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Provides supervisors the advantage and training needed to manage all type of investigative units with confidence. This course is designed to assist patrol officers to transition from the position of road patrol officer into the role of an investigator. Transitioning from the road into the role of an investigator is both difficult and challenging for law enforcement officers. Most law enforcement officer enter the world of investigation untrained and unprepared for their new position. It can take a new investigator six months to a year before they are trained properly. This instruction will give your patrol officer and/or new investigator the advantage and training needed to investigate all type of crimes with confidence. The purpose of this class is to assist participants in learning to transition into the role of an investigator. Participants will learn proper techniques in the areas of case building, organization, managing caseloads, investigative tools, interviewing of victims and suspects, search warrants, arrest warrants, and subpoenas. Participants will gain knowledge in the areas of case reports, elements of crimes and establishing proper probable cause. Participants with establish the knowledge and confidence to investigate specific cases.