Background Investigation
16 Training Hour Course / 1.5 CEU’S - TUITION: $375.00 if paid by 1/14/09
As of 1/15/09: Tuition becomes $400.00
BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION prepares participants to conduct a legally defensible, job-related police background investigation. Participants will be taken through the background investigative process including the necessary steps for employment, legal job-related inquiries, and suggested investigative techniques, helpful Web sites, and thorough review of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). All participants will be furnished with a manual containing important material and useful forms that will aid the investigator in conducting the background investigation. Background investigation will meet the needs of officers responsible for conducting background investigations, training officers, or persons responsible for establishing background investigation programs or protocols.
Course Topics and Areas of Instruction
- Why background investigations are necessary
- Conflicts vs. responsibilities for investigators
- Job-related inquiries
- Personal history statements and documentation
- Confidentiality issues
- Desirable characteristics of the applicant
- Working with the background investigation manual
- Real case exhibits and discussions
- Understanding the ADA
- Web sites and additional sources of information
LOCATION AND DATES:
December 8-9, 2008 #92F10
Hillsborough Co. Sheriff's Office, 1409 North Falkenburg Rd, Tampa, FL 33619. PH# 813-627-1000
May 4-5, 2009 #92L25
Courtyard Marriott, 819 Phillips Ln, Louisville, KY 40209. PH# 502-368-5678
Instructor:
Charles C. Hemp