Online Training for Law Enforcement & Prosecutors
The RILA Communities Foundation provides self-paced online training designed to help law enforcement and prosecutors better understand organized retail crime, investigate emerging threats, and strengthen collaboration with retailers and industry partners. Explore practical, expert-developed courses that support stronger investigations and successful prosecutions. Scholarships are available. Check your eligibility today.
Practical Training for Today's Retail Crime Challenges
Retail crime continues to evolve, requiring investigators and prosecutors to adapt to increasingly sophisticated criminal activity. The RILA Communities Foundation develops online training that provides practical knowledge, investigative strategies, and real-world insights to help public safety professionals identify organized retail crime, strengthen cases, and improve collaboration across jurisdictions and with the retail industry.
Courses are developed in partnership with recognized law enforcement organizations, prosecutors, retailers, and subject-matter experts to ensure that training reflects today's evolving retail crime landscape.
Why Choose RCF Online Learning?
- Self-Paced Learning: Complete training on your own schedule from any location.
- Built by Industry Experts: Courses are developed with leading law enforcement organizations, prosecutors, retailers, and industry professionals.
- Practical & Actionable: Gain real-world investigative techniques, case examples, and resources you can immediately apply.
- Designed for Public Safety Professionals: Training is tailored specifically for law enforcement and prosecutors working organized retail crime investigations.
- Scholarship Opportunities: Scholarships are available for eligible law enforcement and prosecutors.
Explore Available Courses
Browse the RILA Communities Foundation's growing catalog of online training designed to strengthen investigations, improve collaboration, and advance knowledge of organized retail crime.
Recognizing ORC and Responding to Retail Theft – Level One Training for Law Enforcement Professionals
Develop a foundational understanding of organized retail crime by learning to recognize common retail theft methods, identify indicators of organized criminal activity, uncover investigative opportunities, and better understand the impact of retail crime on businesses and communities.
Audience: Law Enforcement Professionals
ORC Crash Course for Prosecutors & Law Enforcement
Build on your understanding of organized retail crime through advanced instruction focused on investigative techniques, prosecution strategies, retail partnerships, and the local, regional, and national resources available to support successful ORC investigations.
Audience: Prosecutors & Law Enforcement
Recognizing and Responding to Gift Card Fraud – Crash Course for Prosecutors & Law Enforcement
Gift card fraud has become a significant and rapidly evolving component of organized retail crime. This two-part training explores the gift card ecosystem, common fraud schemes, investigative indicators, available evidence, and practical strategies for building stronger investigations and successful prosecutions. Participants also receive a downloadable Gift Card Fraud Resource Guide.
Audience: Prosecutors & Law Enforcement
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