Training - Law Enforcement Class

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Class Description

Archaeological Resource Investigations’ three-day Archaeological Law Enforcement Class provides training on all aspects of the investigation and prosecution of archaeological crimes. Instructors for the class are recognized national experts in this area of law enforcement. Topics covered in the class are:

• An Overview of Archaeological Resource Crime
• The Looting, Collecting and Trafficking Network
• Federal Statutes Protecting Archaeological Resources and Human Remains
• An Introduction to Archaeological Resources
• Archaeological Crime Scene Investigation
• Archaeological Damage Assessment
• Archaeological Crime Investigative Methods
• Archaeological Damage Assessment Methods
• Federal Sentencing Guidelines and the New Cultural Heritage Guideline

An archaeological crime scene practical exercise also is included in the class. In this exercise, class participants will be required to carry out crime scene investigation and field damage assessment procedures at a mock archaeological crime scene.

Targeted participants for the class are law enforcement officers and archaeologists employed by federal, tribal, state and local government agencies and federal, tribal, state and county prosecuting attorneys.

Class Schedule

Day 1:

8:00 - 9:00 Welcome, Introductions, and Discussion of Class Goals and Schedule:
Class Host Representative(s), Mr. McAllister, Mr. Dance, Investigator Instructor and Participants

9:00 - 10:00 An Overview of Archaeological Resource Crime: Mr. McAllister

10:00 - 12:00 The Looting, Collecting and Trafficking Network: Mr. McAllister and Investigator Instructor

12:00 - 1:00 Lunch

1:00 - 2:00 The Archaeological Resources Protection Act and Other Federal Statutes and Regulations Used to Prosecute Archaeological Violation Cases: Mr. Dance

2:00 - 3:00 An Introduction to Archaeological Resources: Mr. McAllister

3:00 - 5:00 The Archaeological Resources Protection Act and Other Federal Statutes and Regulations Used to Prosecute Archaeological Violation Cases Cont.: Mr. Dance

Day 2:

8:00 - 9:00 The Archaeological Resources Protection Act and Other Federal Statutes and Regulations Used to Prosecute Archaeological Violation Cases Cont.: Mr. Dance

9:00 - 12:00 Archaeological Crime Scene Investigation: Investigator Instructor

12:00 - 1:00 Lunch

1:00 - 3:00 Archaeological Damage Assessment: Mr. McAllister and Mr. Dance

3:00 - 5:00 Split Session for Law Enforcement Officers:

Archaeological Crime Investigative Methods: Investigator Instructor

Split Session for Archaeologists and Prosecuting Attorneys:

Archaeological Damage Assessment Methods: Mr. McAllister and Mr. Dance

Day 3:

8:00 - 9:00 Archaeological Crime Scene Practical Exercise Preparation: Investigator Instructor, Mr. Dance and Participants

9:00 - 11:30 Archaeological Crime Scene Practical Exercise: Investigator Instructor, Mr. Dance, Mr. McAllister and Participants

11:30 - 12:30 Lunch

12:30 - 2:00 Critique of Archaeological Crime Scene Practical Exercise: Investigator Instructor and Mr. Dance

2:00 - 2:30 Practical Exercise Value and Cost Determinations: Mr. McAllister

2:30 - 3:30 Federal Sentencing Guidelines and the New Cultural Heritage Guideline: Mr. Dance

3:30 - 4:00 Written Critiques and Class Conclusion: Participants, Mr. McAllister, Investigator Instructor, Mr. Dance and Class Host Representative(s)

NOTE: THIS SCHEDULE CAN BE MODIFIED TO SUIT THE TRAINING NEEDS OF THE CLIENT.