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Legal, Ethical, Relentless Investigations.

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Since 2004, Third Degree has been THE investigative training company trusted by law enforcement nationwide. For over 22 years, we've trained close to 20,000 officers across comprehensive in-person and online courses designed to build stronger "Solve Cultures" within police departments. From First Investigators on patrol to specialized detectives handling theft, fraud, elder abuse, assault, robbery, and homicide, we teach one system: the Blueprint Investigative System.

Goals Don't Solve Cases. Process Does.

“A key ‘witness’ in a murder case set up his ‘friend’ by planting the murder weapon in his house. It took me 9 months to get the innocent man out of the jail that I put him in. In the end I got the real suspect to confess to the murder and setup. If I can help prevent that from happening to my students, it's a win for everybody.”

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Will Manion, Third Degree Owner
What I liked best were the videos, and the information regarding Miranda was especially valuable. This class is awesome — I think you need to push very hard to make SJPD make this interview and interrogation course mandatory for officers and detectives around the 3+ year mark. Preliminary investigations would be so much more successful and beneficial to BOI investigators. This is an excellent course.
What I liked best were the Miranda scenarios and discussions. The Instructors are professionals who have more combined experience than most agencies. They are passionate about this subject and make the course and material fun. I feel like you could take this class 100 times and still learn something new each time.
Matt and Will are some of the best instructors I've had the opportunity to train with: genuine, forthright, concise, and they can back it all up with experience. My second course with them, and I can't wait for a third!
What I liked best was the wide variety of fraud-related examples and the proper procedures for investigating them — and it was not Death by PowerPoint. This course is perfect for new detectives and patrol officers wanting to learn more about fraud investigations.
What I liked best was watching real-life videos (body cams) and determining what, if any, warrants could be issued. I also found it very helpful that the instructor was very patient and very willing to help with writing the practice warrants. I really enjoyed his positive attitude in teaching new officers like myself how to write a warrant effectively by using the Hobbs.
Your class was one of the most impactful trainings I've attended. I learned new skills, best practices, and had a few revelations about myself. Your level of preparation, commitment, and professionalism was excellent.
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