• Instructor:   J. P. Nixon                             REGISTER HERE
• Location: Rowan-Cabarrus Community College- North, Bldg N110, Room 133
• Date: May 4-6, 2022
• Time: 8 am – 5 pm daily
• Hrs: 24

DESCRIPTION:

This class is an introduction to the tools available to and methods employed by investigators working proactive cases, with an emphasis on narcotics and vice investigations.  The course provides students with an overview of how to plan and steer an investigation from the moment of identifying the targets all the way through the process of litigation and conviction.  Students will learn what tools are available, how to effectively employ them, who to reach out to for assistance, and the practical and legal issues surrounding each topic.  This class will take the student from a passive/reactive role in observing a case unfold, to a commanding role, building a case as lead investigator of a group or task force, employing, the use of informants, prosecutors, paralegals, forensic accountants, analysts, and other highly trained professionals.

Overview of Topics:

• Initiating the Investigation
• Open Source Intelligence
• Electronic Surveillance
• Use of Informants
• Undercover Work
• Physical Searches in Furtherance of your Investigation
• The Subpoena Power
• Documenting Your Evidence
• The Take Down
• Interrogations
• Assisting the Prosecution in making Charge Determinations
• Post-Arrest Investigative Follow Ups

Who should attend?

This class is designed for state, local, and federal law enforcement officers working narcotics, prostitution, human trafficking, robbery or home invasion crews, theft rings, gambling, fraud, etc.  From new members of the detectives’ bureau to experienced supervisors, the class touches upon topics important to anyone involved in proactive investigative work.

 About the Instructor:

Mr. Nixon is the former Director of a joint State/Federal task force, based out of Miami, Florida, that conducted complex international money laundering investigations, focused on the activities of Colombian and Mexican drug cartels. With an expertise in electronic surveillance, Mr. Nixon supervised more than two dozen wiretaps and his work resulted in the arrest and extradition of many prominent traffickers and launderers.  Notably, during his time as a task force commander, Mr. Nixon oversaw a search and seizure operation that resulted in the largest cash seizure in South Florida’s history, totaling approximately 25 million dollars hidden in a private residence in suburban Miami-Dade County.  In addition to his work as a task-force leader, as a former prosecutor, he has extensive litigation experience, trying approximately 100 cases to verdict including homicides, narcotics and firearms offenses, and myriad financial crimes.  Mr. Nixon holds degrees from the University of California at Berkeley (BA), Quinnipiac University (JD), and the University of Pennsylvania (MPA).