Institute for the Prevention of In-Custody Deaths, Inc.

The Institute for the Prevention of In-Custody Deaths, Inc. (IPICD) was founded by John G. Peters, Jr., Ph.D. in the Spring of 2005 with its sole purpose to educate interested parties about arrest-related deaths. Since it’s beginning the Institute has trained in excess of 10,000 individuals in this specialized topic.

As Vice-President and a staff instructor, David is engaged in program development, and implementation for the IPICD. Instructor-trainer courses have been taken place in a multitude of locations around the United States. David has spoken in Canada on Arrest Related and Sudden-In-Custody Death issues several times.

Courses offered by the IPICD:

  • Excited Delirium and Agitated Chaotic Events™ Recognizing, Responding, Preventing, and Investigating Arrest-Related & In-Custody Deaths (excited delirium, mental illness, susceptible populations)
  • ECD Forensic Analyst™
  • ECD Forensic Investigator™
  • Arrest-Related Death Forensic Analyst™
  • Use-of-Force by the Numbers™: 4, 8, 14

Mission Statement:  
The Institute for the Prevention of In-Custody Deaths, Inc. (IPICD) is a clearinghouse, resource center, and training provider dedicated to providing interested parties with objective, timely, accurate, qualitative, and quantitative information, training, and operational guidance for the prevention and management of sudden- and in-custody deaths.

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