LEVEL 4: BASIC POLICE OPERATIONS COURSES

These Courses are designed for junior officers, novice investigators and experienced officers who need a refresher.

Examples:

1) Police-Community Relations: How to improve the police image and how to earn the respect and confidence of the general public.

2) Patrol Operations: How to maximize your effectiveness as a patrol officer both in preventing crime and commencing criminal investigations.

3) Crime Scene Control: How to protect and preserve a crime scene effectively.

4) Introduction to Criminal Investigation: A hypothetical case is used to demonstrate the step-by-step procedures for solving any crime.

5) Interviewing Tactics & Strategies: How to obtain maximum information from witnesses and victims of crime.

6) Officer Safety in High Risk Situations: Part 1. Techniques for arresting armed and dangerous criminals with minimum risk to the arresting officers.

LEVEL 3: INTERMEDIATE POLICE OPERATIONS COURSES

These Courses are designed for officers who have a Certificate of the appropriate Level 4 Course and for experienced officers who need a refresher.

Examples:

1) Investigation of Armed Robbery: How to investigate an armed robbery and maximize your opportunity to arrest those responsible for the crime.

2) Investigation of Burglary: How to investigate a home or commercial burglary and maximize your opportunity to arrest those responsible for the crime.

3) Recording a Crime Scene: Measuring, sketching and photographing a crime scene to assist in a successful criminal investigation.

4) Interrogation of Suspects: Part 1. How to successfully interrogate a crime suspect without resorting to intimidation or sleep deprivation.

5) Confidential Informants: Part 1. Recruiting, developing and handling the police informant.

6) Officer Safety in High Risk Situations: Part 2. More advanced techniques for officers involved in high risk situations.

LEVEL 2: ADVANCED POLICE OPERATIONS COURSES

These Courses are designed for officers who have a Certificate in the appropriate Level 3 Course and for experienced officers who need a refresher.

Examples:

1) Homicide Investigation: How to investigate a homicide and maximize your opportunity to arrest those responsible for the crime.

2) Collecting Forensic Evidence at a Crime Scene: Learn what forensic evidence may be available at a crime scene and how to properly preserve it.

3) Economic Crime Investigation: How to investigate cases of fraud and commercial crime effectively.

4) Organized Crime Intelligence: Understanding organized crime operations and the strategies of intelligence gathering.

5) Confidential Informants: Part 2. Understanding what motivates the police informant. Utilizing informants in police intelligence operations.

LEVEL 1 SPECIALIZED LAW ENFORCEMENT COURSES

These are courses of a highly specialized nature for the experienced officer. To qualify to take these Courses, an officer should be employed in the related area of law enforcement, or intend to be or wish to be employed in these areas.

Examples:

1) Forensic Identification Science: There are a number of Courses within this category relating to the analysis of forensic evidence at a crime scene and reconstructing the crime.

2) Computer Crime Investigation: There are a number of Courses within this category relating to economic crime, fraud and even the luring of children by pedophiles.

3) Statement Analysis: Determining truth and deceit in verbal and written statements by witnesses and crime suspects.

4) Geographic Profiling: A Canadian police officer with a PhD invented a software system whereby in cases of serial crime (murders, rapists, robberies, etc.), the area where the offender resides can be determined.

5) Sophisticated Economic Crime Investigation: Investigation of more complicated economic and commercial crime.

6) Forensic Geology:

The foregoing Courses are just a sample of the Courses that are available through International Police College of Canada. An official International Police College of Canada Certificate is awarded to all persons successfully completing any Course.

IMPORTANT:

1) IPCC courses are conducted in the English language. If your officers do not speak English, and courses are conducted through an interpreter, the course will take longer to complete. Generally speaking, a 16 hour course will take approximately 32 hours using an interpreter.

2) Level 4 and Level 3 courses of the same subject may be conducted "back to back", i.e. the Level 4 course is given, followed by the Level 3 course, so that an officer can take both courses together.

3) The client organization may request that examinations be included for Levels 4 and 3 courses. There will be an extra fee for issuing, proctoring and marking exams.