Juvenile Case Review

PURPOSE OF COURSE: This two-day, 16-hour program has been designed by LETAC, and expert practitioners
in investigating crimes against children to provide officers with additional methods, information, and resources for
conducting criminal investigations involving children.

COURSE OVERVIEW: Beyond the, basics of investigating a crime involving a children. Using case vignettes, this
2-day course will explore more advanced techniques, including timelines, technology, evidence, search warrants
and resources/networking- This course will allow students to explore the investigative techniques used during actual cases and evaluate and discuss the process used. This course will provide investigators with the specialized
skills, knowledge, and abilities needed to investigative crimes against children.

 COURSE GOALS: The goals of this course are (o provide juvenile investigators with information regarding:
 Available resources which will aid their cases involving crimes against children

 -The role that Children's Advocacy Centers play in these investigations

- The pace of juvenile investigations, including when to detain suspects, when to wait, and the consequences of moving either too slow or too fast

- Evaluations of successful and unsuccessful approaches

- The role of technology in juvenile investigations

 -Search warrants

- Best evidence practices and obstacles that may be encountered

- Establishing a network of resources and working with a team to overcome obstacles