Overview of Investigations

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Course Description

30-504-506 OVERVIEW OF INVESTIGATIONS ...Through classroom lecture, on-campus lab, and WI Department of Justice 720 Academy integration exercises students will learn and apply skills addressed in the following Department of Justice 720 Academy curriculum framework Phase I topics: Constitutional Law I, Crimes I, Interviews, and Report Writing. This course includes the DOJ Phase I Written Exam.

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  • Summer
  • Spring

Most NWTC classes are offered in 8-week sessions. Learn more about how our class schedule can help you succeed.

What will I learn?

  1. I.Q.1. Review the structure of the criminal justice system.
  2. I.Q.2. Identify situations where constitutional rules are applicable.
  3. I.Q.3. Identify situations where an officer may use reasonable suspicion to contact a subject.
  4. I.Q.4. Identify the elements of a lawful arrest.
  5. I.Q.5. Identify the legal requirements for obtaining confessions and statements.
  6. I.Q.6. Analyze the relationship between law enforcement actions and the admissibility of evidence in court.
  7. I.R.1. Identify basic concepts of criminal law.
  8. I.H.1. Examine the fundamentals of interviews.*
  9. I.H.2. Conduct interviews. *
  10. I.P.1. Explain the context of law enforcement report writing.
  11. I.P.2. Take effective field notes.
  12. I.P.3. Describe elements of effective law enforcement reports. *
  13. I.P.4. Describe what information should be included in certain types of reports. *

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