Child Death Investigations Training

Who Should Attend:Law enforcement officers, investigators, attorneys, medicolegal investigators, crime scene technicians, fire/ rescue and emergency management personnel, and other agency personnel involved in the response to or investigation of child deaths.

Course Goals:To provide the participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively participate in and/or conduct a thorough child death investigation toinclude: causes of death, collaborative working relationships, and scene investigations.

Course Objectives:The student will be able to:• Classify the different causes of death for children

and identify the extent of investigation warranted for each.

• Identify and interpret injuries in child abuse homicides.

• Identify agencies involved in investigating child deaths and their respective roles.

• Explain the process for conducting a complete scene investigation for a child death.

Instructor InformationLisa Mayhew

With both her bachelor and master degrees in Child Development, Lisa Mayhew has served as the Child Death Investigator/Trainer for the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner since 2000 conducting investigations of child deaths statewide, and providing assistance in investigations to local and state agencies. In addition, Lisa operates the Child Death Investigation Training Program in conjunction with the North Carolina Justice Academy to agencies statewide involved in the investigation of child fatalities. She provides training to local and state law enforcement agencies across the US through the Public Agency Training Council, and is the author of Child Death Investigations: Interdisciplinary Techniques from Cradle to Court available through Carolina Academic Press.

Join Lisa Mayhew for this 2 day course March 9-10, 2021 from 8am-5pm.

Monroe Fire Station 4 3903 Old Charlotte Hwy

Monroe, NC

For registration and course information, please contact Mark Coan

mcoan@spcc.edu(desk) 704-290-5247(cell) 704-288-9991(fax) 704-290-5837