Monarch University

Steps Overview

Step One: Determine Necessity

Step Two: Interim Measures

Step Three: Assess the Investigator

Step Four: Create a Road Map

Step Five: Pull applicable policies/procedures

Step Six: Identify needed evidence

Step Seven: Identify Witnesses and order

Step Eight Interviewing Witnesses Part 1

Step Eight Interviewing Witnesses Part 2

Step Eight Interviewing Witnesses Part 3

Step Eight Interviewing Witnesses Part 4

Exercise 4: Interviewing Challenging Witnesses

Exercise 5: Making Credibility Assessments

Step 9: Evaluating the Evidence

Step 10: Develop recommendations/conclusions

Step 11: Meeting with the Need to Know

Step 12: Write the Investigative Report

Exercise 6: Writing an Executive Summary

Step 13: Communicate the results

Step 14: Follow-up

Step 15: Closing the Investigation File

Wrap-Up

Conclusion

Investigation Bootcamp - Exercise Explanations Packet

Investigation Bootcamp - Resource Doc

Sample Chain of Custody

Sample Intake Form

Sample Investigation Report – Appendix

Sample Investigation Report Format w/Credibility

Sample Record of Conversation

Sample Witness Interview Form

Sumner Method for Note-taking

Sumner Method for Note-taking (SAMPLE)

The Funnel Method