Best Practices in Law Enforcement Investigation
Plano, Texas, USA
ILEA Headquarters
at The Center for American and International Law
5201 Democracy Drive
Plano, Texas 75024
Registrar: +1.972.244.3404
ILEA: +1.972.244.3430
Fax: +1.972.244.3431
E-Mail: ilea@cailaw.org
Overview
Designed with the help of law enforcement professionals, this program focuses on the causes of wrongful criminal convictions that can be impacted by law enforcement officers.
Featuring:
- An Overview on Actual Innocence and Working with the Prosecution Pre- and Post-Conviction
- Best Practices in Crime Scene Investigations with a Focus on Forensics
- And more!
This course is funded by a grant from the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.
Download the Brochure (pdf)
For more details, download the online brochure.
Who Should Attend?
Attendance is limited to Law Enforcement Professionals. Thanks to the grant, Sworn Texas Law Enforcement Officers can attend tuition-FREE.
Tuition
Tuition provides for all program instruction, materials and meals. Lodging and travel are excluded.
- Sworn Texas Law Enforcement Officer - $0.0.
- Civilian with a Texas or other US law enforcement agency - $50.00
- U.S. (non-Texas) Law Enforcement Officer - $50.00
Schedule and Faculty
7:30 am
Check-In & Registration
8:30 am
Welcome & Introductions
8:45 am
Overview of Actual Innocence & Working with the Prosecution (Pre & Post Conviction)
- Cynthia Garza, Dallas County District Attorney’s Office, Dallas, TX
9:45 am
Courtroom Testimony for Law Enforcement
- Warren Spencer, Frisco Police Department, Frisco, TX
10:45 am
Break
11:00 am
Best Practices in Crime Scene Investigation with a Focus on Forensics
- Celestina Rossi, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, Conroe, TX
12:00 pm
Lunch (Provided)
12:45 pm
Best Practices in Crime Scene Investigation, continued
- Celestina Rossi, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, Conroe, TX
1:45 pm
Disclosure Obligations for Law Enforcement
- Cynthia Garza, Dallas County District Attorney’s Office, Dallas, TX
2:30 pm
Break
2:45 pm
Storing Biological Evidence
- James Nichols, Texas DPS Crime Lab, Garland, TX
3:45 pm
Policing & Mental Health: CIT Teams & Trauma Informed Care
- Sergeant A. D. Paul (ret.), Plano Police Department, Plano, TX
4:30 pm
Adjourn
TCOLE Credit
Law enforcement personnel attending this course are eligible for 7 hours of Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) credit.
Overnight Accommodations
Hyatt Place Plano welcomes our guests attending ILEA – Best Practices in Law Enforcement Investigations at ILEA Headquarters at The Center for American and International Law, Plano, TX. We have set aside a block of rooms with a group rate of $103/night, plus applicable fees/taxes for 8/29/2019-8/30/2019.
Please make your reservations by 8/19/2019. As long as the reservation is made by this date, and the group block has availability, you will receive the group rate. Any reservations not received on or before this cut-off date are subject to hotel availability at the best available prevailing rate.
Booking Instructions
Type in Arrival/Departure Dates
Enter Group/Corporate #: G-C828 or
Call 888-HYATT-HP (888.492.8847) or 972.378.3997
Dates available: 8/29/2019-8/30/2019
Mention the group name: ILEA – Best Practices
- A valid credit card is required to make reservations
- Tax Exemption Certificates and Credit Card Authorization Forms may be faxed to the hotel directly at 972.608.4427 prior to your arrival.
Course Cancellation Policy
Occasionally, the Institute for Law Enforcement Administration (ILEA) may be forced to cancel a scheduled program. Whenever possible, the decision to cancel is made at least fourteen days prior to the start of the program, and registered participants are notified once that decision has been made. If the distance to the training site requires that you make airline and/or hotel reservations, please contact ILEA (+1.972.244.3430) to inquire about the status of any program before making travel arrangements. While paid registrations in cancelled courses will be refunded in full, ILEA will not be responsible for monetary loss due to cancellations or changes in airline or hotel reservations.
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