Conducting Unexplained Child Death Investigations

This four-day training provides new and experienced law enforcement, CPS, prosecutors and other child serving professionals with up-to-date practices and tips for the investigation of unexplained child deaths.

Upon completion of this training, you will be able to:

• Define various causes of child deaths
• Identify potential response situations and scene protection issues
• Describe investigative equipment and resources needed for quality child death investigations
• List physical and emotional pediatric development
• Describe medical examiner roles and responsibilities
• Identify investigator steps in evidence identification, collection and documentation
• Discuss legal issues related to investigation of unexplained child deaths and prosecution of criminal cases of child fatality