Advanced Sexual Offence Investigator’s Course
Course details
2025
| Session(s) | Location | Start date | End date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25-01 English | Ottawa | 2025-03-24 | 2025-04-02 |
| 25-02 English | Ottawa | 2025-11-17 | 2025-11-26 |
| Tuition |
|---|
| $4,475.00 |
Notes
- Accommodations are offered to course participants. Our rooms are subject to availability and the request must be indicated on the course registration form
- Meal plans are offered to course participants. The specific meal plan must be indicated on the course registration form
- Travel grant funding is available to our non-federal law enforcement agencies
Description
This course is designed to equip investigators with advanced investigative techniques, legal principles, and best practices critical to addressing and solving intricate cases of sexual violence including those complicated by drugs and alcohol, historical sexual offences, stranger perpetrators, and intimate partner violence. Participants will delve into topics such as trauma-informed interviewing, behavioral sciences, investigative techniques, and the nuances of consent in legal contexts. Through a blend of lectures, case studies, and practical exercises, participants will enhance their skills in investigating sexual offence cases while ensuring a victim-centered approach.
Format and delivery
- Length of course
- 8 days
- Class size
- maximum 30 students
- Delivery setting
- classroom
Learning outcomes
- Knowledge of the current perspective of sexual offences in Canada
- Knowledge of the various applicable sexual offence legislation
- Knowledge of advanced methodologies and techniques for investigating sexual offences
- Understanding the importance of a victim-centered approach
- Understanding trauma and the psychological impacts of sexual offences on victims
- Understanding the importance of a comprehensive and cohesive response to sexual
Eligibility and mandatory requirements
- This course is offered to experienced law enforcement investigators who specialize in the investigation of complex sexual offences, investigators assigned to a specialized unit mandated to investigate sexual offences, and/or supervisors who oversee teams involved in the investigation of sexual offences
- This course is also offered to prosecutors who are assigned to sex crime cases
- Acceptance or refusal in the course is at the discretion of the Canadian Police College
Assessment
- Success of this course is based on participation and completion of all required assignments
- Various evaluation methods are used, including a final written exam
- Re-testing or re-evaluation is conducted at the discretion of the course instructor
Contact
For more details or other information about the course, please email cpc_registrar-registraire_ccp@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.
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