Core Program
SUPERVISORY CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR COURSE
Coordinated by
ILEA Staff, with Royal Thai Police, Thai Office of the Narcotics Control Board,
and the
Presentation on human rights and police
activity; the role of police in protecting human rights; how respect for human rights and dignity enhances the
effectiveness of policing; the role of managers and supervisors;
training initiatives that can make a difference.
Objective: Participants will be able to explain the
importance of police protecting human rights and ways in which police
managers can instill an understanding of and commitment to human dignity values
in police officers under their command.
Principles
of Democratic Policing
4 hours
A presentation about the principles of
democratic policing, listing those principles and describing how they impact
law enforcement activities.
Standards that can be applied to law enforcement
activities to assess whether they reflect democratic principles.
Objective: Participants will be able to list the
principles of democratic policing and indicate the degree to which their
country adheres to them; students will be able to list the standards applied to
judge performance.
Leadership
and Management
7 hours
Presentation on leadership & management theories and
techniques so, as participants move onward in their career, they will possess
skills to best lead and manage their subordinates.
Objective
: Participants
will be able to discuss and differentiate among the various leadership and
management theories.
Transnational
Crime in
3 hours
Assessment of the
current Asian organized crime threat, other than drug-related, between the
Asian countries.
Objective: Participants will have knowledge about the crime threat in the
area and how
their country is linked to activities in other countries of the
region.
Overview
of Asian Drug Trafficking Trends
1 hour
Reflecting the highest priority law enforcement issue in the region, a
presentation that outlines the general trafficking patterns and trends
between the countries.
Objective: Participants will have knowledge about
the patterns of drug trafficking in the area and how their country is linked
with activities in other countries of the region.
Strategies
for Dealing with Transnational Crime
2 hours
Presentation
about the importance of regional cooperation in the region as the basic
strategy for impacting transnational crime; students will be given examples of
how such cooperation has reduced criminal activity.
Objective: Participants will be able to repeat
the definition of regional cooperation and have knowledge of examples of such
cooperation in dealing with the crimes that are a priority for this course.
Overview
of
1 hour
A presentation
listing the key
Objective: Given a listing of USG enforcement
agencies participants will be able to
describe the functions of
each and the ways in which these agencies can be of assistance
to their
agencies.
Case
Initiation and Management
3
hours
Explanation of
the strategy for undertaking complex investigations involving numerous
individuals and locations; developing a complex investigative plan; selecting
targets; assignment of tasks and responsibilities; tracking progress, establishing
controls needed to protect individual rights.
Objective: Participants will be able to list the
elements of an investigative plan and explain how targets are selected, tasks are
assigned and progress is tracked.
4 hours
Explanation of development,
recruitment and direction of confidential sources. Methods for evaluating the reliability and value of information
provided by these sources. The development of
knowledge, skills and abilities of handlers in recruitment and development of
confidential sources, standards in a democratic environment that must be
applied when using confidential sources.
Objective: Participants will be
able to discuss the issues surrounding
management of
confidential sources, and the standards in a democratic
environment that must be applied.
3
hours
Explanation
of criminal surveillance methodologies, both physical and electronic, and their
use in developing complex investigations. Selection of targets and the
reporting of information collected during the course of these operations;
standards in a democratic environment that must be applied in the collection
and use of this information.
Objective: Participants
will be able to list the key elements of good surveillance.
Management of Undercover Operations
4
hours
Explanation
of strategies for undertaking undercover investigations. Developing an undercover operational plan, selection of undercover
personnel and risk assessment; human rights and democratic policing standards
that guide these operations limits; implementation of controls on the process.
Objective: Participants
will be able to list and apply the principles for the selection of
undercover
operations and the development of successful undercover penetrations of
criminal
organizations, in accordance with democratic principles.
2 hours
Ensuring that the
crime scene is secured; types of capabilities needed to provide for crime scene
security and evidence search; searching for evidence; responsibility and
accountability at the crime scene; use of local police.
Objective: Participants will be able to describe
the elements of a sophisticated crime scene management capability.
2 hours
Technical aspects
of drug identification and evidence processing; use of technologically advanced
equipment during crime scene searches; access to laboratory capabilities.
Objective: Participants will be able to identify
the technical capabilities needed to have
on hand for a
sophisticated crime scene search.
The use
of precursor chemicals; operation of clandestine laboratories; methods for
tracking lab existence and the flow of chemicals; investigative strategies.
Objective: Participants will
be able to list ways of identifying the existence of clandestine
laboratories within their
jurisdiction and ways of initiating the investigation of illicit operators and
locating clandestine laboratories for the purpose of effective arrest and
seizure.
Precursor Chemical Control
Explanation of international agreements and
control treaties that identify substances as essential precursor chemicals. Identification of
strategies currently employed to prevent diversion of these chemicals from licit markets to
clandestine laboratories.
Objective: Participants will be able to
list ways of preventing the diversion of precursor chemicals by clandestine drug manufacturers.
Controlled Deliveries
3 hours
Identifying
seizure investigations that can be developed through a controlled delivery, the
use of substitutions for illicit commodities, determining the most efficient
way to maximize a successful conclusion.
Objective: Participants will be able
to identify seizures that offer expansion of the
investigation through a controlled delivery, deliveries, prevent the
loss of evidence or controlled substances, staging arrests at the time of
delivery to further the overall investigation.
Field Strategies for Officer Safety
14 hours
Description of
investigative field decision-making strategies and process; command and control
issues during planning and implementation; overview of and demonstration of the
types of decision-making training for firearms use that prepare officers for
participation in investigative field activities (FATS demonstration); standards
for firearm use during investigative field operations; general safety issues;
firearms use policies that must be in place.
Objective: Participants will be able to describe
the types of decision-making issues that must be addressed during field
strategy planning and the policy and training needed by activity participants
to ensure their safety and the safety of others.
Officer
Safety and Survival
7 hours
Overview of
technical and strategies employed in various enforcement situations utilized to
ensure officer and civilian safety.
Objectives:
Participants
will be able to describe the various methodologies used to effectively ensure
the safety and survival of civilians and subordinate officers involved in
enforcement activities.
Organized
Crime
7 hours
The nature of
organized crime in the Southeast Asian region; description of the major crime “families”
in the region and who the leaders of these families are; intelligence and
information collection strategies useful in combating these groups’ criminal
activities.
Objective: Participants will be able to identify
key organized crime figures operating in
Internet
and Computer Crime
14 hours
Description of
the explosive growth of computer crime throughout the world; the impact of the
Internet; investigative strategies for
computer crimes; description of the ways in which computers are used to support
criminal activity; description of basic file types found on computers; method
for establishing a computer-crime investigative capability.
Objective: Participants will
be able to describe investigative strategies for computer crimes, as well as list basic file types found on
computers and describe the steps to be taken in setting up a computer crime
investigative capability.
Public Corruption
7 hours
Discussion about
the problem of public corruption; description of methods for identifying the
existence of public corruption; methods for investigating it; methods for
identifying the risk of public corruption; developing countermeasures to
prevent corruption; responding to attempts to corrupt an investigative
organization. Case
Studies.
Objective: Participants
will be able to list the indicators of public corruption and describe the strategies used when those
indicators are present.
Illegal Migration and Trafficking in Women and Children
3 hours
The sensitivity of the ASEAN criminal
justice community regarding issues associated with trafficking of women and
children and providing effective investigative strategies for addressing this
problem.
Objective: Participants will
learn the role of Law Enforcement in the investigation and suppression of illegal migration and the
trafficking in women and children, as well as prosecutorial strategies, model
legislation and international agreements, intelligence sharing, effective
resource utilization and initiatives.
International Travel Documents and Fraud
7 hours
Description
of criminal scenarios employed in international travel document fraud.
Identification of
organizations involved in the use of
fraudulent travel documents and the identification of altered or fraudulent documents.
Objective: Participants will
be able to describe strategies to identify altered or forged
documents and verify valid documents.
7 hours
The role of customs
officers in interdicting drugs and illegal merchandise; strategies used in
effective customs interdictions efforts; methods for coordinating customs
activities with those of other enforcement agencies and linking to complex
investigations; recognizing illegal goods transport; auditing customs
operations to ensure against corruption.
Objective: Participants will be able to describe
basic customs strategies and indicate the actions investigative managers can
take to maximize use of customs capacities.
Airport Programs
3 hours
Descriptions of how
modern passenger and air cargo facilities are employed by organized crime.
Development of proactive
methods to minimize their vulnerability and use by organized crime.
Objective: Participants will identify ways to prevent the use of airports
by organized crime. The need for close co-operation between countries will be
stressed.
Container Security
4 hours
To
introduce participants to the basic concepts of security of shipping containers
for sea cargo. The role of customs officers in interdicting
weapons of terrorism, drugs, and contraband; recognizing illegal goods
transports.
Objective: Participants will be able to describe basic
customs strategies and indicate the actions investigative managers can take to
maximize use of customs capacities.
18 hours
Overview of the
various types of financial crimes; investigative strategy development and
implementation; types of skills and resources needed for successful
investigation; available resources to assist in financial investigations in
Objective: Participants will
be able to describe the most common types of financial crimes, the general investigative strategies used to
investigate these crimes, the resources available to assist them in these
investigations and the resources they will need in their countries to develop
strong investigative initiatives.
Students will be able to
describe common money laundering schemes and the investigative strategies used
to investigate those schemes.
Financing Terrorism
7 hours
To
introduce the participants to the basic concepts of financial investigations
where the focus is on supporting terrorism around the world. The participants will
use skills they learned in financial investigations and money laundering and
apply them to the financing of terrorism.
Objective: Participants will be able to conduct a
financial investigation dealing with supporting terrorism.
Overview of
7 hours
To introduce the
participants to the basic concepts of terrorism as it occurs in
Objective: Participants will be able to identify the
common goals and objectives of terrorist groups, identify how other criminal
activity supports terrorism, and combat the effects of terrorism have on the
population.
Explosive Investigations
14
hours
The course will provide
the participants with information about components of an explosive device
recovered through various investigative techniques, including sifting. The
instruction is designed to analyse the specific duties of each team member,
utilizing ATF’s “100 step method” of investigation.
Objective: Participants will become conversant with the
terminology, understand the concepts relating to explosive theory, learn team
concepts and the advantages of conducting post-blast investigations using these
techniques, and discuss international and country specific elements of required
proof.
Counterfeiting and Credit Card Fraud
7 hours
How to identify
counterfeit money; investigative strategies for determining where counterfeit
money is produced, who is producing it and how it is being distributed;
tracking the appearance of counterfeit money; required capabilities of a
counterfeit investigation team or unit.
Description of common credit card fraud schemes;
overview of the banking system relating to credit card transactions;
investigative resources for investigating credit card schemes; general
investigative strategies.
Objective: Participants will be able to identify
counterfeit money from real money and describe investigative strategies for
investigations into production, transit and distribution of such money. Students will be able to describe common
credit card schemes, the investigative resources useful in investigations and
the general investigative strategy for each scheme.
10 hours
Introduce
participants to the basic management principles with a view to aiding in the
better management of criminal
investigations effectively and efficiently. The session will outline the AFP's concept of
investigations management and provide an overview of the investigations
management system; MOSC (Management of Serious Crime).
Objective: Participants
will be able to define what is management and identify
the basic fundamental
elements of management theories. Describe the principles of investigation management and the core elements of the
investigation management process.
Participants will also be able to describe and utilize the AFP MOSC
Investigations Management System.
Train the Trainer
4 hours
To introduce
participants to the basic train the trainer concepts, covering such concepts
as, the principles of adult education, development and composition of
a lesson plan, and basic presentation
techniques. The main focus of the
session is on the aspects of the previous six weeks of study, what has been
learnt and how they would pass that information on to colleagues on
their return home.
Objective: Participants will be able to develop and
deliver a basic presentation on the sessions of most
benefit of the past six weeks, utilizing the appropriate principles of adult education.
Total Program Hours : 203
Course
Length : Six Weeks