Background Investigation and Oral Interview Procedures
Hosted by the Southlake Police Dept.
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Southlake, Texas, USA
Registrar: +1.972.244.3404
ILEA: +1.972.244.3430
Fax: +1.972.244.3431
E-Mail: ilea@cailaw.org
Overview
This course will help recruiters, background investigators, hiring managers, supervisors, and administrators to understand and navigate background investigation and oral interview procedures. This important process is aimed at hiring the “best qualified” applicants in an effort to avoid bad practices that may cost your agency money and hardship. Learn what a model hiring process looks like; how to properly conduct background investigations; who should conduct background investigations; and steps for a successful oral interview process.
Topics
- Importance of conducting comprehensive background investigations
- Steps involved in conducting a comprehensive background investigation
- Legal issues for conducting a comprehensive background investigation and hiring
- Interviewing considerations for conducting a comprehensive background investigation
- Verification checks used when conducting a comprehensive background investigation
- Ability to evaluate personal history statements
Tuition
Tuition includes all instruction and handouts. Lodging and meals are excluded.
- $500 Non-Member
- $450 ILEA Member
Who Should Attend
Sworn and non-sworn managers responsible for hiring, all supervisors (first, mid and senior level)
Faculty
Kevin M. Diehl
Sergeant
Southlake Police Dept.
Kevin M. Diehl is a Sergeant with the Southlake, TX Police Department. In 2014, Sgt. Diehl was transferred to the Professional Standards Division and took over the Internal Affairs unit. He has conducted several investigations within his department and successfully guided the agency through a national re-accreditation process (CALEA) assisting to earn the agency a gold standard CALEA accreditation with excellence. In his role in Professional Standards, Sgt. Diehl is responsible for conducting Internal Affairs investigations for both the police and the fire department, supervising background investigations, Photo-Enforcement Program, Community Initiatives, Records Division, and Accreditation. Sgt. Diehl is a Police Professionalism, Background Investigations, Internal Affairs, and Police Ethics Instructor.
Sgt. Diehl holds a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Administration with a certificate in Criminal Justice Management (BSCJA/CJM) from the University of Phoenix and a Master of Public Administration (MPA) also with the University of Phoenix. Sgt. Diehl is an Adjunct Faculty Member at the Institute for Police Technology and Management (IPTM), the Tarrant County College Basic Police Academy, and the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) Basic Police Academy where he instructs new and existing officers in Internal Affairs, Police Professionalism and Ethics, SFST / DWI enforcement, and Taser. He also conducts in-service training at both locations for currently serving officers on Background Investigations, Internal Affairs, Taser, and SFST/DWI Enforcement. Sgt. Diehl is a Master Peace Officer with the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) and Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council (GAPOST).
Schedule
Daily 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Overnight Accommodations
Hampton Inn & Suites Trophy Club - Fort Worth North
525 Plaza Drive
Trophy Club, Texas 76262
TCOLE Credit
Successful graduates of this course will receive 21 hours of Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) credit.
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