COURSE 5:

THE ART OF INVESTIGATING

Ideally, within the context of the implementation units—or at least starting with them—expanded police training through advanced accusatory topics regarding their procedural functioning. These issues have to do with their accusatory investigative role, which complement—and should not be confused with—investigative techniques that otherwise correspond to the investigator. Through this advanced training, the police investigator will better understand his or her accusatory role in order to better learn and apply police investigation techniques.

Target Population:

For police and private investigators

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(60 students)

PowerPoint Presentations

The Art of Investigation

Art, Technique, and Process

The Accusatory Model and its Constituent Institutions

Bureaucracy and Criminal Proceedings

Required

Comparative Law and Criminal Procedure—Measuring Up; Kim R. Lindquist; United States; 2024

(This book, in effect, bridges the Author’s experience between the criminal justice systems of the Western Hemisphere with those of the Eastern Hemisphere. Moreover, it contains new developments in measuring the probative strength of cases and facts.)

Optional

The Elusive Rule of Law; Kim R. Lindquist; United States; 2021.

(As already noted, this book essentially constitutes the English version of the material otherwise presented in the Spanish publications as these relate to the comparative rule of law analysis.)

The Peril—from Colombia to Kabul; Kim R. Lindquist; Fulton Books, United States, 2020

(By means of the Author’s personal experiences over the years as a Federal  Prosecutor and international legal consultant, this work addresses the danger of bureaucracy—the sacrifice of institution in favor of institution preservation—as the same applies to governments, private entities, and citizens  otherwise. The book makes specific reference to the social phenomenon of the transition of criminal justice systems to the accusatory form as an aspect of the bureaucracy phenomenon.)

Other Materials

Document 1

The Art of Investigating;
~ Kim R. Lindquist; July 2, 2018 ~

Document 2

Preparation of the Investigator as a Witness;
~ Kim R. Lindquist; January 31, 2019 ~

Document 3

The Search Warrant: An Outline in Comparative Law;
~ Kim R. Lindquist; October 18, 2018 ~

Lessons

The Art of Investigation

  • Lesson 1: The Meaning of "Investigate"
  • Lesson 2: Practical Manifestations

Art, Technique and Process

The Accusatory Model and its Constituent Institutions

  • Lesson 1: Administrative Vehicles
  • Lesson 2: Administrative Structure
  • Lesson 3: Practical Procedural Manifestation

Bureaucracy and Penal Systems

  • Lesson 1: The Meaning of "Bureaucracy"
  • Lesson 2: The Impact of Bureaucracy

Tests

There will be a formal exam at the end of each lesson, with a final exam starting from the last lesson. The final exam can replace the exam at the end of the last lesson.

Certification

Upon successful completion of all exams related to the module, the student will be certified with respect to the subject addressed.