Build your knowledge and strengthen your evidence management skills with Evidence Management Institute’s free online training program. Designed for evidence custodians, property and evidence personnel, supervisors, and other justice professionals, this self-paced course covers the core principles, standards, and best practices used in modern evidence management.
Complete the online training, pass the final assessment, and receive a Certificate of Completion at no cost. Learn at your own pace and gain practical knowledge you can apply to your agency's daily evidence management operations.
Our training is designed to fit around your schedule while providing the knowledge you need to manage evidence with confidence. Here’s what to expect before you get started.
Access the complete course at no cost. There are no registration fees, subscriptions, or hidden charges
The online training is divided into seven easy-to-follow modules, each taking about one hour to complete. Work through them at your own pace, whenever it fits your schedule.
Need another attempt? You can retake the final exam as many times as needed until you successfully complete the course.
Because the course is entirely online, you can access your training from any device with an internet connection and pick up where you left off whenever you're ready.
Finish all seven modules and pass the final exam to receive your Certificate of Completion, recognizing your successful completion of the training.
If you’re responsible for an evidence room or work with evidence as part of your job, this course will help you build a stronger understanding of evidence management.
Managing an evidence room is about more than storing property. Every item must be properly documented, securely stored, tracked through every transfer, and handled in accordance with established procedures.
This training walks you through the responsibilities evidence professionals face every day, helping you understand not just what to do, but why each step matters. Throughout the course, you’ll learn how to:
Build Practical Evidence Management Skills
Throughout this course, you’ll learn the procedures, responsibilities, and best practices that help property and evidence professionals maintain evidence integrity and support accountable evidence room operations.
You will know how every transfer, signature, and record helps protect evidence integrity and supports a complete chain of custody throughout the evidence lifecycle.
Gain a clear understanding of proper evidence handling, packaging, storage, and release procedures to help reduce errors and maintain accountability.
You will know what complete documentation looks like and why consistent recordkeeping is essential for investigations, audits, and day-to-day evidence room operations.
You will learn how evidence moves from intake and storage to retention and final disposition, following established procedures at every step.
Build a stronger understanding of industry-recognized evidence management practices that support organized, secure, and accountable evidence room operations.
Every lesson focuses on the challenges agencies face every day, providing practical knowledge that can be applied immediately in the workplace. Rather than covering theory alone, the course emphasizes real-world processes, industry standards, and proven best practices.
Throughout the training, you’ll learn how to strengthen chain of custody, improve evidence handling, enhance documentation, and support more efficient evidence management operations. The curriculum is based on the Evidence Management Institute Standards and Best Practices and is designed to help agencies build consistent, secure, and sustainable evidence management programs.
Complete the online training and pass the final assessment to receive your Certificate of Completion from the Evidence Management Institute. It’s a great way to document your training and demonstrate your commitment to professional evidence management practices.
Yes. The Evidence Management Institute offers this online training at no cost. You can complete the course, take the final assessment, and earn a Certificate of Completion without paying any tuition or enrollment fees.
The course includes approximately 8 hours of self-paced online instruction spread across seven learning modules.
Yes. You can start, pause, and resume the training whenever it’s convenient, allowing you to complete the course on your own schedule.
The course is designed for evidence custodians, property and evidence technicians, supervisors, law enforcement personnel, crime scene professionals, and anyone responsible for handling or managing evidence.
Yes. After successfully completing the training and passing the final assessment, you’ll receive an Evidence Management Institute’s Certificate of Completion.
The training covers the fundamentals of evidence management, policies and procedures, technology, digital evidence, evidence packaging, intake, storage, organization, disposition, firearms, currency, drug evidence, audits, inventories, and inspections.
Yes. The course is completely online, so you can access it from any location with an internet connection.
Simply register through the Evidence Management Institute’s online training portal. Once you’re enrolled, you can begin the course immediately and progress at your own pace.
Yes. Many agencies use it exactly that way. Structured training helps new personnel understand the fundamentals of evidence management and evidence room operations, and this course provides a strong foundation for those responsibilities.
Yes. Module 3 covers digital evidence alongside packaging and intake, and digital evidence handling runs through the rest of the course wherever it affects chain of custody, documentation, and storage. The topics list above sets out the full coverage.
EMI regularly reviews its educational materials to ensure they reflect current evidence management practices and industry guidance.
Completing the course is a great first step. You can continue expanding your knowledge through Evidence Management Training’s best-practice resources, industry guidance, and the E-Health Check to evaluate your agency’s current evidence management practices.
