Trauma Informed Investigations

  Trauma informed instigations introduces different approaches to interviews and interrogations. The course provides an alternative method of traditional law enforcement interviews to allow a trauma informed or victim-centered approach to handling an investigation. The course is based on national models and instructor certifications on preventing re-traumatization during an investigation or interviewing those who may be in crisis. These types of interviewing techniques are commonly used in human trafficking investigations, sexual battery investigations, child abuse investigations, and those who may be in crisis. The instructors chosen for this course have real life experience in this type of interviewing technique as well as experience in these types of investigations. The course promotes an interactive environment between the instructor and the student. This course is a combination of lecture and practical application.