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William H. Hagerty Proficiency Certificate Program

The William H. Hagerty Proficiency Certificate Program was created to recognize those in law enforcement who have demonstrated proficiency by completing the required number of hours as set forth for each certificate.

In 1986, William H. “Bill” Hagerty completed his 27 year career with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Jacksonville, Florida. At the same time, IPTM (which stood for the Institute of Police Traffic Management) offered only specialized traffic-related courses.

Bill approached the owners of IPTM, Russell Arend and Everett James, and suggested they add criminal investigation and forensic science courses to their list of training topics. They agreed, and Bill was hired to develop and teach the original core set of courses in these areas. Shortly thereafter, other disciplines were developed including DUI, RADAR, and Traffic Enforcement programs, as well as FTO Train-the-trainer, and Leadership and Management courses. Hence the acronym “IPTM” was changed to the Institute of Police Technology and Management to reflect the full scope of police training.

Joined by a host of talented and experienced criminal investigation and hostage negotiations practitioners, the criminal, forensic, and hostage negotiations training programs at IPTM have made a strong and positive impact throughout the USA and abroad. In appreciation for his early commitment to the program, IPTM deemed it fitting for this Proficiency Certificate be named after the original criminal investigation’s coordinator of the criminal investigation programs of IPTM.

Who Can Apply

To be awarded the proficiency certificate, you must complete the required number of hours in both the core and elective IPTM courses. Upon completion of the required number of hours, you must complete the Proficiency Certificate Programs Application and forward it--along with certificates of completion for each IPTM course--to IPTM. You may use only IPTM courses taken over the last five years (from the year you apply) to qualify for the certificate program.

Questions should be directed to IPTM’s Associate Director at (904) 620-4786.

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Certificate Requirements

Student measures blood splatters (red paint) in a homicide investigation exercise

HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION CERTIFICATE

Minimum 180 hours of IPTM Training

Core Courses:

You must complete the following IPTM courses for a total of 104 hours:

  • Advanced Homicide Investigation (24 hours) 
  • Homicide Investigation (40 hours) 
  • Interviews and Interrogations (40 hours)

Elective Courses:

You must complete a combination of the following IPTM courses for a minimum of 76 hours:

  • Advanced Techniques for Unresolved Death Investigation (40 hours)
  • Bloodstain Interpretation (40 hours) 
  • Crime Scene Processing Workshop (24 hours) 
  • Crime Scene Reconstruction of Shooting Incident (40 hours) 
  • Deviant Sexual Behavior and Related Criminal Activity (40 hours) 
  • Suicide Investigations (16 hours)
  • Major Case Management - Online/In-person (24 hours)
  • Managing the Detective Unit - Online/In-person (24 hours)
  • Open Source (8 hours)
  • The New Detective (40 hours)

Students measure bullet holes in the side of a car in a criminal investigation exercise

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION CERTIFICATE

Minimum 180 hours of IPTM Training

Core Courses:

You must complete the following IPTM courses for a total of 88 hours:

  • Criminal Investigation Fundamentals (40 hours)
  • Interviews and Interrogations (40 hours)
  • Crime Scene Processing Workshop (24 hours)

Elective Courses:

You must complete a combination of the following IPTM courses for a minimum of 76 hours:

  • Bloodstain Interpretation (40 hours)
  • Deviant Sexual Behavior and Related Criminal Activity (40 hours)
  • Homicide Investigation (40 hours)
  • Suicide Investigations (16 hours)
  • The New Detective (40 hours)
  • Open Source Intelligence (8 hours)
  • Managing the Detective Unit - Online/In-person (24 hours)
  • Major Case Management - Online /In-person (24 hours)
  • Criminal Investigative Techniques (40 hours)

Students identify bones of a faux human skeleton during a course exercise

CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION CERTIFICATE

Minimum 180 hours of IPTM Training

Core Courses:

You must complete the following IPTM courses for a total of 24 hours:

  • Crime Scene Processing Workshop (24 hours)

Elective Courses:

You must complete a combination of the following IPTM courses for a minimum of 156 hours:

  • Advanced Bloodstain Pattern Analysis (24 or 40 hours)
  • Advanced Forensic Photography (24 hours)
  • Bloodstain Interpretation (40 hours)
  • Buried Bodies and Surface Skeletons: Recovery Techniques (24 hours)
  • Crime Scene Reconstruction (40 hours)
  • Criminal Investigative Techniques (40 hours)
  • Digital Photography for Law Enforcement (24 hours)
  • Homicide Investigation (40 hours)

Students practice a hostage negotiation during a course exercise

HOSTAGE CRISIS NEGOTIATIONS CERTIFICATE

Minimum 120 hours of IPTM Training

Core Courses:

You must complete the following IPTM courses for a total of 120 hours:

  • Hostage Crisis Negotiations - Level I (40 hours)
  • Hostage Crisis Negotiations - Level II (40 hours)
  • Hostage Crisis Negotiations - Level III (40 hours)