How to Build a Law Enforcement Training Program That Gets Used
A training coordinator's guide to building a program that works -- and survives contact with real schedules, real budgets, and real command staff.
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Blood Pattern Analysis
Articles and training resources covering bloodstain pattern analysis (BPA) — the forensic science of interpreting blood evidence at crime scenes to reconstruct events, establish timelines, and support prosecution.
What you'll find here
Case law changes. Research evolves. Tactics that held up five years ago get challenged in court today. These posts cover the science, the legal landscape, and the investigative thinking behind RTI's Blood Pattern Analysis curriculum that's written for working officers, not academics.
What to Look for in Online Homicide Investigation Training
Not all homicide training is created equal. Here's how to sort the real thing from the PowerPoint marathon.
Strangulation Investigation Training: What Your Agency Is Probably Missing
Strangulation is survivable, often invisible, and regularly mishandled. Here's the training gap most agencies don't realize they have.
Domestic Violence Investigation Training: Why One Course Isn’t Enough
Most agencies have DV training. Most DV training isn't enough. Here's what's getting lost and what changes investigation outcomes.
Online Law Enforcement Training That Counts Toward POST Certification
Not all online training counts toward POST. Here's how to make sure yours does -- and what to ask before you sign up.
Child Abuse Investigation Training: What the First Responding Officer Needs to Know
The first officer on scene sets the trajectory of every child abuse case. Here's what that first response has to get right.
Sex Crimes Investigation Training: Building a Trauma-Informed Team
Sex crimes cases are easy to lose when investigators misread trauma as deception. Here's what a trauma-informed team looks like and how to build one.
Drone Operations Training for Law Enforcement Agencies
Agencies are acquiring drones faster than they're training operators or writing policy. Here's what a defensible drone program requires.
How to Justify Law Enforcement Training Budget to Your Command Staff
The training budget argument that gets cut is the one built around learning. The one that survives is built around liability, compliance, and outcomes.
Interview and Interrogation Training for Law Enforcement: What Works and What Doesn’t
Most officers never get formal interview and interrogation training beyond the academy. Here's what the science says, what techniques actually hold up in court, and how to get trained without…
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Your officers don't have to work through this catalog one at a time. RTI courses are available for agency-hosted, in-person delivery — scheduled around your department's calendar, run with your officers as a cohort, and documented for your training records.
If you're a training coordinator building out your in-service program or trying to hit POST requirements across your department, contact RTI to talk through options. You can also learn more about in-person training delivery.
If you're a training coordinator building out your in-service program or trying to hit POST requirements across your department, contact RTI to talk through options. You can also learn more about in-person training delivery.