Training: Law Enforcement
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NIJ sponsors a variety of courses, both online and in a classroom, for criminal justice professionals.
Find courses by topic:
- Communications Technology
- Crime Scene and Evidence Handling
- Fish and Wildlife Investigations
- General Technology
- Law Enforcement Management and Decisionmaking
- Missing Persons Investigation
- Spanish
| Course | Registration | Starts | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communications Technology | ||||
| FCC Narrow-banding Mandate Webinar NLECTC Communications Technologies Center of Excellence |
Not required | Anytime | Web (slides and speaker notes) | |
| Precision Location For Public Safety Webinar NLECTC Communications Technologies Center of Excellence |
Not required | Anytime | Web (slides and speaker notes) | |
| 800 MHz Transition for Public Safety Webinar NLECTC Communications Technologies Center of Excellence |
Not required | Anytime | Web (slides and speaker notes) | |
| Land Mobile Radio "Communications 101" Webinar NLECTC Communications Technologies Center of Excellence |
Not required | Anytime | Web (slides and speaker notes) | |
| Voice Interoperable Voice Communications Webinar NLECTC Communications Technologies Center of Excellence |
Not required | Anytime | Web (slides and speaker notes) | |
| Alternative Power for Remote Communications Sites Webinar NLECTC Communications Technologies Center of Excellence |
Not required |
Anytime | Web (slides and speaker notes) | |
| Crime Scene and Evidence Handling | ||||
| Forensic Entomology for the Crime Scene Investigator West Virginia University |
Open. Free for public lab employees. See site for pricing for federal employees and the general public. | Anytime | Web (self-paced) | |
| Evidence Analysis: Beyond the Crime Scene West Virginia University |
Open. Free for public lab employees. See site for pricing for federal employees and the general public. | Anytime | Web (self-paced) | |
| Challenges in Investigating Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault (DFSA) RTI International |
Open | Anytime | Web (prerecorded) | |
| National Forensic Academy Investigator Virtual Reality (I-VR) Law Enforcement Innovation Center |
Open | Anytime | Web (self-paced) | |
| Forensic Fingerprints Analysis Basics Forensic Training Network |
Open | Anytime | Web (self-paced) | |
| Cold Case Analysis Training for Law Enforcement and Prosecutors Virginia Center for Policing Innovation |
Open | Anytime | Web (self-paced) | |
| Collecting DNA Evidence at Property Crime Scenes DNA.gov |
Open | Anytime | Web (self-paced) | |
| What Every First Responding Officer Should Know About DNA Evidence DNA.gov |
Open | Anytime | Web (self-paced) | |
| What Every Investigator and Evidence Technician Should Know About DNA Evidence DNA.gov |
Open | Anytime | Web (self-paced) | |
| See also NIJ's crime scene guides. | ||||
| Fish and Wildlife Investigation | ||||
| Introduction to Fish and Wildlife Investigations West Virginia University |
Open. Free for public lab employees. See site for pricing for federal employees and the general public. | Anytime | Web (self-paced) | |
| General Technology | ||||
| Technology Institute for Law Enforcement (held bi-annually) | Open | June 2-6, 2013 | Annapolis, MD | |
| Rural Law Enforcement Technology Institute NLECTC Small, Rural and Tribal and Border Regional Center |
Open through March 13, 2013 | April 28 to May 3, 2013 | Annapolis, Md. | |
| Law Enforcement Management and Decisionmaking | ||||
| Forensic Education for Law Enforcement Decisionmakers DNA.gov |
Open | Anytime | Web (self-paced) | |
| Missing Persons Investigation | ||||
| Developing a Missing Persons Protocol (en Espanol: Desarrollar un protocolo de Personas Desaparecidas) RTI International |
Open | Anytime | Web (prerecorded) | |
| Cold Case Safety Net: Missing and Unidentified Persons RTI International |
Open | Anytime | Web (prerecorded) | |
| Investigative Strategies: Missing and Unidentified Person Cases RTI International |
Open | Anytime | Web (prerecorded) | |
| CODIS for Missing Persons: Using DNA for the Investigation of Remains RTI International |
Open | Anytime | Web (prerecorded) | |
| Spanish | ||||
| Español for Law Enforcement | Not required | Anytime | Web (self-paced) | |
Date Modified: February 14, 2013
