Advanced DUI or Advanced DUI & DUID Training for Law Enforcement and Prosecutors - Staunton
2026-08-24 - 2026-08-28 | –, Staunton, VA
The Advanced DUI & DUID Training Program is an intensive course designed specifically for Virginia prosecutors and law enforcement officers.
The Advanced DUI program will cover a range of critical topics, including investigative stops, Standard Field Sobriety Tests (SFST), Preliminary Breath Testing (PBT), breath and blood testing issues, DUI checkpoints, use of DMV transcripts and VA code sections to prove notice, license suspensions and more. This training also addresses key issues in manslaughter cases and provides opportunities to analyze factual scenarios dealing with impaired driving.
The DUID program topics include illegal drugs, marijuana, prescription drugs, over-the-counter drugs and other impairing substances. The training includes a range of topics including the drug categories and their spectrum of potential physiological responses, the importance of documenting officer observations in the field, forensic toxicology, expert witnesses, blood draws, response to defense arguments, mock trial exercises and more.
These trainings follow a team-based format, ideally requiring a team consisting of prosecutor(s) and law enforcement officer(s) from the same jurisdiction. If you are not able to attend as a team, individuals are welcome to register as well.
EXPENSES:
There are no registration fees
Participants will receive the latest edition of the Virginia DUI Manual, at no charge. Participants will be provided a training binder at no additional charge – each participant will elect a digital or printed training binder at registration.
Lodging and meals will be provided for participants who office is 25 miles or more from the training site – Per diem is provided for each day of the conference for meals which are not provided during the conference day. ***CASC will make all attendee lodging reservations and pay the bill for all attendees at the end of the training – please do NOT make your own hotel reservations. Attendees will be responsible for check-in procedures for their own incidentals.
Lunch will be provided for commuting attendees.
Please note CASC cannot pay mileage or tolls.
Registration does not guarantee acceptance into the program. Confirmation of selection will be sent by email by July 1, 2026.
Please contact Paula Bruns at pmbruns@wm.edu or 757-775-2799 with any questions.
Participants can register for the full training week to include Advanced DUI and DUID or can register for Advanced DUI only:
Click here to register for Advanced DUI & DUID – August 24-28, 2026 (Monday–Friday)
OR
Click here to register for Advanced DUI only – August 24-27, 2026 (Monday–Thursday)

Leadership Training
2026-08-26 | –, Richmond, VA
This one-day leadership development course held in Richmond, VA on Wednesday, August 26, 2026 is designed for Virginia’s management-level prosecutors promotes the learning of leadership habits and practices ideally suited to balance prosecutors’ roles as zealous advocates, ministers of justice, and public servants. Attendees will work in thoughtfully assigned groups and create a leadership plan that strategically combines personal motivations, strengths, emotional intelligence, and leadership behaviors. Each plan will be uniquely tailored to address the attendees’ experience, responsibilities, and aspirations.
This program is open to all management level prosecutors including Commonwealth’s Attorneys and all those in supervisory positions. The training It is limited to 40 attendees. Lunch will be provided, and parking will be reimbursed.
For more information, contact Jill Harris at jcharris@wm.edu.
Click here to register.

CIIFER: Zero Day
2026-09-01 | –, Staunton, VA
CIIFER: ZERO DAY is CASC’s basic digital evidence course for Virginia prosecutors and Virginia law enforcement. Immediately preceding CASC’s annual CIIFER electronic evidence conference, ZERO DAY is a one-day, basic course to introduce basic legal and technical concepts to newcomers to digital evidence collection. The program will include prosecutor and law enforcement instructors. Registration is open to prosecutors and law enforcement who are seeking very basic instruction on the fundamental legal and technical concepts involved in collecting and analyzing digital evidence.
The training is held in Staunton, VA. Attendees will be responsible for making and paying for their own hotel reservation (info provided in training registration), and CASC will not be reimbursing travel expenses.
For more information, contact Elliott J. Casey at ejcasey@wm.edu.
Click here to register.

CIIFER: Cyber-attacks, Internet Investigations, Forensic Analysis and Electronic Records: Digital Evidence for Prosecutors and Law Enforcement
2026-09-02 - 2026-09-03 | –, Staunton, VA
CIIFER is CASC’s digital evidence conference, a two-day statewide conference welcoming Virginia prosecutors and Virginia law enforcement for a multi-track agenda that will include in-depth basic and advanced training on cyber-attacks, forensic analysis of digital devices, and obtaining digital records from third parties such as cellphone and internet providers. This program will include subject-matter experts from multiple disciplines as well as representatives from some of the nation’s largest internet-service providers. Prosecutors and law enforcement of all experience levels are welcome.
The training is held in Staunton, VA. Attendees will be responsible for making and paying for their own hotel reservation (info provided in training registration), and CASC will not be reimbursing travel expenses.
For more information, contact Elliott J. Casey at ejcasey@wm.edu or 757-585-4370.
Click here to register.

Investigation and Prosecution of Gang Cases ("Gang Busters XII")
2026-09-13 - 2026-09-18 | –, Williamsburg, VA
Gang Busters is an intensive, workshop-style, interactive training course on the prosecution of gang cases, similar to TOP GUN one of CASC’s longest running programs. This program covers the latest developments in the law, the criminal practices used, an exercise in qualifying as a gang expert and the latest developments in gang investigation and prosecution.
This five-day training will be held in Williamsburg and is open to Virginia prosecutors and law enforcement. Attendance is limited to 20 teams, each of which consists of a prosecutor and a law enforcement investigator from a given jurisdiction. Attendance at all sessions of the program is mandatory.
ACCEPTANCE IS BY APPLICATION ONLY. Upon completion of the online registration, you will receive a confirmation email containing a link to the application. Complete and return the application to Jill Harris at jcharris@wm.edu by Monday, May 31, 2026. Acceptance decisions will be emailed no later than June 30, 2026.
Lodging is provided for attendees whose office is 25 miles or more from the training venue. Breakfast and lunch are provided. Mileage will not be reimbursed.
For more information, contact Jill Harris at jcharris@wm.edu.
Click here to register.

Prosecutor Bootcamp: A Comprehensive Training for the New Prosecutor
2026-09-20 - 2026-09-25 | –, Staunton, VA
Prosecutor Bootcamp is a week-long intensive training for the new prosecutor. It will be held in Staunton, Virginia. This program is open to prosecutors with three years or less experience. Specific topics to be covered include trial skills, evidentiary issues, practice in General District and Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court, work-life balance, and legal writing, among others.
Lodging will be provided for attendees whose office is twenty-five miles or more from the program venue. Meals will be provided but mileage to and from the program is not covered.
Students will be accepted on a first come, first served basis, with a preference for one attendee per jurisdiction. Multiple attendees from the same jurisdiction will be considered if space is available.
Registration closes on June 3 and by July 2 you will be notified if you are in the program or have been placed on the waitlist.
For more information, contact Nancy Oglesby at noglesby@wm.edu
Click here to register.

Trauma to Trial
2026-10-04 - 2026-10-09 | –, Staunton, VA
CASC again is offering Trauma to Trial, our 6-day course on the topic of investigating and prosecuting adult non-stranger sexual assaults. The training is open to 12 prosecutor/law enforcement teams.
The program is free. Lodging for attendees whose offices are more than twenty-five miles from the training site will be provided. Meals and parking will be provided to all attendees. Mileage is NOT covered and will be the attendee’s responsibility.
Space is limited to 12 teams comprised of a prosecutor and a law enforcement officer from the same jurisdiction. Since there have been substantial changes to the content of this course, anyone who attended prior to 2017 may re-apply if they wish to attend again.
ACCEPTANCE IS BY APPLICATION ONLY. Upon completion of the online registration a link to download the application will be in the registration confirmation email. BOTH team members must register, complete the application, and return it to CASC by June 3. Your team will be notified if you are in the program or have been placed on the waitlist by July 2.
For more information contact Nancy Oglesby, noglesby@wm.edu.
Click here to register.

Red Flag 2026: Ring of Fire: Arson Prosecutions Program
2026-10-05 - 2026-10-09 | –, Blacksburg, VA
CASC’s Arson Investigation & Prosecution program is focused on all aspects of arson cases, including forensics, expert testimony, and legal aspects, and is focused on arson as a tool of fraud. This program combines prosecutors, Virginia State Police/BCI investigators, insurance company fraud investigators, and Virginia law enforcement investigators for a week of team training which includes ATF arson specialists and a “live burn” where students will witness and then examine a crime scene.
Lodging will be provided for attendees whose office is twenty-five miles (25) or more from the training venue. Meals for government employees will be reimbursed at state per diem rate. Mileage is NOT covered and will be the attendee’s responsibility. The program begins at noon on Monday, October 5, and ends at noon on Friday, October 9, 2026.
This program is a rotating program with other topics involving insurance fraud. Some, but not all, sessions will be repeated from previous “Red Flag” insurance fraud trainings. Previous attendees of other “Red Flag” insurance fraud programs (such as financial investigations and elder fraud) are welcome to attend.
For more information, contact Elliott Casey at ejcasey@wm.edu or 757-585-4370
Click here to register.

Murder One: Basic Homicide Prosecution
2026-11-08 - 2026-11-11 | –, Staunton, VA
This program is a four-day training for approximately 35 prosecutors on essential homicide prosecution skills to include: Ethics, Discovery, Exculpatory Evidence, etc. The training will cover all aspects of preparing and trying a successful homicide case from voir dire to closing argument. Emphasis will be on investigations and working with witnesses, evidence gathering and presentation, preparation of expert witnesses, and forensics as well as meeting common defenses including alibi, NGRI, misidentifications, causation of death and self-defense.
Lodging will be provided for attendees whose office is more than twenty-five miles from the venue in Williamsburg. Breakfast and lunch will be provided to all attendees.
For more information, contact Jill Harris at jcharris@wm.edu.
Click here to register.

Murder Two: Advanced Homicide Prosecution
2026-11-11 - 2026-11-14 | –, Staunton, VA
A four-day training program for approximately 35 prosecutors on advanced homicide prosecution skills to include: Ethics, Discovery, Exculpatory Evidence, etc. The training will examine difficult challenges in complex homicide cases, including drug overdose deaths, child homicides, multi-defendant cases, no-body and cold cases. This training will also examine advanced issues such as mental health defenses and aggravated murder cases. Previous attendance at one of CASC’s Homicide programs is a pre-requisite, unless CASC permission is granted.
Lodging will be provided for attendees whose office is more than twenty-five miles from the venue in Williamsburg. Breakfast and lunch will be provided to all attendees..
For more information, contact Jill Harris at jcharris@wm.edu.
Click here to register.

Executive Program 2026
2026-12-02 - 2026-12-04 | –, Harrisonburg
The Executive Program is a training seminar devoted to management issues, with attendance restricted to the 120 elected Commonwealth’s Attorneys and Chief Deputies. The program addresses leadership skills, office management, case management, employment practices and personnel issues, police relations, press and public relations and other topics important to prosecutors in leadership positions.
For more information, contact Elliott J. Casey at ejcasey@wm.edu or 757-585-4370.
Registration will open in September 2026.

Spring Institute 2027
2027-04-11 - 2027-04-14 | –, Norfolk, VA
The Spring Institute program agenda is a multi-track continuing legal education program offering up to 18 hours of live MCLE credits, emphasizing ethics, recent legislative enactments, recent judicial decisions, current developments in criminal law. Attendance is open to all Virginia prosecutors.
For more information, contact Jill Harris at jcharris@wm.edu
Registration open January 2027.

Annual Summer Conference 2027
2027-08-05 - 2027-08-08 | –, Virginia Beach, VA
The VACA 88th Annual Summer Conference will be held August 5 – 8, 2026, at the Marriott Virginia Beach Oceanfront.

This single-track continuing legal education program offering approximately 12.0 MCLE credits is open to all Virginia prosecutors.
For more information, contact Jill Harris at jcharris@wm.edu.
Registration opens in May 2027.

Executive Program 2027
2027-12-01 - 2027-12-03 | –, Blacksburg, VA
The Executive Program is a training seminar devoted to management issues, with attendance restricted to the 120 elected Commonwealth’s Attorneys and Chief Deputies. The program addresses leadership skills, office management, case management, employment practices and personnel issues, police relations, press and public relations and other topics important to prosecutors in leadership positions.
For more information, contact Elliott J. Casey at ejcasey@wm.edu or 757-585-4370.
Registration will open in September 2027.

Spring Institute 2028
2028-04-23 - 2028-04-26 | –, Norfolk, VA
The Spring Institute program agenda is a multi-track continuing legal education program offering up to 18 hours of live MCLE credits, emphasizing ethics, recent legislative enactments, recent judicial decisions, current developments in criminal law. Attendance is open to all Virginia prosecutors.
For more information, contact Jill Harris at jcharris@wm.edu
Registration open January 2028.
