Qualifications

Curriculum vitae of Christine Burke

Specializing in police procedure and culture involving initial patrol investigations, initial and cold case detective investigations, special assignments such as narcotics, vice and white collar, officer supervision, and officer communications including report writing, MDT, dispatch and over-the-air radio traffic.

Present activities

Strategic Intelligence Services PLLC

Founder / Supervisory Investigator / Expert Witness, August 2008 – present

Supervisory investigator for cold cases, missing persons, criminal defense, insurance SIU investigations, police procedural review, personal injury, probate, divorce and child custody, asset locates, judgment recovery, complex litigation and difficult service of process
Maricopa County Office of Public Defense Services defense investigator, 2017 – present
Expert witness services, December 2019 – present

Genetic Genealogy For Law Enforcement

Founder / Lead Instructor

Creates and instructs local, state, federal, tribal and agency personnel on the use of forensic genetic genealogy to identify potential suspects and deceased individuals
Leads a monthly task force on best practices

ContinuingEducationAndTraining.com

Lead Instructor / Course Creator, January 2015 – present

Initial certification licensing training and continuing education for process servers, private investigators, police and other legal professionals

International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training

National Certified Instructor

Related past activities

Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office

Qualified Armed Posse, May 2009 – September 2014

TechnoCops weekly warrant execution on the high risk warrant team
Dignitary Protection Team
Extradition detail providing nationwide air transport including local jails, prisons and SuperMax facilities
General instructor for ethics, patrol procedures, prisoner transport, radio usage and report writing
DUI Task Force member and volunteer coordinator; recipient of Volunteer and Instructor awards

Arizona Private Investigator & Security Guard Hearing Board

December 2019 – September 2020

State of Arizona Commission on Judicial Conduct

Investigator, July 2020 – April 2021

ITT Educational Services, Inc.

Instructor, September 2009 – March 2010

Instructor for the bachelor’s degree program in criminal justice

Maricopa Community Colleges

Instructor, 2006 – 2009

Created and instructed adult education programs in investigations and personal safety

Jupiter Police Department, Florida

Sergeant / Detective / Patrol Officer, October 1988 – January 1996

Supervised officers, dispatch and specialty units; responsible for resource and asset management
Completed property, death, sexual assault, financial and other major case investigations; coordinated and processed crime scenes; conducted surveillance, undercover operations and patrol functions
Worked with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office Multi-Agency Narcotics (M.A.N.) Unit and provided special undercover operations for the "Jump Street" investigation with the Palm Beach County School System
Recipient of Officer of the Month, Meritorious Service and Law Day awards
Consulted with Dale Hinman, Florida Department of Law Enforcement Cold Case Unit

Stuart Police Department, Florida

Reserve Police Officer, May 1986 – October 1988

Uniformed patrol
Detective bureau in undercover capacity for prostitution and narcotics investigations, including preparing and executing search warrants

Formal education

University of Phoenix: MA, Organizational Management, 2006
Florida Atlantic University: BA, Criminal Justice / Minor in Psychology, 1998
Indian River Community College: Basic Law Enforcement Recruit, 1987

Affiliations

International Association of Law Enforcement Standards and Training (IADLEST) — Certified Instructor
National Defense Investigators Association (NDIA) — past member
Arizona Association for Criminal Justice (AACJ) — past member
Arizona Association of Licensed Private Investigators (AALPI) — past member
Federal Bureau of Investigation InfraGard Program — past member
Palm Beach County Police Benevolent Association — past member
Chicago Genealogical Society — past member
International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association — past member

Publications

Police 101 For The Pro Per Or Pro Se Criminal Defendant, October 2021
Intellectual Property Magazine, "Counterfeit Perfume Causes A Stink", contributor, December 2010

Curriculum authored

Genetic Genealogy For Law Enforcement
The Police Report As An Aid To Your Investigation
Background Checks: Beyond The Basics
The Most Common Types of Police Reports That Are Helpful For Process Servers, Private Investigators and Attorneys
Introduction To Court Pleadings And Other Documents
Ethics For Arizona Private Process Servers
Cold Case Investigator Training Program
Criminal Defense Investigations Program

Awards and recognition

President’s Volunteer Service Award, President George W. Bush, 2003
500+ Hours Community Service Award, Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, April 2011
Meritorious Citation, Jupiter Police Department, March 1995
Departmental Commendation, Juno Beach Police Department, March 1994
Chief’s Letter and Departmental Commendation, Jupiter Police Department, 1994
Law Day Award, Palm Beach County Bar Association, May 1993
Citizen Commendation, Jupiter Police Department, November 1992
Employee Recognition and ThankQ Performance awards, QBE North America, 2013–2014

Selected continuing education

Several hundred hours of documented training since 1987. A representative selection appears below; the complete list is available on request.

Forensic genetic genealogy and DNA

Using Forensic Genetic Genealogy — A Practical Guide For Law Enforcement, Verogen, 2022
Let’s Talk About Family Tree DNA, Your DNA Guide, 2022
The Only Thing You Need To Know About DNA And Genealogy, Legacy Family Tree Webinars, 2022
Building Family Trees For Your DNA Matches, Mary Eberle JD, 2021
Foundations In DNA: Overview, Autosomal, Mitochondrial, Y-DNA, Genealogy and DNA, Blaine Bettinger, 2020
Using DNA To Solve Adoption And Unknown Parentage Mysteries, Legacy Family Tree, 2020
What Are The Odds? An Online Tool That Can Help Solve DNA Puzzles, Legacy Family Tree, 2020
The Phantom Menace: Mitogenome Analysis and Interpretation, FTCoE, 2021
DNA 101: Demystifying CODIS and Recovering Forensic DNA Evidence, National Center for Victims of Crime, 2010

Forensic science, cold case and major case

National Institute of Justice: Updates and Resources, FTCoE, 2021
Multidisciplinary Support For Crime Laboratories and the Field of Forensic Science, FTCoE, 2021
Texas CODIS Updates and SAKI sexual assault cold case sessions, TXDPS / FTCoE, 2021
Major Case Investigator (MIT) Training, CNA Insurance, 2014
Homicide Investigation, Institute of Police Training & Management, 1993
Gainesville Student Homicide Conference, Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute, 1995

Police practice, legal and defense

Effective Background Investigations, ACADIS/IADLEST, 2022
Discrimination During Jury Selection: Batson and Beyond, AACJ, 2020
Debunking The DRE, AACJ, 2020
Defects In The Charging Document: Notice, Duplicity, Multiplicity, AACJ, 2020
Search and Seizure Update and Vehicle Searches, AZ Public Defender Association, 2019
General Instructor School, Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, 2011
AZ POST Sworn Legal Update, Preventing Racial Profiling and Critical Policy, MCSO, 2014
Use of Force, Use of Force Continuum, Defensive Tactics and Taser X26, multiple agencies

Digital evidence and investigations

Your Digital Evidence Is Lying To You; Email Fakes; Storytelling With Digital Evidence, Archer Hall, 2020
How Cell Phone Tracking Can Help Or Hurt Your Case, Archer Hall, 2020
Defendant Location Using Social Media, Cell Tower and Mobile Device Records, AZ PDA, 2019
Social Media Investigations Methodologies and Legal Fundamentals of Cyber Investigations, McAfee Institute, 2017
ACJIS Network Terminal Operator Certification, Arizona DPS, 2011