COURSE # IA-201

Professional Standards Investigations  Certificate™ (PSIC™) Course # IA-201

IA-201 Course Objectives:

Participants will individually demonstrate their ability to:

• Identify the elements of a complaint and the investigative process
• Demonstrate an understanding of legal issues / cases related to misconduct investigations
• Complete a mock IA investigation
• Identify steps of the investigative process
• Formulate a “notice of investigation”
• Develop interview questions
  • Create an interview matrix, and data points
  • Document interview/s
• Document investigative procedures and work papers
• Create an IA report, to include:
  • Executive Summary
  • Interview Summary
  • Investigative observations / findings
• Present report and findings to the instructor

This Class is for Law Enforcement Professionals (sworn and non-sworn):

•   Who have successfully completed IA 101 within three years prior to the IA-201 course. 
• Responsible for conducting administrative investigations. 
• Responsible for conducting administrative investigations. 
• Interested in obtaining the Internal Affairs Certificate. (IAC)™.
  • The (IAC)™ designation is awarded upon the successful completion of this course. 

Sessions will include a flash drive containing reports, audit plans and programs.  All participants must bring a laptop with ac power cord, adobe reader, Word and Excel programs. Although not required it is best if the laptop has Internet WiFi capability.