Learn the Investigative Analysis Process

Be the solution to solve Cold/Missing Person Cases

  • Learn the analytical habits and process to become a Cold Case Investigator

  • Discover analytical techniques and tools used by professional agencies

  • Identify available types of information available to solve your case

  • Discern how to analyze LE and Investigative reports for missing links & leads

  • Learn how to write investigative analysis reports and develop case files

3CE Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to Certified Cold Case Examiner Program - Phase 1

    • Welcome to Phase 1 of our 3CE course. This course will give you a great starting point to learn the 3CE methodology and be well prepared for the Phase 2 classroom course.

    • How to use this course

  • 2

    Introduction to Cold Cases

    • Introduction to Cold Cases

  • 3

    Analysis & Information Collection

    • Analysis & Information Collection Overview

    • Planning & Direction

    • Planning & Direction quiz

    • Collection

    • Collection quiz

    • Processing

    • Processing quiz

    • Analysis & Production

    • Analytical Techniques

    • Analysis & Production quiz

    • Dissemination

    • Dissemination quiz

    • Training Case Study

  • 4

    Analyzing Reports

    • Analyzing Reports Lesson 1

    • Analyzing Reports Lesson 2

    • Analyzing Reports quiz

    • Training Case File - Incident Report

    • Training Case File - Investigative Report

  • 5

    Investigative Debrief

    • Introduction to Investigative Debriefing

    • Introduction to Investigative Debriefing quiz

    • Planning & Preparation

    • Planning & Preparation quiz

    • Initial Contact & Environment

    • Initial Contact & Environment quiz

    • Questioning

    • Questioning quiz

    • Concluding the Debrief

    • Concluding the Debrief quiz

  • 6

    Report Writing & Documenting the Investigation

    • Must Haves & Objectives

    • Case File Organization & Standardization

    • Reporting Essentials & Effective Writing

    • Report Writing quiz

  • 7

    Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

    • FOIA

    • FOIA quiz

  • 8

    Ethics

    • Investigative Ethics

    • Investigative Ethics quiz

  • 9

    Evidence & Forensics

    • Evidence & Forensics

    • Evidence & Forensics quiz

  • 10

    Before you go ...

    • Before you go...

Are you Ready ...

To learn the investigative analysis skills required to examine cold & missing person cases