Advanced Crime Scene Investigation Workshop

Description

An extensive 40 hour advanced evidence collection workshop designed to enhance experienced Crime Scene Search personnel in processing crime scenes and evidence to recover the maximum amount of possible evidence.

A competent crime scene search demands specialized training in understanding basic procedures, appreciation of the “WHY” of certain actions, close attention to details and to carry them out. Certain basic considerations, guidelines and procedures will help the technician to avoid any oversight of evidence and ensure a thorough search, while being in compliance with legal and scientific requirements. This will always bear on the use of physical evidence collected from a crime scene, victim or suspect. An opportunity can arise to uncover physical evidence in a case when, at the time seemed unimportant, but later proving to be of critical importance to an investigation.

Topics include:

• Management, Procedures
• Contamination and Preservation of evidence
• Forensic Evidence Case Law
• Trace Evidence and Collection
• Very little Conventional Latent Print Techniques (Practical)
• Extensive hands on Chemical Processing and Alternate Light Source techniques
• Porous and Non-Porous Surfaces
• Latent Collection Techniques on Tape
• Introduction to Bloodstain Evidence
• Presumptive Field Testing of Blood Evidence (Practical)
• Chemical Enhancement of Blood Print Evidence (Practical)
• Introduction to Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation and Documentation
• Digital Photography
• Digital Photography Flash Techniques
• 1:1 Digital Exposure, Calibration Software
• Digital Evidence Integrity Software

Students should have a good working knowledge of Basic Crime Scene Collection Techniques but this is not a requirement.