How to Build a Law Enforcement Training Program That Gets Used
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Training for Patrol
Patrol Skills 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 Vehicle Searches Webinar
$40
2-hour online advanced vehicle search course for law enforcement. PC searches, search incident to arrest, inventory, community caretaking, DUI, constructive possession. Idaho POST-certified.
Consensual Street Contacts Webinar
$0.00
Free 2-hour recorded webinar on consensual street contacts for law enforcement. Fourth Amendment framework, cold approach rapport, knock-and-talk investigations, and documentation. Registration required.
Crime Scene Photography for Patrol
$40
Two-hour POST-certified online crime scene photography course for patrol officers. Learn exposure, evidentiary shooting sequences, and documentation standards that hold up in court.
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.
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.
Leadership Development for Law Enforcement
$225
10-hour online leadership development course for law enforcement. Leadership styles, decision making, communication, power and influence, and organizational analysis. Idaho POST-certified.
Rapport Building for Law Enforcement
$65
4-hour online rapport building course for law enforcement. Learn what actually works, what doesn't, and why. Idaho POST-certified.
Report Writing for Cops
$40
2-hour online report writing course for law enforcement. Grammar, narrative structure, court testimony, and legally defensible documentation. Idaho 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.