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Animal/Plant Joint Criminal-Epidemiological Investigations Course - Northeastern University Arlington Virginia Campus

Animal/Plant Joint Criminal-Epidemiological Investigations Course - Northeastern University Arlington Virginia Campus

Training Objectives:

  • Understand law enforcement and animal-plant health agency roles, responsibilities, and authorities during an outbreak of an unusual, suspicious, and/or high consequence animal or plant disease incident
  • Law enforcement threat assessments, intelligence, and criminal/terrorism investigations
  • Animal/plant health (animal and plant disease, unusual disease incidents, epidemiological investigations)
  • Determine if disease introductions are accidental, natural, or intentional (criminal/terrorism/espionage) incidents
  • Recognize and report suspicious triggers and establish tripwire programs
  • Identify assets and capabilities for each discipline
  • Demonstrate types of information collected by law enforcement and animal/plant health experts, and how and when to share it
  • Discuss best practices for conducting a joint threat assessment, joint investigations, joint interviews and evidence collection
  • Develop inter-professional relationships between law enforcement and animal/plant health experts

Target Audience:

  • US Department of Agriculture-APHIS (Veterinary Services, PPQ, Wildlife Services, Investigative and Enforcement
    • Services, others)
  • State Department of Agriculture (Animal Health, Plant / Crops)
  • Livestock / Farmers Market personnel
  • State Fair Directors and Security personnel
  • Local / State /Tribal Law Enforcement personnel
  • Agricultural / Rural Crimes Investigators / Brand Inspectors
  • DOD Installation Veterinarians and Public Health personnel
  • Army National Guard Civil Support Teams (CST)
  • Emergency Management Agency / HAZMAT Teams
  • State-Federal Forestry Service personnel
  • Wildlife / Game and Fish Biologists and Investigators
  • Private-Public Service Veterinarians
  • Academia / University personnel (Colleges of Agriculture, Veterinary Schools)
  • Public Health Department personnel
  • Biological Research and Development Programs / Laboratories (public, private, corporate, academic)
  • Tribal Officials and Personnel (Health Care, Agriculture, Emergency Management)
  • Commodity / Producer Groups / Professionals (crops, livestock, others)
  • Farm Bureau
  • Cooperative Extension Service personnel
  • U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency personnel
  • Animal and Plant Disease Diagnostic Laboratory personnel / LRNs
  • Public Health and Food Safety professionals
  • US Attorney's Office personnel
  • Anyone who may respond to health, safety and weapons of mass destruction emergencies involving food, livestock, and crop production

Dates: January 28-30, 2025
Location: Northeastern University, Arlington Campus, 1300 17th Street North, Suite 1500, Arlington, VA 22209
Registration deadline: January 20, 2025
For questions, please reach out to hamitchell@fbi.gov

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