Alphabetical Course Listing
A B C D E F H I J K L M N P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
- ABSENTEEISM CONTROL AND TRACKING SYSTEM (ACTS)
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This course is specifically designed for supervisors and managers who need an effective and defensible method of promoting attendance, and establishing accountability for excessive and non-scheduled absenteeism.
While a certain amount of absenteeism is to be expected in any organization, excessive and non-scheduled absenteeism must be controlled. Attendees will learn that the majority of courts and arbiters support management’s right to require members to attend work on a regular and predictable basis. Effective strategies for controlling absenteeism and computerized systematic procedure for tracking and evaluating non-scheduled absenteeism system is introduced.
Learn how an agency reduced absenteeism over 40% by implementing this system.
This course will teach attendees how to:- Objectively measure, document and evaluate non-scheduled absenteeism.
- Establish an effective absenteeism control system within their agencies.
- Target specific employees for improvement and place them on notice without illegal discrimination, and without creating a threat to non-problem employees. Students receive a course outline, numerous courts and arbitrator cites that support management’s position, the computerized ACTS system, absenteeism control policy, sick leave forms and medical evaluation
Register directly through Van Meter & Associates
by calling 1-800-331-8025 or via Fax at 614-451-8905
- ADVANCED CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION
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This five day course is designed for newer investigators to provide an introduction to various types of advanced criminal investigative techniques, as well as provide specific knowledge that law enforcement officers can use in their day-to-day activities. Blocks of instruction are designed primarily for patrol officers and detectives. Depending on instructor availability, topics may include gang identification and culture, major case management, child sexual exploitation, undercover matters, evidence recovery, human trafficking and narcotics detection and concealment.
Conducted by members of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
This course will be conducted at the Morris County Public Safety Training Academy.
- ARREST, SEARCH & SEIZURE UPDATE
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This four-hour course is an overview of the latest laws, court decisions and policing strategies affecting the area of Arrest, Search and Seizure. This course is recommended as a yearly refresher for all law enforcement personnel.
Conducted by Supervising Assistant Prosecutor Melanie Smith Morris County Prosecutor's Office
Class size is limited to 50.
- A TACTICAL APPROACH TO MEDIA INTERACTION
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This one day class is designed for all levels of law enforcement personnel who interact with media. The focus of this course will be to develop a media strategy beginning with a simple press release formula. Students will learn to use the formula to develop verbal statements and guide press conferences. This course will culminate in a mock press conference exercise and critique.
Conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation
This class is located at the Morris County Public Safety Training Academy.
Registration is limited to Morris, Bergen and Passaic County (7 slots per county)
Class size is strictly limited to 21 students
- BASIC COMPUTER CRIMES INVESTIGATION (formerly Computer Crime Primer)
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This three day class demonstrates to law enforcement officers the various types of computer crimes and how to conduct an effective computer-crime related investigation. This class does not include instruction on conducting a computer forensic exam. Areas include:
- Introduction to computer hardware, software and Internet terminology
- Legal Aspects of Computer Crime Investigation
- Cyber Terrorism, Hacking, Wireless Technologies
- The Internet as an Investigative Tool
- Preparation and Execution of a computer-related search warrant
The students are also exposed to the methodology of investigating computer-related crimes and how to deal with victims of such. Examples of cases involving Sex Crimes, Missing Persons/Runaways, Fraud, Credit Card Theft, Identity Theft, Terroristic Threats, Web Site Creation, Forgery, Domestic Violence and Hacking are discussed.
Other related material includes basic personal computer safety, virus protection, hoaxes and spy-ware.
Conducted by Sgt. Christopher Then and Detective Chris Vanadia
Morris County Prosecutor's Office
Class size is limited to 50.
- BASIC CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION FOR DETECTIVES
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This three-day course is designed to provide a detective or officer with the information and skills necessary to process a crime scene on their own. Topics will include legal aspects of evidence, crime scene search and security, photography, establishing a crime scene kit, evidence processing, and blood pattern interpretation, etc. Practical exercises will be implemented to reinforce the classroom instruction. Students should bring 35mm cameras and latent dusting kits if they are available. Limited cameras and dusting equipment will be made available to students who cannot bring their department's equipment.
Note: Participants are urged to bring a 35 mm camera and fingerprint dusting equipment.
Conducted by Det. Michael Puzio, Morris County Sheriff's Department
Because of the "hands on" training in this course class size is strictly limited to 20.
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BASIC FINANCIAL CRIMES INVESTIGATION
(Formerly Economic Crimes Investigation)
- This one-day course is designed to provide police officers (patrol and investigative) with an overview of the current trends in White Collar Crime, and offer the investigative tools by which these crimes can be successfully investigated and prosecuted. Other topics to be covered will include the types of theft that are outgrowths of the “age of electronics”, such as cellular and other telecommunications fraud, computer fraud, counterfeit checks, counterfeit credit cards/Asian organized crime and identity theft/West African organized crime. In addition, various types of elderly targeted crimes will be addressed, including a segment on transient organized crime.
Each attendee will be provided with a comprehensive binder of reference materials containing information about each topic, as well as templates and samples of various forms, affidavits and court orders corresponding to these, and other types of investigations.
Conducted by Det. Barry Bittenmaster/Coordinator and A/P Robert Schwartz
Class size is limited to 50.
- BASIC SPANISH FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
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This three day course is geared toward the patrol officer and police dispatcher who feel they want to be able to communicate with Spanish speaking citizens who don't speak English. Attendees will learn to pronounce basic words and phrases that will help them. This course will consist of classroom participation and practical scenarios to re-enact the Spanish words and phrases learned in class.
Topics that will be covered:
- General Information
- 911 Calls
- Medical
- Fire
- Domestic Violence
- Motor Vehicle Stops
- Weapons
- Road Assistance
Conducted By Darsi Beauchamp, County College of Morris Language Department
Class size is limited to 20.
- BASIC TELECOMMUNICATOR REFRESHER
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- The emphasis of this one-day tactical communications course is on better equipping dispatchers for their critical role in assisting the officer in critical incidents. This course of instruction meets the New Jersey Office of Emergency Telecommunications Services annual re-certification requirement pursuant to N.J.S.A 17:24 – 22.
Pre-requisite: Public Safety Telecommunication certificate
Conducted by CO Bonnie Yeager, Randolph Township Police Department
- The emphasis of this one-day tactical communications course is on better equipping dispatchers for their critical role in assisting the officer in critical incidents. This course of instruction meets the New Jersey Office of Emergency Telecommunications Services annual re-certification requirement pursuant to N.J.S.A 17:24 – 22.
- CELL BLOCK MANAGEMENT AND SUICIDE AWARENESS
- This two hour course will be devoted to the requirements for operating and maintaining a safe and secure detention facility, as set forth in Chapter 34 of the New Jersey Administration Code. The “Cell Block Management” segment will review sound security practices and the minimum requirements for supervising detainees will be stressed. The “Suicide Awareness” segment will focus on such topics as the profiling of suicidal detainees, the screening and supervision of such detainees, the various ways in which detainees may attempt suicide, the liability factor and appropriate policy and procedures for handling suicide attempts.
Conducted By New Jersey Department of Corrections
Class size is limited to 40.
- CLEARING OF BUILDINGS
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In this program, participants, utilizing training weapons and live
suspects, address many aspects of clearing a house, including room
entries, entry patterns, stair and hallway clearing, closet clearing
and other tactical considerations.
Each participant will need to bring Class B uniform or regular uniform, Eye protection; Ear Protection, Ballistic Vest; Flashlight, Duty Gear, Handcuffs and Key. NO LIVE WEAPONS.
Conducted by Sgt. Marc Palanchi, Roxbury Township Police Department
Class size is limited to 25.
- COMMUNICATION DATA WARRANT PREPARATION
- This half day program will address issues relating to the
steps needed to obtain all forms of electronic records,
including telephone toll billing records, mobile telephone
records, cell site information and e-mail. Recent changes and
developments in both state and federal law will also be
discussed. Emphasis is on practical issues and problems that
may be faced by law enforcement in the warrant process.
Conducted by Assistant Prosecutor Brad Seabury, Morris County Prosecutor's Office
Class size is limited to 50.
- COURTROOM TESTIMONY FOR POLICE OFFICERS
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This half-day program will help prepare law enforcement personnel
of any rank who will find themselves in the position of providing
testimony in a courtroom setting. This program will assist officers
in understanding techniques used by prosecutors and defense
attorneys in direct and cross examinations. Attendees will also
observe and participate in mock trial situations in order to
practically apply the skills learned.
Course Facilitator - Senior Trial Counsel Prosecutor John McNamara, Esq.
Morris County Prosecutor's Office
- CRASH INVESTIGATION I
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This course is designed to provide the patrol officer with the basic skills and techniques necessary to conduct an accurate traffic crash investigation. Participants will learn to recognize, preserve and record physical evidence, and the legal aspects of the traffic crash investigation. Topics will include measurements, diagrams and photographs of crash scenes. The course will also address interview techniques, in order to obtain reliable information from persons involved in and witnesses to traffic crashes.
This is a rigorous program of classroom instruction, practical exercises and several over night homework assignments, over the two week period. In order to successfully complete this course, the officer must be present for a minimum of 90% of the class hours and obtain a score of 75% or better on the final examination. Although 90% attendance is the minimum permitted for successful completion, the student is expected to attend all class sessions.
Class size is strictly limited to 30 students.
Enrollment is limited to one (1) police officer per department.
Conducted by the State of New Jersey, Division of Highway Traffic Safety
Please use the Academy Police In-Service Registration Form.
- CRASH INVESTIGATION II
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This course is designed to provide the patrol officer with the basic skills and techniques necessary to conduct an accurate traffic crash investigation. Participants will learn to recognize, preserve and record physical evidence, and the legal aspects of the traffic crash investigation. Topics will include measurements, diagrams and photographs of crash scenes. The course will also address interview techniques, in order to obtain reliable information from persons involved in and witnesses to traffic crashes.
This is a rigorous program of classroom instruction, practical exercises and several over night homework assignments, over the two week period. In order to successfully complete this course, the officer must be present for a minimum of 90% of the class hours and obtain a score of 75% or better on the final examination. Although 90% attendance is the minimum permitted for successful completion, the student is expected to attend all class sessions.
Class size is strictly limited to 30 students.
Enrollment is limited to one (1) police officer per department.
Conducted by the State of New Jersey, Division of Highway Traffic Safety
Please use the Academy Police In-Service Registration Form.
- DRIVER SIMULATOR TRAINING
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This eight-hour course is designed to reinforce a driver's ability to develop a system that will assist in making sound decisions and reduce driving risk. Managing risk involves controlling visibility, time, space and being aware of the traction available. The "Driving Simulator" is a training device which includes a steering wheel, brake, and accelerator controls, and provides a feel similar to those experienced in a real car. Through the use of this new technology, the attendee will learn how to react to various traffic elements such as pedestrians, other vehicles and road conditions, and how to predict possible conflict with other highway users. The simulator allows for the measurement of reaction time, braking time and total stopping distance. This course is open to Fire, Police and EMS personnel.
Class size is limited to 8.
Conducted by Sgt. William Fichter, Morris County Park Police
- DRUG-INDUCED DEATH INVESTIGATION
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This course will involve a practical analysis of situations confronted by first responders regarding drug-induced deaths and the possibility of any prosecution for strict-liability homicide prosecutions. The course will address the issues facing first responders regarding the permissible boundaries of searches and an analysis of when a first aid call may evolve into a criminal investigation and the subsequent impact on the responder and his/her actions. The course will also discuss the requirements of the criminal law for a strict liability prosecution, as well as other issues related to the recognition of specific types of drug-induced deaths. Recommended for patrol officers and detectives.
Conducted by Assistant Prosecutor Kelley Lavery, Morris County Prosecutor’s Office
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DRUG RECOGNITION / UNDER THE INFLUENCE COURSE
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This full day course is designed to help officers identify subjects who are under the influence of substances other than alcohol. The content will help to detect impaired drivers as well as recognize signs and symptoms of impaired individuals. The course content can easily be adapted to other aspects of police work.
The course will cover street drugs, prescription and over the counter medications and other substances of abuse. Attendees will learn how each of the seven drug categories effect clinical indicators such as eye and pupil reactions, pulse, body temperature and how to readily recognize these indicators. The course will offer an overview of the Standardized Field Sobriety tests and an introduction into the Drug Recognition Expert program. Current drug trends, paraphernalia, methods of ingestion and current case law will also be discussed.
This course is being sponsored by the New Jersey Drug Recognition Expert Association. Registration forms and additional information can be obtained from their website (www.njdre.org), or email Joe Abrusci.
All registrations are to be sent to:
J & J Enterprises
P.O. Box 438
Flanders, NJ 07836
- EFFECTIVE DEATH INVESTIGATION
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This three-day seminar is geared toward police officers and medical examiner personnel whose primary responsibility it is to respond to and investigate deaths. This seminar will develop skills in death investigation by expanding the attendee's base of knowledge in death scene protocol, legal considerations, laboratory services, the role of the medical examiner, wound identification, the role of the funeral director, interviewing strategies, and the use of polygraph forensic anthropology, crime scene processing, evidence collection, evidence processing and new developments in forensic technology.
Conducted by Lt. Stephen Wilson, Morris County Prosecutor's Office
Class size is limited to 100.
- EFFECTIVE REPORT WRITING
PENN STATE JUSTICE AND SAFETY INSTITUTE -
The Penn State Justice and Safety Institute (JASI) is pleased to partner with our co-sponsor, the Bethel Township Police Department, to offer this powerful two-day program designed to help law enforcement write reports that will help, not hinder, the criminal justice system. This highly interactive program places an emphasis on imparting the knowledge and skills needed to properly develop and/or review effective reports. All of our courses are instructed by current practitioners or recently retired executives. Key concepts and topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Address and Review Grammar Basics
- Essential grammar, spelling, and punctuation
- Chronological, past tense, and first-person emphasis
- Develop Professional Standards
- Create consistent review standards
- Strategies to Make Written Reports Simple
- Easy to read
- Understandable
- Using Standards and Writing Styles to Increase Consistency
- Document and report
- Making Reports Fact-Laden
- Group and Individual Exercises
- Report-Writing Training Tactics and Strategies
Penn State Justice and Safety Institute
306 Lubert Building
University Park, PA 16802-7009
Phone: 814-863-0079
Fax: 814-863-3108
- EMERGENCY MEDICAL DISPATCH
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Pre-requisites: 9-1-1 Telecommunicator's Training &
C.P.R. Certification. Copies of certificates must accompany registration.
A required course for 9-1-1 Telecommunicators. This state approved certification course will enable the student to properly answer, prioritize and dispatch calls for medical aid, and to provide instructions for preliminary emergency medical care prior to arrival of emergency medical personnel. This class will include practical exercises and demonstrations.
This course is being offered after the Basic Police Class graduates so that the recently graduated police officers can attend this course.
Conducted by Bonnie Yeager, Randolph Township Police Department
Class size is limited to 25.
- ENERGY METHODS AND DAMAGE ANALYSIS IN TRAFFIC CRASH RECONSTRUCTION
- Pre-requisite: You must have completed IPTM’s Traffic Crash Reconstruction Course or its equivalent.
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This five-day course will help you become more comfortable in utilizing energy-based methods in your analysis as we examine the underlying science that computer-based “crash” programs rely upon. It is an excellent complement to other training courses that teach you how to use “crash” software.
You will learn to view and analyze crashes from an energy point of view. Explore energy methods beginning with the basic and progressing to more advanced concepts. Discuss the often misunderstood topics of Equivalent Barrier Speed (EBS) and delta-V and you will learn different ways to analyze collisions, such as damage momentum, where a traditional conservation of linear momentum may not be the most appropriate analysis.
We will also explore the topic of crush. Examine the basis of the three familiar energy equations that use crush measurements. Outside projects will provide you with “hands-on” experience in examining and measuring crash vehicles and then calculating damage energy and speeds.
You should have a firm understanding of the topics of traffic crash reconstruction and conservation of linear momentum as well as strong basic math skills.
Topics include:- Standards, measurements and dimensional analysis
- Understanding and using conversion factors
- Vectors
- Damage momenum and crush analysis
- Crush measuring protocol and measuring techniques
- Outdoor project – interpreting damage and measuring crush
- Energy concepts and analysis
- Determining appropriate post-impact drag factors
- Understanding EBS and delta-V
- Introduction to crush and Hook’es Law
- Collision analysis using damage momentum
- Understanding and determining stiffness coefficients
- Damage (crush) analysis
- Pole impacts and fracture energy
- Using simultaneous equations to solve in-line collisions
- Conducted by the New Jersey Division of Highway Safety
- EYEWITNESS IDENTIFICATION AND LINE-UPS AND MEMORALIZING OUT-OF-COURT IDENTIFICATIONS
- This half-day course is designed to acquaint the attendee with current research and recently implemented Attorney General Guidelines on the topics of Eyewitness Identifications, Photo Line-ups, and Live Line-ups. Practical examples of building a defensible line-up and the process of showing a line-up to a witness will be used. The course will also familiarize Police Officers with the requirements of this recent court decision and directive which addresses the legal requirements of accurately and properly recording the results of Out-of-Court Identifications performed by witnesses.
Conducted By: Executive Assistant Prosecutor Maggie Calderwood
Morris County Prosecutor's Office
- FINGERPRINT WORKSHOP
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Attendees at this half-day workshop will learn the correct techniques
to follow when taking proper rolled impressions, including palm
impressions and second and third digit impressions for purposes of
identification and record keeping. Instruction will be provided in
proper fingerprint taking for comparison purposes, and the special
techniques used when fingerprinting deformed or injured hands.
Conducted by S/O Kelley Zienowicz, Morris County Sheriff's Office
Class size is limited to 20.
- FIREARMS INSTRUCTORS COURSE
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Pre-requisites:
- Successful completion of a basic firearms course and proficiency with weapons.
- Candidates must achieve an average score of 95% or better during three (3) consecutive pre-qualifying runs of the HQC1 in the morning of the first day of class to be admitted into the course.
- Candidates must also achieve a score of 80% or better in the NHQC and safely handle their firearms throughout the course to successfully complete the course.
This five (5)-day Police Training Commission approved course teaches the fundamentals of firearms instruction, including range safety, weapons procedures and range operation. Law enforcement officers who require certification by the Police Training Commission as firearms instructors or officers who will conduct in-service firearms training and qualify their department personnel should attend.
Successful completion fulfills one of the five requirements for certification as a Police Training Commission Firearms Instructor to instruct in the Academy's Basic Course for Police Officers.
Required Equipment:
- Range glasses
- Hearing protection
- Baseball style hat
- 30 rounds rifle slug ammunition (for those agencies using slug ammunition)
- 50 rounds 00 Buck
- Department Weapon – Department Shotgun – Duty Holster
- 1,200 rounds of Factory Loaded Ammunition, Service Ammunition
- (Revolver users – 2 speed loaders and Semi automatic users – 3 magazines)
NOTE: A Firearms Verification Form MUST ACCOMPANY THE REGISTRATION FORM.
Class size is limited to 30
Conducted by Academy Rangemaster and Staff
- FIRST-LINE POLICE SUPERVISION
(FIVE REQUISITES FOR SUCCESSFUL SUPERVISION) -
This course takes the position that the responsibility for quality-control enforcement in an organization depends on the loyalty and abilities of its first-line supervisors. Effective supervisors are those that know when to motivate, when to lead, when to discipline, when to be subordinate and when to just get out of the way. Attendees will be taught:
- The legal and fiduciary responsibilities of a first-line supervisor
- How to build the a positive Supervisory-to-Subordinate relationship
- How to use proven motivational, leadership and decision making principles that move subordinates in a desired direction
- How to establish accountability with the difficult employee
- Students will receive a model policy, class manual, handouts and certificate of training.
Conducted by Van Meter & Associates
Register directly through Van Meter & Associates
by calling 1-800-331-8025 or via Fax at 614-451-8905
- IDENTIFYING WARNING SIGNS OF SCHOOL VIOLENCE
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This one day training provides information for law enforcement and school administration personnel, as well as mental health professionals, who may be tasked with responding to threatening situations in school environments. The focus of this training is the identification, assessment and management of potential threats. This is not an “active shooter” response course.
Conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation
This class will be conducted at the Morris County Public Safety Training Academy.
- IDENTIFYING & SEIZING ELECTRONIC EVIDENCE FOR FIRST RESPONDERS
- This course is designed for any law enforcement officer
who desires practical instruction on taking reports and the
processing of computer crime related "calls". This one day
program will address the methodologies and practices that
should be taken in order to secure computer-related evidence
and preserve the case for further investigation.
Conducted by Sgt. Christopher Then and Det. Chris Vanadia, Morris County Prosecutor's Office
Class size is limited to 50.
- INCIDENT RESPONSE TO TERRORIST BOMBINGS
AWARENESS LEVEL TRAINING -
This Department of Homeland Security, Border and Transportation Security, Office for Domestic Preparedness program is a four-hour awareness-level course designed to provide basic instruction in Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), with a focus on explosives and incendiary devices as terrorist weapons. The course includes classroom presentations that address potential terrorist targets in U.S. communities, common military and commercial explosives (available to terrorists), Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and response procedures that support safe and effective operations during bomb incidents.
This program is intended for law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians or other local or state positions handling responses to bomb incidents.
Conducted by Det./Sgt. Rob Alpaugh, Morris County Sheriff's Office
Class size is limited to 50.
- INTERNAL AFFAIRS SEMINAR
- This one day course is designed for the police officer assigned as
the Internal Affairs Officer as well as police executives and
superior officers. The course will provide an overview of the
Attorney General's Police Management Manual, Chapter 5 guidelines on
Internal Affairs Policy and Procedures and Morris County
Prosecutor's Office Directives concerning the internal affairs
function.
Specific topics to be addressed include: The investigative process; the Garrity Ruling; Interview of witness and subject officers; Criminal and Administrative Violations; Case Law Updates and Domestic Violence incident involving police personnel.
Legal staff will provide answers to issues that confront the Internal Affairs Officer and executive officer.
Conducted by Det. Steve Murzenski and Assistant Prosecutor Robert Weber, Morris County Prosecutor's Office
Class size is limited to 50.
- INTERVIEW, INTERROGATION AND THE JUDICIAL PROCESS
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This course is designed for the Detective, Prosecutor’s Investigator or Police Officer on how to conduct effective interviews and interrogations. This is an overview of the types of interview methods and the various techniques employed to detect deception. Â Also included will be a discussion relating to non-verbal behavior i.e. body language. The documentation of interviews and statements through the “Stem to Stern” process and report writing will be addressed. We will also discuss the legal issues relating to statements, use of Miranda, familiarization with the model jury charges as well as the judicial process. Following completion of this course, the officer/investigator will have a basic understanding of the various methods of detecting deception, understanding human behavior, how to conduct effective interviews and interrogations with the goals of obtaining truthful information and being able to survive the rigors of the judicial process.
Conducted by Morris County Prosecutor Robert A. Bianchi, Esq. and Tactical Operations Captain Jeffrey S. Paul
Morris County Prosecutor’s Office
- JUVENILE JUSTICE UPDATE
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This half day update course for Juvenile Officers is to bring patrol and juvenile officers up-to-date on the latest changes in courts rules and the code of juvenile justice. It is also intended to serve as an introductory training session for detectives newly assigned to the Juvenile Bureau. Special problems with Miranda, fingerprinting, juvenile arrest procedures and detention cases will be covered.
Conducted by Assistant Prosecutor Samantha DeNegri, Esq., Morris County Prosecutor's Office