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Understanding Medicolegal Conclusions - AFI-LLC Newsletter December 2020

As we did in 2020, for 2021 we are continuing to move forward – we have never stalled in the brackish idle and still
waters of uncertainty. We have always continued moving to fresher and cleaner waters. We have always encouraged
and practiced personal responsibility and mutual respect, caring for our at risk, our families, and our businesses. The
continued and exacerbated consequences to individuals and families of all ages, businesses of all types, and society –
including our judicial system – is untenable. If the goal is to protect lives – this includes from the consequences.

Understanding a Medicolegal Conclusion in Death or Serious Bodily Injury
Cause and Manner is not exclusive to death investigations. Similar processes and findings are used in SBI cases, and also
civil and criminal cases, fire investigations, motor vehicle collisions, and more. Understanding these two components,
and their differences, is necessary to understanding the roles of involved investigators and experts.
-- see below for more information and link to this month’s blog commentary.

FREE Training Video (December only)
>> Private Investigator and Attorney Ethics
Each month one of our core training videos is FREE to view or listen to as a podcast. This training video is available FREE
in December only at http://freevideo.InvestigativeCourses.com
• Understand the ethics of private investigations - as an investigator, consumer or client.
• Ethics are professional standards that investigators must follow, particularly if retained by an attorney as their
agent. A violation of ethics can be harmful to a case or relationship, and professional licensure can be disciplined for
a violation. For these reasons, it is important all parties to the relationship are aware and guided by these ethics.

UPDATED and NEW Training Webinars Added
We were able to work diligently and prepare new courses for release this month!
• Practical Methods for Legal Investigations (nearly 3 hours!)
• Cell Phone Basics for Legal Investigations
• Scene Investigations in Death & SBI Investigations
• DNA Evidence & Identification / Fingerprint Evidence & Identification

Our courses are all online at our Vimeo host site, as well as other education platforms. Preview any of our courses at
http://coursespreview.InvestigativeCourses.com and view the catalog at http://catalog.InvestigativeCourses.com
(updated monthly – check for updates with discounts).

You can find all of our current and upcoming training courses, and links to the platform you choose, at
www.InvestigativeCourses.com. Exclusively for the Criminal Defense Investigation Training Council (CDITC) we are
developing an advanced Death & Serious Bodily Injury Board Certification course. Releasing in January!

Investigators – if you are a member of CDITC, NCISS, NALI, WAD or any state association, well as NAPD or NDIA – contact
us for a discount code for our courses on the Vimeo platform and a copy of the reference PowerPoint presentation.
** Please ask your association to reciprocate with sharing our courses. In return, we will donate a matching donation.

News From Our Profession
Thanks to our colleagues sending this information!
SPECIAL Insert – Data Breach and ID Theft Protections from Eric Voss (TALI)
- Is Your Agency or Association Offering Webinars?
- Professional Private Investigators Association of Colorado Board Elections
- National Council of Investigation & Security Services Board Elections
- Mark Murnan, CLI, CCDI receives the CDITC 2019 Prestigious Investigator/Philosopher Award
- PI Magazine Investigator of the Year 2020 – Andrea Orozco
- PPIAC Lifetime Membership Award – Gene Ferraro
- Tom Metier earns Certified Truck Litigation Attorney from Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys
(see below for details and links)

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