Prosecutor Bootcamp: A Comprehensive Training for the New Prosecutor
2026-01-25 - 2026-01-30 | –, Staunton
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 offices are more than twenty-five miles from the program venue. Meals will be provided or reimbursed at state per diem rate, 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 December 2 and by December 19 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.

Investigation and Prosecution of Intimate Partner Violence ("Guns and Roses")
2026-02-01 - 2026-02-06 | –, Staunton
CASC is offering an intensive 6-day training for Virginia prosecutors and law enforcement on investigating and prosecuting intimate partner violence. This course will cover IPV dynamics, investigation and prosecution strategies, strangulation, prosecuting cases with uncooperative victims, forfeiture by wrongdoing and more.
The program is free and will be held in Staunton. Lodging and parking will be provided, and meals will be reimbursed at state per diem rates. Mileage is NOT covered and will be the attendee’s responsibility.
Space is limited to 12 teams. Teams are to be comprised of one prosecutor and one investigator from the same jurisdiction. Registration closes on December 2 and by December 19 you will be notified if you are in the program or have been placed on the waitlist.

ACCEPTANCE IS BY APPLICATION ONLY. Upon completion of the online registration, you will receive an emailed confirmation which includes a link to download the application to be completed and returned to CASC.
For more information, contact Nancy Oglesby at noglesby@wm.edu.
Click here to register.

Search, Seizure, and Interrogations: 4th, 5th, and 6th Amendment Fundamentals (VA Beach)
2026-02-05 | –, Virginia Beach, VA
CASC is excited to share a new free training for Virginia prosecutors, “Search, Seizure, and Interrogations: 4th, 5th, and 6th Amendment Fundamentals for Prosecutors,” designed for prosecutors of all levels who want to learn the basics or refresh their knowledge. This one-day training will take place on Thursday, February 5, 2026, at the Virginia Beach Law Enforcement Training Academy, 411 Integrity Way, Virginia Beach, VA 23451.
CASC will not reimburse any travel expenses for this program.
If you have questions, contact Elliott Casey at ejcasey@wm.edu.
Click here to register.

I.M.P.A.C.T., Training for the Juvenile & Domestic Relations Prosecutor: Initiating Meaningful Prosecution at Critical Times
2026-02-09 - 2026-02-13 | –, Staunton
IMPACT is an intensive training for the J&DR prosecutor. The program focuses on juvenile court practice & procedure and dealing with juvenile delinquency. Specific topics to be covered include juvenile brain development, juvenile trials & sentencing options, DJJ length of stay guidelines, substance abuse and juveniles, transfer/certification issues, juvenile sex-offenders and competency issues.
The program will be held in Staunton. Lodging will be provided for attendees whose offices are more than twenty-five miles from the training venue. Meals will be provided or reimbursed at state per diem rate, but mileage to and from the program is not covered.
Registration closes on December 2 and by December 19 you will be notified if you are in the program or have been placed on the waitlist. Students will be accepted on a first come, first served basis, with preference for one attendee per jurisdiction. Multiple attendees from the same jurisdiction will be considered if space is available.
For more information, contact Nancy Oglesby at noglesby@wm.edu.
Click here to register.

Red Flag 2026: Ring of Fire: Arson Prosecutions Program
2026-03-09 - 2026-03-13 | –, Williamsburg, 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, March 9, and ends at noon on Friday, March 13, 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
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ICAC Basics
2026-03-18 | –, Hanover, VA
CASC’s Internet Crimes Against Children Fundamentals program is designed for prosecutors, law enforcement, and civilian law enforcement analysts employed by law enforcement agencies. This program is designed to teach the fundamentals of investigating and prosecuting an online child exploitation case, including cases involving cyber tips, child solicitation, stings, and peer-to-peer file sharing. The program will examine case investigation, digital forensics, charging decisions, and trying an online exploitation case (including issues of evidence admission, expert testimony, common defenses, and sentencing issues). Instructors for this program are experienced prosecutors and law enforcement from across Virginia.
The training is being held in Hanover, VA. Attendance is free of charge. Lunch will be provided, but CASC will not be reimbursing mileage, meals, or any other costs. Virginia prosecutors, law enforcement, and civilian law enforcement analysts employed by law enforcement agencies are eligible to attend.
For more information, contact Elliott Casey at ejcasey@wm.edu
Click here to register.

Spring Institute 2026
2026-04-12 - 2026-04-15 | –, 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 will open the afternoon of January 12, 2026.

Trial Advocacy Program 2026
2026-06-07 - 2026-06-12 | –, Williamsburg, VA
The Trial Advocacy Program is an intensive five-day program offered for Commonwealth’s Attorneys and their Assistants at all levels of experience, offering approximately 25 CLE hours. Attendees spend approximately 8 hours at lectures and demonstrations given by prosecutors and physicians covering medical, legal and tactical aspects of the prosecution of child abusers, focusing on abusive head trauma cases. The remaining time is spent in small workshop groups discussing and practicing case analysis, trial strategy, opening statements, direct examination, cross-examination and closing argument in the context of a hypothetical abusive head trauma case. Attendees will be assigned to workshop groups. Wednesday afternoon is free time. Attendance at all sessions of the program is mandatory.
Attendance is limited to 40 students. ACCEPTANCE IS BY APPLICATION ONLY. Upon completion of the online registration, you will receive a confirmation email containing a link to the application.
Lodging is provided. Meals are provided or reimbursed at the state per diem rate. Travel to and from the training is not covered.
For more information, contact Jill Harris at jcharris@wm.edu
Registration opens in 2026.

Annual Summer Conference 2026
2026-07-30 - 2026-08-02 | –, Virginia Beach, VA
The VACA 87th Annual Summer Conference will be held July 30 – August 2, 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 2026.

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.
Lodging is provided for attendees whose offices are more than twenty-five miles from the training venue. All meals are provided or reimbursed at the state per diem rate. However, travel/mileage to and from the training is not covered.
For more information, contact Jill Harris at jcharris@wm.edu.
Registration opens in March.

Executive Program 2026
2026-12-02 - 2026-12-04 | –, Charlottesville, 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 2026.
