Heart of Dixie, a Romance Writers of America chapter in Alabama, is sponsoring an online workshop from Nov. 2-16, 2009 that looks pretty educational. Gregory F. Moffatt, Ph.D., LPC, is a counselor in private practice, and will speak about the following topic:
After more than ten years of examining cold cases, I have come to the conclusion
that much of what is taught in the police academy regarding homicide
investigation is wrong. There are two groups of homicides – typical
homicides and atypical. The law enforcement academies teach homicide
investigation for typical homicides fairly well and many agencies do a
reasonable job at investigating and prosecuting typical homicides. Almost
no one teaches investigation for atypical homicides. This workshop will
address both types, how investigation should be done in each case, challenges in
homicide investigation as it is underway and challenges for cold case
investigation. The workshop will also address issues for prosecution.
Has anyone done an online writing workshop before? Any thoughts?