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Death & Homicide Training
Homicide & Death Investigation Courses
These are the RTI courses that fall under this training topic. All carry Idaho POST credit and are available online, on your schedule. If your agency needs group enrollment or in-person delivery, reach out and we'll work out the logistics.
Autoerotic Death & Suicide Investigations
$40
Idaho POST-certified training for investigators handling autoerotic death and suicide scenes. Learn scene recognition, classification, evidence documentation, and how to avoid misclassification. 2 hours. $40.
Bloodstain Pattern Awareness
$40
Idaho POST-certified bloodstain pattern awareness training for patrol officers and detectives. Learn to read a scene before the experts arrive. 1 hour. $40.
Death and Decomposition for the First Responder
$40
2-hour online death and decomposition course for law enforcement first responders. Lividity, rigor mortis, stages of decay, and time of death estimation. Idaho POST-certified.
Homicide and Death Investigations for Law Enforcement
$500
Online homicide and death investigation training covering crime scene management, bloodstain pattern analysis, wound identification, and manner of death. POST-certified in Idaho and Utah. IAI-approved.
Initial Death Scene Response for the Street Cop
$75
Idaho POST-certified death scene response training for street cops. Learn scene preservation, cause and manner of death, Fourth Amendment compliance, and how to hand a solid scene to investigators. 4 hours. $75.
Missing Children, Child Abduction and Murder Investigations
$40
Idaho POST-certified training for patrol officers and detectives responding to missing children, child abduction, and child death investigations. 1 hour. $40.
Patrol Response to Child Death Scenes
$40
1-hour Idaho POST-certified training for patrol officers on initial response to child death scenes. Scene preservation, case classification, documentation, and agency coordination covered.
Wound Identification for the First Responder
$40
2-hour online wound identification course for law enforcement first responders. Contusions, lacerations, blunt force trauma, stab wounds, and gunshot wounds. Idaho POST-certified.
From the RTI Blog
Case law changes. Research evolves. Tactics that worked five years ago get challenged in court today. These posts cover the science, the legal landscape, and the investigative thinking behind this topic area — written for working officers, not academics.
Stereotypes of Sexual Assault
Introduction There are many stereotypes and myths about sexual assault which can (but not always or even sometimes!) impact our beliefs and attitudes, and ultimately influence how a criminal investigation…
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.
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.
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.
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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.