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Designed to provide resources and tools for the Evidence Technician working in the agency’s Evidence Room

Helps Evidence Technicians be efficient and knowledgeable about everyday tasks involved in receiving, storage, maintenance and disposal of items being held by the Evidence Room

Tasks and responsibilities covered in this class:

• Purpose of evidence in court
• Creating a Packaging Manual for submission of items into the Evidence Room
• Included: Book and CD containing a template
• Learning about the handling, storage and disposal of
  • General evidence
  • Firearms
  • Illicit Drugs and Prescription Medications
  • Money
• Evidence dispositions and review systems
• And much more!

Designed for Evidence Unit Supervisors or those wanting to promote to a leadership position within the Evidence Unit

Targets some of the responsibilities and tasks involved when supervising evidence management

Tasks and responsibilities covered in this class:

• Organizing Property and Evidence
• Creating an Evidence Room Procedures Manual
• Included: Book and Thumb-Drive containing a template
• Leadership
• Supervisor Inspections & Investigations
• Handling Critical Events

Designed to provide resources and tools for the personnel assigned to perform mandated audits for the agency’s Evidence Room

Develop knowledge and skills to understand everyday tasks involved in Evidence Room and determine compliance, or non compliance, with agency procedures, CALEA and State accreditation programs

Tasks and responsibilities covered in this class:

• Pre Audit preparation
• Participants will be competent in evaluation of tasks and compliance with procedures standards
• Included: Books “Evidence Unit Audits” with examples of final CALEA and State accreditation reports, “Evidence Unit Forms” and individual notebooks
• Learning about the tasks of handling, storage and disposal of
  • General evidence
  • Firearms and Money
  • Illicit Drugs and Prescription Medications
  • Evidence dispositions and review systems
• Performing the audit and writing the final report
• And much more!

Designed to assist with the organization of your Evidence Unit storage areas.  Provides logical storage system to accommodate easy retrieval and location processes.

Participants will be given a variety of organization examples that can easily be implemented within their Evidence Unit to ensure efficiency and time management skills for personnel assigned to the duties of safeguarding the agency’s criminal evidence as well as found property and safekeeping items.

Designed to assist those given the tasks to develop policy and procedures for the Evidence Unit personnel.

Develop knowledge and skills to understand everyday tasks involved in Evidence Room and write directives that are in compliance with state laws, best practices and accreditation requirements.

An Evidence Unit Procedures Manual template is provided in this class to provide easy guidelines to the development of a procedures manual that meets the needs of your agency.  This template is provided in both book and USB form to allow the participant to change the template to accommodate the systems and practices being used in your evidence Unit.  Also included is a notebook to ensure the lecture is understood and documented as a future resource for the participant.

Designed to assist Supervisors, Lead Personnel, or those Sergeants or Detectives given the task of investigating missing items of evidence, found property or safekeeping that should be safely stored in the Evidence Unit.

Develop knowledge and skills to provide a systematical investigation.  Locating the items is not the only objective for the investigation.  Ensuring future loss will not occur and corrective action is taken to prevent loss or misplacement of items is the end goal.  Recommendations to staff regarding budget needs and system practices is essential to complete the investigation.

An Investigation Flow Chart is provided in this class to provide easy guidelines and steps to take to provide consistence and a thorough investigation has occurred.

Not all Evidence Unit personnel should be performing a criminal investigation.  Understanding the elements of an Administrative vs Criminal investigation and when to seek assistance is covered in this training.