Child Accident Death Investigation
Coroner Talk Death Investigation Training
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What Blood at Suicides Can Tell You
Coroner Talk Death Investigation Training
The number one cause of death for suicides in America is gunshot injury. This type of death can leave a lot of blood. That blood can tell a story if looked at with a critical eye. In this episode, Jeff Gentry discusses blood pattern interpretation and specifically how it is used in suicide cases. After listening, you might look at death scenes differently next time.
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Infant Death - First Contact
Coroner Talk Death Investigation Training
https://coronertalk.com/infant-death-first-contactThe first few minutes upon arrival or notification of an infant death are very critical. Steps need to be taken to know where the infant is located and who the lead investigator is and ensure evidence is protected. This episode is a portion of an online training course covering infant death investigation in detail. If you're interested in learning more, a link to that course can be found below. Investigating Infant and Child Deaths
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Managing the scene and Working as a Team
Coroner Talk Death Investigation Training
Someone must oversee a crime scene. This means one person is directing all activity. This might not be a ranking member of a department, though. If no one takes charge, the scene is chaotic, and nothing is done correctly. The investigator in charge should oversee the investigation and scene documentation. He or she should ensure proper chain of custody and documentation of evidence. They are in charge of maintaining scene integrity. As with any crime scene, cooperation is critical among differing agencies. But with a death scene, this cooperation is...
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Photographs - Why, How, and How Many
Coroner Talk Death Investigation Training
Crime scene photography, also called forensic photography, has been around almost as long as the camera itself. Investigators quickly realized that such technology could freeze time -- creating a supposedly incontestable record of a crime scene, a piece of evidence or even a body. Today, forensic photographs are essential for investigating and prosecuting a crime. Photographs help preserve not only the most fleeting evidence -- like the shape of a blood stain that will soon be mopped up -- but also the placement of items in a room and the relation of evidence to other objects....
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Obstacles in Decomp Cases
Coroner Talk Death Investigation Training
Death investigations that include an active decomposing body can be challenging to work. There are many obstacles not seen in a 'fresh' death that will be present in a decomp case. In this episode, Jeff Gentry discusses many of these issues and how to successfully work a case involving a decomp.
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Predetermined Manners - Don't do this!
Coroner Talk Death Investigation Training
Midweek training episodes are short-focused training to help you become a better investigator and human. These short tips are a production of the Coroner Talk podcast and the Death Investigation Training Academy. Training tips are given each week by an Academy instructor or industry peer.
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Treat all death with some level of suspicion
Coroner Talk Death Investigation Training
Midweek training episodes are short-focused training to help you become a better investigator and human. These short tips are a production of the Coroner Talk podcast and the Death Investigation Training Academy. Training tips are given each week by an Academy instructor or industry peer.
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Investigating Train Deaths
Coroner Talk Death Investigation Training
Midweek training episodes are short-focused training to help you become a better investigator and human. These short tips are a production of the Coroner Talk podcast and the Death Investigation Training Academy. Training tips are given each week by an Academy instructor or industry peer.
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Proper Scene Arrival
Coroner Talk Death Investigation Training
Midweek training episodes are short-focused training to help you become a better investigator and human. These short tips are a production of the Coroner Talk podcast and the Death Investigation Training Academy. Training tips are given each week by an Academy instructor or industry peer.
info_outlineA paperless office is a workplace that has minimal paper-based processes and relies on digitized documents and storage instead. This includes on scene notes and document scanning from a mobile device rather than taking the actual papers. Some Coroner offices still use pen and paper rather than a simply reporting database created for death investigations. While still other use a self-made option combining a text document and a data base software like excel or numbers.
The use of digital fingerprint scanners, document scanners, e-signatures, and cloud storage has made many offices work smarter and more efficiently. This combined with a full cloud backup reduces the amount of actual paper files stored. This works for many, and yet still many others resist the change.
In this episode Darren talks to other investigators about technology and going to a paperless office option.
Medicolegal Death Investigator Course
This hybrid course is developed for the police detective, patrol officer, medicolegal and coroner investigator. Taught by skilled, accredited instructors working in the field of death investigation, this course will provide intermediate-level training in the skills required to properly work a death investigation. The format will develop confidence in the investigator and hone valuable skills.
After completing this course, the investigator will have the ability to better; understand the legal restriction of search and seizure, document a scene, locate and collect evidence, properly distinguish differing manners of death, better understand wound and injury interpretation, understand the dynamics of child death, conduct witness interviews, and properly complete reports and prepare for courtroom testimony.
This course will include several post-mortem examination photographs and video segments – as well as injury, death, and homicide scenes through photos and video of actual cases. This course is very graphic and intense.