8:30 – 8:45 am - Welcome
8:45 – 10:30 am Introduction – Goodwin and Hunt
Purpose of Course - Goodwin
Overview of Present-Day Activities-Difficulties Encountered by Law Enforcement - Hunt
Income Generated by Illegal Animal Fighting Ventures - Goodwin
Dogfighting
Cockfighting
Enforcement of Animal Fighting Laws – Goodwin and Hunt
National Status of Laws - Goodwin
Case Law - Hunt
Animal Fighting Ventures Prohibition (Federal Animal Welfare Act – Title 18 remedies) - Goodwin
10:30 – 10:45 am - BREAK
10:45 am – 12:00 pm - Dogfighting (Hunt) and Cockfighting (Goodwin)
- Fighting Dogs and the American Pit Bull Terrier/Gamecocks
- Participants / Fighter Profiles
- Schooling, Training, and Conditioning
- How Fights Are Conducted / Rules
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12:00 – 1:00 pm - LUNCH – 60 Minutes (on your own)
1:00 – 2:00 pm - Dogfighting and Cockfighting (cont)
Investigative Techniques
Internet Investigation
Infiltrating narcotics traffickers, gangs and gambling rings
through dogfighting cases
2:00 – 2:30 pm - Bonding Law - Hunt
2:30 – 2:45 pm - BREAK
2:45 – 3:45 pm - Applicable state laws – Local Prosecutor
- Review of State laws
- What prosecutors expect from the investigator to make a prosecutable case
- How to present a case to the prosecutor for prosecution
- Search Warrants (basics)
3:45 - 5:00 pm Q & A / Closing remarks – Hunt and Goodwin |