Panama: ICITAP Helps Strengthen Capacity of National Police Directorate of Judicial Investigations

On November 13, the ICITAP-Panama mission reported on the newest class from the ICITAP Investigations Course going through courtroom testimony and the final graduation. The course was presented to new investigators from the Panamanian National Police’s Directorate of Judicial Investigations in Panama City, Panama.  The three-week course consisted of presentations on the best practices of investigations, forensics and crime scene investigations, courtroom testimony and a series of practical exercises.  ICITAP was assisted by certified CSI and investigators that have graduated from our train-the-trainer course and the investigations or CSI course.  The assistance was in presentations, monitoring of students and in the execution and evaluation of the practical exercises. In Panama, ICITAP works with the support of and in coordination with the State Department’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL).