| Training Name | Medicolegal Infant Death Investigations |
| Training Description | This three-day course, offered to coroners, law enforcement officers, prosecutors, forensic medical professionals, and DSS investigators in South Carolina, will focus on the responsibilities of investigating infant deaths. The training will address causes and risk factors of unexpected infant deaths; the multi-disciplinary response and protocol; DSS’s role in responding to child fatalities; child maltreatment red flags and indicators; burns; abusive head trauma; blunt trauma fatalities; SUID, overlay, and homicidal asphyxiation; infant death scene documentation and processing; forensic toxicology; conducting parent interviews; anatomical dolls and scene reenactment; courtroom testimony; and case studies. These topics will be presented by experts from coroners’ offices, SLED, DSS, and SCCANN medical providers. |
| Training Location | Charleston County Sheriff's Office- Law Enforcement Center |
| Training Start Date / Time | 2026-10-21 / 8:45 AM |
| Training End Date / Time | 2026-10-23 / 5:00 PM |
| CE Credits | This training was submitted to the S.C. Criminal Justice Academy and ABMDI for accreditation. |
If you have questions about the training, please contact Brianna Smalls by email at bdsmalls@mailbox.sc.edu or by phone at (803) 576-7235.