Training - SUBMERGED CULTURAL RESOURCES LAW ENFORCEMENT CLASS

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Class Description

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

• Overview of Submerged Cultural Resources and Submerged Cultural Resources Crime
• Legal Overview and Historical Chronology of Laws Protecting Submerged Cultural Resources
• Submerged Cultural Resources Law
• Submerged Cultural Resources Legal Case Studies
• Submerged Cultural Resources and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
• The Archaeological Resources Protection Act and Other Federal Statutes and Regulations Used to Prosecute Archaeological Violation Cases
• Federal Sentencing Guidelines and the New Cultural Heritage Guideline
• Archaeological Crime Scene Investigation
• Archaeological Damage Assessment
• Testifying in Court in Submerged Cultural Resources Cases
• Testifying in Court
• Submerged Cultural Resources Crime Scene Investigation
• Submerged Cultural Resources Damage Assessment
• Submerged Cultural Resources Case Study

A submerged cultural resources field trip and a submerged cultural resources crime scene practical exercise also are included in the class. In the submerged cultural resources crime scene practical exercise, class participants will be required to carry out crime scene investigation and field damage assessment procedures at a mock submerged cultural resource crime scene.

Targeted participants for the class are law enforcement officers and archaeologists employed by federal, state and local government agencies and federal, state and county prosecuting attorneys. Participants should be assigned to management units or jurisdictions that include submerged cultural resources. Diver certification is desirable, but not mandatory.

Class Schedule

Day 1:

8:00 - 9:00 Welcome, Introductions, and Discussion of Class Goals and Schedule: Class Host Representatives, Mr. Murphy and Mr. McAllister (Archaeologist Instructors), Wayne Dance (Attorney Instructor), Investigator Instructor and Participants

9:00 - 12:00 Overview of Submerged Cultural Resources and Submerged Cultural Resources Crime: Mr. Murphy

12:00 - 1:00 Lunch

1:00 - 2:00 Legal Overview and Historical Chronology of Laws Protecting Submerged Cultural Resources: Mr. Dance

2:00 - 5:00 Submerged Cultural Resources Law: Mr. Dance

5:00 - 6:00 Dinner

6:00 - 7:00 Submerged Cultural Resources Legal Case Studies: Mr. Dance

7:00 - 8:00 Submerged Cultural Resources and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration: Mr. Murphy

Day 2:

8:00 - 12:00 Submerged Cultural Resources Field Trip: Instructors and Participants

12:00 - 1:00 Lunch (during field trip)

1:00 - 5:00 Submerged Cultural Resources Field Trip Continued: Instructors and Participants

Day 3:

7:00 - 11:00 The Archaeological Resources Protection Act and Other Federal Statutes and Regulations Used to Prosecute Archaeological Violation Cases: Mr. Dance

11:00 - 12:00 Federal Sentencing Guidelines and the New Cultural Heritage Guideline: Mr. Dance

12:00 - 1:00 Lunch

1:00 - 3:00 Archaeological Crime Scene Investigation: Investigator Instructor

3:00 - 5:00 Archaeological Damage Assessment: Mr. McAllister

5:00 - 6:00 Dinner

6:00 - 7:00 Testifying in Court in Submerged Cultural Resources Cases: Mr. Murphy

7:00 - 8:00 Testifying in Court: Mr. Dance

Day 4:

8:00 - 11:00 Submerged Cultural Resources Crime Scene Investigation: Investigator Instructor

11:00 - 12:00 Submerged Cultural Resources Damage Assessment: Mr. Murphy

12:00 - 1:00 Lunch

1:00 - 2:00 Submerged Cultural Resources Damage Assessment Continued: Mr. Murphy

2:00 - 5:00 Submerged Cultural Resources Case Study: Investigator Instructor and Mr. Murphy

5:00 - 6:00 Dinner

6:00 - 7:00 Preparation for Submerged Cultural Resources Crime Scene Practical Exercise: Instructors

Day 5:

7:00 - 12:00 Submerged Cultural Resources Crime Scene Practical Exercise: Instructors

12:00 - 1:00 Lunch (during practical exercise)

1:00 - 4:00 Submerged Cultural Resources Crime Scene Practical Exercise and Exercise Critique: Instructors

4:00 - 5:00 Written Critiques and Class Conclusion: Participants, Instructors and Class Host Representative(s)