Course Description

The class begins by introducing the attendees to the different types / assignments and responsibilities of different detectives. The class then focuses on the differences and similarities of the detective’s responsibilities as compared to the responsibilities of a patrol officer.

The class then moves into the eight qualities of a great detective or “the total package detective.” The qualities which will be discussed at length are:

1. The ability to talk to people

2. “Next level” job knowledge

3. Observation skills

4. Report writing skills

5. Attention to detail

6. Ability to “think outside the box”

7. Courtroom testimony skills

8. Positive attitude and tenacity

This class uses actual scenarios and the real experiences of Captain Babcock during his time spent in investigations as a detective, a sergeant and a captain. It is the intention of this class to not only educate the participant, but to motivate them to raise the bar on their own work product and perform with greater self-expectations. The course objectives for the course are listed below:

  • To introduce the attendee to the qualities of a detective which produce quality investigations
  • To introduce the attendee to what makes a “professional investigation”
  • To motivate the attendee to always produce the best work product by showing the importance and benefits of thorough, complete and objective work product
  • To encourage the attendee to make a self-assessment and evaluate if they are really doing all that they are capable of to better serve themselves, the public, their profession and their agency

Instructor

| Special Agent Everett Babcock

Special Agent Everett Babcock began his law enforcement career in 1988, serving as a Patrol Officer, and later as an Investigator for the Sayre Police Department in Sayre Oklahoma. In 1992 Babcock took a position as a District Attorney’s Investigator assigned to the District 2 Drug Task Force in Oklahoma’s Second Judicial District, conducting narcotic investigations in the northwestern part of the state. In 1995, Babcock moved to Missouri and began a career with the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department, serving as a Patrol Officer, Field Training Officer, Patrol Sergeant, Patrol Captain, Domestic Violence Detective, Homicide Detective, Assault Squad Sergeant, Property Crimes Captain, Homicide Unit Sergeant, and Homicide Unit Captain. Babcock retired from Kansas City Missouri P.D. in February of 2024 after 29 years of service. In March of 2024 Babcock returned to Oklahoma, taking his current position as a Special Agent working for the District Attorney’s Office in Oklahoma’s 22nd Judicial District where he is currently employed. In addition to teaching for the Dolan Consulting Group, Babcock has taught law enforcement classes for the University of Central Missouri, the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department, the Missouri Highway Patrol, The International Homicide Investigator’s Association, and the Oklahoma District Attorney’s Association. Babcock holds a Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Central Missouri. Babcock is currently the Northern Regional Director for the International Homicide Investigator’s Association, and is a member of the Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth’s Child Death Review Board. Babcock’s homicide investigations have been profiled on America’s Most Wanted, American Gangster, The First 48, Fatal Attraction and The Killer Next Door.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Before You Start

    • Consent Questions

    • Download Course Handout
  • 2

    Webinar

    • Eight Qualities of a Good Detective | Hour 1

    • Eight Qualities of a Good Detective | Hour 2

    • Eight Qualities of a Good Detective | Hour 3