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Conducting Unexplained Child Death Investigations

Event Dates
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Location
Birmingham, AL

New and experienced law enforcement, child protective services, prosecutors and other child-serving professionals will learn the latest investigative methods for unexplained child death cases.

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

The deadline for registration is Friday, November 4, 2022.

Date Created: August 29, 2022