Training
“Empowering professionals through comprehensive training, shaping tomorrow’s medicolegal investigation standards.”
Why Train With Us?
- Led by a nationally recognized expert in forensic death investigation
- Curriculum tailored to your agency’s specific operational environment
- Emphasis on practical, real-world case studies and cross-system collaboration
- Designed for interdisciplinary audiences: law enforcement, public health, corrections, legal, and administrative professionals
- Includes certificates of completion, optional CEU documentation, and post-training support
- On-site, virtual, and conference options are available nationwide.
Basic Medicolegal Death Investigation
2-Day Course | In-Person or Virtual
This course is designed for new or aspiring death investigators, law enforcement, first responders, and students. Learn the basics of scene response, postmortem changes, documentation, and working with pathologists.
✅ Best practices in scene investigation
✅ Understanding cause vs. manner of death
✅ Common pitfalls and real-case debriefs
✅ Case documentation and evidence integrity
*AMBDI certification coming soon*
Suicide Scene Investigation
Specialized Training for Death Investigators, First Responders, and Law Enforcement
2 Day Course | Available In-Person or Virtual
This focused course provides essential skills for investigating suspected suicide scenes. Topics include scene assessment, behavioral risk indicators, evidence documentation, interviewing techniques, and distinguishing suicide from other manners of death.
✅ Best practices in scene investigation
✅ Understanding psychological and forensic indicators
✅ Interagency collaboration and family communication
✅ Includes case studies and real-world scenarios
Overdose Death Investigation
Critical Training for Coroners, Medical Examiners, Law Enforcement, and First Responders
2 Day Course | Offered In-Person or Virtual
Learn how to effectively investigate overdose deaths—from initial scene response to final case resolution. This course covers the evolving drug landscape, proper evidence collection, toxicology interpretation, and how to identify red flags for potential foul play or trafficking.
✅ Scene investigation best practices
✅ Current drug trends (fentanyl, polysubstance use, etc.)
✅ Working with families and community partners
✅ Death certification guidance
Psych Autopsy
Understanding the “Why” Behind the Death
2-Day Course | In-Person or Virtual
This specialized course teaches the principles and process of conducting a psychological autopsy to investigate equivocal deaths, with a focus on suspected suicides. Learn how to gather collateral information, interview family and associates, and interpret behavioral health history to better understand the decedent’s intent.
✅ Structured methodology for psych autopsy
✅ Interview strategies and documentation
✅ Suicide risk factors and red flags
✅ Integration with medicolegal and mental health systems
Narrative Writing
Write Clear, Concise, and Defensible Reports
1-Day Course | In-Person or Virtual
This course teaches the fundamentals of writing professional, detailed, and legally sound narrative reports. Ideal for coroners, medical examiners, law enforcement, and investigative professionals who need to document scene findings, interviews, and observations clearly and accurately.
✅ Organizing complex case information
✅ Avoiding bias and speculation
✅ Strengthening court defensibility
✅ Practical writing exercises and templates
Investigation vs Interrogation
Know the Difference. Use the Right Approach.
1-Day Course | In-Person or Virtual
This course explores the critical distinctions between interviews and interrogations in death investigations. Learn when to use each method, how to build rapport, and how to gather accurate, admissible information while avoiding coercive or biased techniques.
✅ Legal and ethical boundaries
✅ Cognitive vs. confrontational approaches
✅ Techniques for interviewing witnesses, family, and suspects
✅ Real-world scenarios and role-play practice
NoK Notification
1-Day Course | In-Person or Virtual
This course is designed for coroners, deputy coroners, and medicolegal death investigators who perform Next-of-Kin notifications. Learn compassionate, professional approaches that honor both the deceased and their families.
✅ Planning and delivering difficult news in person or by phone
✅ Cultural and religious considerations in death notification
✅ Managing emotional and physical safety during notification
✅ Documentation and follow-up procedures
✅ Handling challenging reactions and situations
Coroner Software
2-Day Course | In-Person
This hands-on course is designed for teams using MDILog to manage medicolegal death investigation data. Gain confidence, accuracy, and efficiency in every step of the process.
✅ Core system navigation and role-based functions
✅ Case creation, data entry, and workflow best practices
✅ Documentation tips to prevent errors
✅ Customizing templates and using time-saving shortcuts
✅ Generating reports for public health and administrative needs
✅ Meeting NAME/IACME accreditation standards