This is a twenty-four-hour course, which will provide the patrol officers, deputy sheriffs and investigators with foundational knowledge in coroner authority, laws as related to death investigation, basic human anatomy, physiology, medical terminology, fundamentals of death scene investigation, wound identification, decedent identification, next of kin notification, mannering of deaths, disaster management, and occupational wellness for peace officers.

Course includes training on:

• The legal responsibilities, authority, and functions of medicolegal offices and death investigators.

• Medical terminology and investigative requirements across varied death investigations, including mass fatality incidents.

• How to analyze recognition, collection, preservation, and documentation of evidence to support cause/manner of death and identification.

• How to recognize injury patterns, anatomical abnormalities, traumatic injuries, and postmortem changes.

• Application of the principles of medicolegal law to practical scenarios.

• Identify strategies for personal safety, resilience, and emotional wellness.