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A group photo of the opening session's guests of honor and the workshop trainers and participants.
Cambodian Authorities Receive FBI Training on Case Management
Phnom Penh
September 21, 2007
The U.S. Embassy's Legal Attaché Office or "Legat" -- the local representative of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) -- concluded a five-day workshop today on "Major Case Management." The training took place at the Cambodian National Counter Terrorism Committee facility in Phnom Penh and was attended by approximately 50 high ranking police and military officers. Although this was not the first training session in Cambodia sponsored by the FBI, it is the first since the opening of the Embassy's Legal Attaché Office earlier this year.
Piper Campbell, the U.S. Embassy's Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM), opened the workshop on September 17. Representing the Royal Government of Cambodia at the opening was H.E. Om Yientieng, Director of the Cambodian National Counter-Terrorism Center.
The training focused on three skills critical to the organization and management of major investigations: decision making, communication techniques, and application of management theories to crises and major cases. The participants learned about Evidence Recovery, Trends in Terrorism, Transnational Crime, and Task Force Concepts. The goal of the workshop was to help Cambodian authorities use recommended methods for gathering, controlling, and disseminating high volumes of case information to assist with the successful resolution of major cases.
By the end of the course, participants were expected to:
- Be familiar with the fundamental principles of crisis management, and be familiar with the Incident Command System and the National Incident Management System;
- Have learned the principles of crime scene management, including searching for perishable physical evidence such as fingerprints and impressions of tires and tools; know how to use alternative light sources at crime scenes; be familiar with safety considerations throughout the search; and know how to properly collect blood and body fluid evidence;
- Understand the important role a media policy plays in a law enforcement agency;
- Understand terrorism trends and challenges in the region in comparison with terrorist activities around the world; and
Understand and be able to apply components of effective counter terrorism investigations.
