The complexities of a force event demand the investigator have specialized training and investigative skills. The investigator must understand the variables that lead to these life-changing decisions and the evidence those decisions may leave behind.

 

Force Investigations will expose you to the essential elements that need to be considered and investigated following every use of force event. Our training will examine real-life encounters involving force to help you differentiate between acts of self-defense and unlawful attack.

 

Whether you're investigating fistfights, domestic violence, assaults, or murders, the Force Investigations program will provide the information you need to take your investigative skillset to the next level.


Option to test for the Board Certified Force Investigator (BCFI) designation will be offered by the Force Concepts Training Council.

PRIOR ACADEMY CLASS PHOTOS
 
2022 Academy Class
2021 ACADEMY CLASS 
2019 ACADEMY CLASS