Southeastern Investigative Group, Law Enforcement Training

Southeastern Investigative Group

Southeastern Investigative Group was started to provide hands-on homicide investigation training courses. Hands-on training is the effective method of teaching simple and complex investigative principles and putting them to use in a field environment. Our students will put their training to practical use in our scenario driven, hands-on training.

Our experienced Homicide Detectives and Crime Scene Investigators will take the students step by step through the investigative process and review their performance. Feedback will be provided to further develop the student's investigative skills. We strongly promote the team concept in homicide investigations and that is how our students will train.

Mission

Southeastern Investigative Group's mission is to provide high quality and comprehensive hands-on homicide investigation training courses to current and future detectives as well as crime scene investigators. SIG will incorporate the lessons learned in the classroom into practical applications in scenario driven events to provide a full training exposure to our students. SIG will maximize the student's understanding by applying 40% in classroom lessons and 60% hands-on training.

"Lectures put participants in a position of sustained, passive listening. Learning, unfortunately is not an automatic consequence of pouring information into another person's head. It requires the person's own mental processing. Therefore, lecturing by itself will never lead to real learning. (Dr. Mel Silberman, a professor at Temple University)

"I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, I do and I understand." Chinese Proverb

Hands on Training

FOUNDERS

Sergeant Miguel Santiago (Ret.)

msantiago@seinvestigativegroup.com

Before joining the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department in 1999, Sgt. Santiago served over 21 years in the U.S. Army. After joining the CMPD, Sgt. Santiago was assigned to Patrol, Street Crimes Unit, Violent Crimes Task Force, Homicide Unit and the Internal Affairs Unit. During his 10 1/2 years in the Homicide Unit, Sgt. Santiago investigated or assisted in over 233 homicide investigations, 58 ADW investigations, 16 Kidnappings, 231 Suicide and Death investigations and 30 Officer Involved Shooting investigations. Sgt. Santiago retired from CMPD and is dedicating his time to his family, motorcycle riding and teaching homicide investigation.

Education

AA Degree Criminal Justice Technology, Central Piedmont Community College,

US Army - Combat Arms Primary, Basic and Advanced Non-Commissioned Officer Courses, First Sergeant's Course.

Law Enforcement - Basic Law Enforcement Training, Advanced Domestic Violence Training, Stalking Training, Rave & Club Drugs, High Risk Warrant Service, Hispanic Occult & Gang Groups, Street Drug Interdiction, Gangs Across the Carolinas, Interview & Interrogation, Cognitive Interviewing, Medicolegal Death Investigation, Advanced Gang Investigation, RICO & Continuing Criminal Enterprise Investigations I, The Reid Technique of Interviewing and Interrogation, Investigative Career Path I & II, Bite Mark Evidence Recovery, Recovery of Footwear and Tire Track Impressions, Shooting Reconstruction, Southern Police Institute Homicide Course, Col. Henry F. Williams Homicide Seminar.

Detective Terry Brandon (Ret.)

wtbrandon@seinvestigativegroup.com

Joined the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department in 1987 and served for 27 years. During this time Det. Brandon was assigned to Patrol, Street Crimes Unit, SWAT, Sexual Assault Unit and Homicide Unit. While assigned to the Criminal Investigation Bureau for 21 years Det. Brandon has investigated 403 Rapes, and over 250 Sexual Offenses, 224 Homicides, 164 Death and Suicide Investigations, 51 ADWs, and 23 Officer Involved Shootings. Since retiring from CMPD Det. Brandon has dedicated his time to his family, classic car rebuild and teaching homicide investigation.

Education

B.S. degree in Criminal Justice from University of North Carolina Charlotte

CMPD Training Academy BLET

Law Enforcement - Advanced Law Enforcement Certificate, Police Response to Bomb Threats, Human Trafficking, Certified General Instructor BLET, Interviews and Interrogations, Reid Technique Interview and Interrogation, Criminal Investigative Analysis: Profiling, Rape Investigation, Sexually Violent Offenders, Serial Killers: Profiling and Crime Scene Identification, Child Fatality Investigation, Cold Case Homicide Investigation, Forensic Death Investigation, Shooting Reconstruction, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Southern Police Institute: Homicide Investigation.

Instructors

These instructors are contracted by Southeastern Investigative Group because of their experience and knowledge in the field of Homicide and Violent Crimes Investigations. They understand the dynamics and principles of professional criminal investigations. Each instructor has undergone extensive training in disciplines such as blood spatter processing, shooting reconstruction, bite marks, shoe print and tire track impressions, interview and interrogation, and crime scene processing, to name a few. The instructors were selected because of their real world experience and expertise in homicide and death investigations and their ability to pass along their experiences in an educational environment.

HOST A COURSE

Sergeant Ray Williams (Ret.)

Sgt. Williams joined the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department in 1988 and served for over 28 years. During this time Sgt. Williams was assigned to Patrol, Special Operations, Homicide Unit, In-Service Training and Recruit Training. During the almost 12 years Sgt. Williams was assigned to the Homicide Unit he investigated or assisted in hundreds of Homicide cases (including suicides, natural deaths, child deaths, ADWs, child abductions and police cases). Sgt. Williams retired from CMPD in February 2017 and spends his time with family and playing golf.

EDUCATION: BS Degree Criminal Justice, University of North Carolina Charlotte.

MS Degree Management & Leadership, Montreat College

LAW ENFORCEMENT – Advanced Law Enforcement Certificate, North Carolina Training and Standards General Instructor, Southern Police Institute Homicide Investigations, Reid Technique Interview and Interrogation, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis.