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Training for Investigators
Investigations 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.
Advanced Rapport Building
$185
8-hour online rapport building course for law enforcement. Active listening, conversation management, and the science of why people talk. Idaho POST-certified.
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.
Child Abuse & Neglect for the Criminal Investigator
$250
16-hour Idaho POST-certified online course on child abuse and neglect investigation. Covers burn identification, suspect interviewing, CPS collaboration, Munchausen syndrome, and case building.
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.
Domestic Violence Criminal Investigations
$250
15-hour online domestic violence investigation course covering victim psychology, coercive control, stalking, trauma-informed interviewing, evidence collection, and building cases that survive recantation.
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.
Interview & Interrogation for Law Enforcement
$500
40-hour online I&I course covering PIRANHA methodology, Scharff Technique, Strategic Use of Evidence, trauma-informed victim interviews, and constitutional law. POST-certified in Idaho.
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.
Sex Crime Investigations for Law Enforcement
$500
32-hour online sex crimes investigation course for law enforcement. Trauma-informed victim interviews, suspect psychology, evidence collection, consent law, and courtroom preparation. POST-certified.
Staged Crime Scene Investigation
$75
4-hour online staged crime scene investigation course for law enforcement. Scene assessment, staging indicators, motive analysis, interview techniques, and case studies. Idaho POST-certified.
Strangulation Investigations
$185
8-hour Idaho POST-certified online course covering strangulation anatomy, victim statements, evidence collection, BDSM claims, self-defense claims, and keeping victims cooperative through prosecution. Available online and in person nationwide.
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.