Please note that training or courses offered in this section are not sponsored by the IAI but are listed as a service to members and others who access this site. The IAI does not certify or approve the courses or material presented in this section. For more information about a particular course, please contact the course provider.
The following classes are listed in chronological order. Click on the title to view the details of the class.
2012
May
- Child and Infant Death Investigations — Hallendale, FL
- Recovery of Evidence from CCTV Video Recordings (RECVR) — Glynco, GA
- Child and Infant Death Investigations — Sheffield, AL
- IAI Certification Test Prep Review: CCSI & CCSA — Westminster, CO
June
- Basic Bloodstain Pattern ID — San Antonio, TX
- Digital Photography for Law Enforcement (DPLE) — Glynco, GA
- CSI Certification Exam Book Review: CCSI, CCSA & CSCSA — Torrance, CA
- Latent Fingerprint Development — San Bernardino, CA
- Examination and Comparison of Footwear Evidence — High Point, NC
- Basic Crime Scene Investigation — Pensacola, FL
- Introduction to Measurement Uncertainty — Columbus, OH
- Shooting Reconstruction — San Antonio, TX
- ISO/IEC 17025 and Accreditation — Columbus, OH
July
- Shooting Reconstruction — San Antonio, TX
- Advanced Bloodstain Pattern ID — Humble, TX
- Basic Bloodstain Pattern ID — Boca Raton, FL
August
- Basic Bloodstain Pattern ID — Chandler, AZ
- Digital Photography for Law Enforcement (DPLE) — Glynco, GA
- Basic Courtroom Testimony — Success Instead of Stomach Pains — Durham, NC
- CSI Certification Exam Book Review: CCSI, CCSA & CSCSA — Omaha, NE
- Recovery of Evidence from CCTV Video Recordings (RECVR) — Glynco, GA
- CSI Certification Exam Book Review: CCSI, CCSA & CSCSA — St. Augustine, FL
- Crime Scene Reconstruction — San Antonio, TX
September
- Arson Investigation — Sheffield, AL
- Basic Courtroom Testimony — Success Instead of Stomach Pains — Shreveport, LA
- Sex Related Homicide and Death Investigation — Fayetteville, NC
- Advanced Bloodstain Pattern ID — Port St. Lucie, FL
- Basic Forensic Photography — San Antonio, TX
- Advanced Digital Imaging — Boca Raton, FL
- Digital Photography for Law Enforcement (DPLE) — Glynco, GA
- Basic Bloodstain Pattern ID — Fontana, CA
- Examination and Comparison of Footwear Evidence — Meridian, ID
October
- Crime Scene Reconstruction — York, PA
- Crime Scene Reconstruction — San Antonio, TX
- Documentation, Collection and Preservation of Track Evidence — Carrollton, TX
- 23rd International Symposium on Human Identification — Nashville, TN
- Basic Forensic Photography — San Antonio, TX
November
- Advanced Crime Scene For Law Enforcement — Pelham, AL
- Advanced Bloodstain Pattern ID — Scottsdale, AZ
- Buried Body and Surface Skeleton — Bakersfield, CA
December
- CSI Certification Exam Book Review: CCSI, CCSA & CSCSA — North Port, FL
- Basic Bloodstain Pattern ID — Ocean City, MD
- Advanced Crime Scene For Law Enforcement — Seaside, CA
2013
January
- Child and Infant Death Investigations — San Luis Obispo, CA
- CSI Certification Exam Book Review: CCSI, CCSA & CSCSA — Ontario, CA
February
- Crime Scene Reconstruction — Fontana, CA
May
- Shooting Reconstruction — Fontana, CA
Child and Infant Death Investigations
May
21 - 22, 2012
Hallendale Police Department
400 South Federal Hwy
Hallendale, FL 33009
Hosted by Hallendale Police Department
Crime scene technicians and investigators from all levels will benefit from this training as we cover the topic of child and infant death investigations. The presentation will cover medicolegal, crime scene, and autopsy finding aspects of the subject. We will specifically discuss scene processing, evidence collection and investigative techniques as they relate to child death investigations. Child and infant death investigations require a unique approach and can be complicated for even the most seasoned investigator. The training will thoroughly cover the numerous aspects of these investigative cases and promote critical thinking and evaluation of these crime scenes and all the puzzle pieces to help delineate homicides from accidental and natural deaths, even in the most subtle of cases. Actual case scenarios will be presented with attendees solving the case in small working groups with hands-on review of actual forensic materials. Attend the training and glean from the presentation on this complex subject and expand your knowledge in this area!
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Who Should Attend?
This course is designed to educate Crime Scene Technicians and Investigators of all levels. State Attorneys and Defense Attorneys will benefit from the presented material as well as DCF/CPT workers.
About Your Instructor:
Jan Johnson, SCLA Retired Senior Crime Laboratory Analyst
Certified by State of Florida in Crime Scene Analysis and Bloodstain
Pattern Analysis
Certified by the International Association for Identification in Crime
Scene Analysis
Jan Johnson is retired from the State of Florida with over forty years experience in law enforcement. After ten years with the F.B.I., Jan made the transition to crime scene analysis. She is recognized by the IAI as a Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst and worked for FDLE in Pensacola, Florida for over twenty-two years. As a laboratory analyst and crime scene examiner, her field of experience includes detection, collection, and preservation of physical evidence, bloodstain pattern interpretation, trajectory analysis, buried body and skeletal remains recovery, clandestine laboratories, and numerous other procedures involving crime scene investigations. Due to her expertise in bloodstain pattern interpretation and crime scene reconstruction and analysis, Jan has testified in hundreds of criminal cases as an expert witness. Before retiring in 2004, Jan spent three years with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office as supervisor of the Crime Scene and Latent Print units, as well as overseer of ECSO’s new crime lab, which she designed. Jan served in the highly distinguished role of President of the IAI in 2004, and Chairman of the Board in 2005, and considers herself honored to have been on the IAI’s original Crime Scene Certification Board. Jan has served as President for the Florida Division of the IAI in 2007 as well as Chairman of the Board in 2008. She continues to serve on various committees within both the IAI and FDIAI. Jan has taught numerous courses in the areas of both Crime Scene and Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation and Crime Scene Reconstruction in the United States and abroad, including South Africa, Brazil, and Bermuda.
Contact Information
Host Contact:
Evelyn Heath
(954) 457-1464
eheath@cohb.org
Recovery of Evidence from CCTV Video Recordings (RECVR)
May
21 - 25, 2012
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
Glynco, GA
The RECVR course takes place in a state of the art technical training facility and is designed to provide the responding officer and/or the investigator with the best practices for recognizing, collecting, and properly transporting sensitive digital video evidence from crime scenes in such a manner that preserves the evidentiary integrity of the video.
Students will demonstrate their comprehension of the material and techniques taught in this course through extensive laboratory and practical exercises using various proprietary and nonproprietary recorders. Successful completion of a graded practical exercise is required for graduation. This is a HANDS-ON course!
The RECVR training program tuition includes state-of-the-art hardware and software which will be issued to each student and will be demonstrated and used during class. The tuition includes the equipment, room, meals and local transportation.
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Training Dates
- RECVR-203 / Glynco, GA -- May 21, 2012 to May 25, 2012
- RECVR-204 / Glynco, GA -- Aug 20, 2012 to Aug 24, 2012
Contact Information
Training Technician
Technical Operations Training Facility
Bldg. 217
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
Glynco, GA 31524
Phone: (912) 267-2702
Fax: (912) 267-2797
Fletc-TechnicalOpsTrngFacility@dhs.gov
Child and Infant Death Investigations
May
24 - 25, 2012
Mike Johnson Center (Sheffield Recreaton Center)
2901 East 19th Ave
Sheffield, AL 35660
Hosted by Sheffield Police Department
Crime scene technicians and investigators from all levels will benefit from this training as we cover the topic of child and infant death investigations. The presentation will cover medicolegal, crime scene, and autopsy finding aspects of the subject. We will specifically discuss scene processing, evidence collection and investigative techniques as they relate to child death investigations. Child and infant death investigations require a unique approach and can be complicated for even the most seasoned investigator. The training will thoroughly cover the numerous aspects of these investigative cases and promote critical thinking and evaluation of these crime scenes and all the puzzle pieces to help delineate homicides from accidental and natural deaths, even in the most subtle of cases. Actual case scenarios will be presented with attendees solving the case in small working groups with hands-on review of actual forensic materials. Attend the training and glean from the presentation on this complex subject and expand your knowledge in this area!
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Who Should Attend?
This course is designed to educate Crime Scene Technicians and Investigators of all levels. State Attorneys and Defense Attorneys will benefit from the presented material as well as DCF/CPT workers.
About Your Instructor:
Jan Johnson, SCLA Retired Senior Crime Laboratory Analyst
Certified by State of Florida in Crime Scene Analysis and Bloodstain
Pattern Analysis
Certified by the International Association for Identification in Crime
Scene Analysis
Jan Johnson is retired from the State of Florida with over forty years experience in law enforcement. After ten years with the F.B.I., Jan made the transition to crime scene analysis. She is recognized by the IAI as a Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst and worked for FDLE in Pensacola, Florida for over twenty-two years. As a laboratory analyst and crime scene examiner, her field of experience includes detection, collection, and preservation of physical evidence, bloodstain pattern interpretation, trajectory analysis, buried body and skeletal remains recovery, clandestine laboratories, and numerous other procedures involving crime scene investigations. Due to her expertise in bloodstain pattern interpretation and crime scene reconstruction and analysis, Jan has testified in hundreds of criminal cases as an expert witness. Before retiring in 2004, Jan spent three years with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office as supervisor of the Crime Scene and Latent Print units, as well as overseer of ECSO’s new crime lab, which she designed. Jan served in the highly distinguished role of President of the IAI in 2004, and Chairman of the Board in 2005, and considers herself honored to have been on the IAI’s original Crime Scene Certification Board. Jan has served as President for the Florida Division of the IAI in 2007 as well as Chairman of the Board in 2008. She continues to serve on various committees within both the IAI and FDIAI. Jan has taught numerous courses in the areas of both Crime Scene and Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation and Crime Scene Reconstruction in the United States and abroad, including South Africa, Brazil, and Bermuda.
Host Contact
Bobby Inman
(256) 383-1771
bobby-inman@comcast.net
IAI Certification Test Prep Review: CCSI & CCSA
May
29 - June 1, 2012
Westminster Police Department
East Training Room 2nd Floor
9110 Yates Street
Westiminster, CO 80031
Hosted by Westminster Police Department
IAI Crime Scene Certification Preparation Course
Designed for Modular One and Two
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Crime Scene Investigator Crime Scene Analyst |
This course is specifically designed with the goal of enabling students to pass whichever crime scene certification level examination that they are preparing for in the near future. This is a concentrated and fast moving review of either two or three books depending on the examination that you are testing to pass. Every book review will have pre-testing and post-testing composed of hundreds of extracted questions covering every chapter so that students will know their areas of strengths and weaknesses. Whether novice or experienced, this class is a must for maximizing the chances of successfully passing the examinations to improve your credentials and professionalism by becoming certified in the crime scene specialty. Students who attend this course will have a distinct advantage over those who have not attended this dedicated and intensive review course when it comes to testing for the IAI certification examinations. Students will be able to take the certification examination on the last day of this course for all modulars. The application for testing must be received by the IAI Office at least sixty days prior to the course date if you intend to take the certification test on the week of the course book review.
Please view the website theiai.org/certifications for complete listing of qualifications required for testing. Failing to complete application in a timely manner can result in you not being able to take the certification test on the week of the book review course; however, you will be allowed to take the examination at a later date.
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Who Should Attend?
This course is designed to assist in the preparation for the IAI Crime Scene Investigator Certification- CCSI or CCSA examination. Please make sure that you have read the new books as of August 1, 2008. Please see the IAI website at www.theiai.org for current books to read, certification application, and requirements.
About Your Instructor:
Jan Johnson, SCLA Retired Senior Crime Laboratory Analyst
Certified by State of Florida in Crime Scene Analysis and Bloodstain
Pattern Analysis
Certified by the International Association for Identification in Crime
Scene Analysis
Jan Johnson is retired from the State of Florida with over forty years experience in law enforcement. After ten years with the F.B.I., Jan made the transition to crime scene analysis. She is recognized by the IAI as a Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst and worked for FDLE in Pensacola, Florida for over twenty-two years. As a laboratory analyst and crime scene examiner, her field of experience includes detection, collection, and preservation of physical evidence, bloodstain pattern interpretation, trajectory analysis, buried body and skeletal remains recovery, clandestine laboratories, and numerous other procedures involving crime scene investigations. Due to her expertise in bloodstain pattern interpretation and crime scene reconstruction and analysis, Jan has testified in hundreds of criminal cases as an expert witness. Before retiring in 2004, Jan spent three years with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office as supervisor of the Crime Scene and Latent Print units, as well as overseer of ECSO’s new crime lab, which she designed. Jan served in the highly distinguished role of President of the IAI in 2004, and Chairman of the Board in 2005, and considers herself honored to have been on the IAI’s original Crime Scene Certification Board. Jan has served as President for the Florida Division of the IAI in 2007 as well as Chairman of the Board in 2008. She continues to serve on various committees within both the IAI and FDIAI. Jan has taught numerous courses in the areas of both Crime Scene and Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation and Crime Scene Reconstruction in the United States and abroad, including South Africa, Brazil, and Bermuda.
Contact Information
Host Contact:
Ivanie Stene
(303) 658-4268
istene@cityofwestminster.us
Basic
Bloodstain Pattern ID
June 4 - 8, 2012
San Antonio Police Academy
12200 SE Loop 410
San Antonio, TX 78221
Hosted by San Antonio Police Department
This comprehensive 40-hour workshop will provide participants training and assistance in the proper recognition of bloodstain pattern evidence. This includes actual laboratory experimentation of blood flight characteristics: motion and force. These experiments will be augmented with lecture material and case presentations for the ultimate purpose of reconstruction of the sequence of events which occurred at the scene of a crime. This is a hands-on workshop that will allow the participants to work individually and in small groups as they acquire the necessary knowledge and skills required of a bloodstain pattern analyst. The bloodstain evidence that will be analyzed will include that which is present at the crime scene, in a vehicle, on a victim and/or suspect’s clothing, or on discarded evidence such as knives, firearms and other weapons. The instructional atmosphere will be informal and the dress attire will be casual. This course satisfies the International Association for Identification 40 hour basic bloodstain analysis workshop for the purpose of the Bloodstain Pattern Certification Examination.
Course Topics
- The participants should acquire a working knowledge of current bloodstain pattern terminology
- The participants should have a clear understanding of how blood reacts to motion and force.
- The participants should know how to use proper bloodstain documentation techniques, which include sketching, written documentation, and photography.
- The participants should be able to identify specific bloodstain pattern evidence at crime scenes, in vehicles, on victims/suspects, and on clothing and weapons.
- The participants should acquire the ability to correctly detect, enhance, and preserve serological blood evidence for DNA analysis.
- The participants should be able to use the acquired knowledge and skills in order to correctly interpret bloodstain evidence for the purpose of crime scene reconstruction.
- The participants will acquire the basic knowledge to enable themselves to be prepared for courtroom presentation of the bloodstain evidence that was collected or documented.
Who Should Attend?
This is a hand-on course that will continue where the documentation class left off. It is specifically designed for the Crime Scene Investigator or Analyst designated to be responsible for the detection, documentation, and collection of bloodstain evidence encountered at a crime scene for the purpose of reconstruction. This course is taught in a manner in which the Crime Scene Investigator or Analyst can easily understand.
About Your Instructor:
Jan Johnson, SCLA Retired Senior Crime Laboratory Analyst
Certified by State of Florida in Crime Scene Analysis and Bloodstain
Pattern Analysis
Certified by the International Association for Identification in Crime
Scene Analysis
Jan Johnson is retired from the State of Florida with over forty years experience in law enforcement. After ten years with the F.B.I., Jan made the transition to crime scene analysis. She is recognized by the IAI as a Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst and worked for FDLE in Pensacola, Florida for over twenty-two years. As a laboratory analyst and crime scene examiner, her field of experience includes detection, collection, and preservation of physical evidence, bloodstain pattern interpretation, trajectory analysis, buried body and skeletal remains recovery, clandestine laboratories, and numerous other procedures involving crime scene investigations. Due to her expertise in bloodstain pattern interpretation and crime scene reconstruction and analysis, Jan has testified in hundreds of criminal cases as an expert witness. Before retiring in 2004, Jan spent three years with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office as supervisor of the Crime Scene and Latent Print units, as well as overseer of ECSO’s new crime lab, which she designed. Jan served in the highly distinguished role of President of the IAI in 2004, and Chairman of the Board in 2005, and considers herself honored to have been on the IAI’s original Crime Scene Certification Board. Jan has served as President for the Florida Division of the IAI in 2007 as well as Chairman of the Board in 2008. She continues to serve on various committees within both the IAI and FDIAI. Jan has taught numerous courses in the areas of both Crime Scene and Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation and Crime Scene Reconstruction in the United States and abroad, including South Africa, Brazil, and Bermuda.
Digital Photography for Law Enforcement (DPLE)
June
5 - 14, 2012
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
Glynco, GA
The Digital Photography For Law Enforcement (DPLE) is designed for qualified law enforcement officers, criminal investigators, crime scene technicians, and civilians who have a fundamental understanding of digital photography.
From the afternoon of the first day of the training program students will go 'hands on', developing their knowledge, skill and proficiency in photography. To accomplish this each student is issued a complete digital SLR camera kit and fully licensed copy of Adobe Photoshop® Elements software that they will keep upon graduation. It is with this equipment, and software, that the students develop that proficiency during challenging, and often exciting, real world photographic assignments developed by the instructors.
These photographic assignments include crime scenes, close-up (examination type), investigative, and surveillance photographic assignments.
Upon completion of the exercises, the students will learn how to properly transfer and save the captured images for evidentiary use, enhance images were required utilizing such software as Adobe Photoshop® Elements, and ultimately prepare and print images for court presentation.
A portfolio of hundreds of printed photographs is created by the student, and will serve as a reference for years following the training opportunity.
Upon completion of the training the law enforcement student will return to their respective agency with the requisite knowledge and equipment necessary to professionally and properly document virtually any type of crime scene, physical evidence, or in progress criminal activity.
This program has been approved by the Crime Scene Certification Board of International Association for Identification (IAI) as meeting the requirements necessary for training and professional development towards crime scene certification.
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Training Dates
- DPLE-206 / Glynco, GA -- Jun 05, 2012 to Jun 14, 2012
- DPLE-207 / Glynco, GA -- Aug 07, 2012 to Aug 16, 2012
- DPLE-208 / Glynco, GA -- Sep 18, 2012 to Sep 27, 2012
Contact Information
Training Technician
Technical Operations Training Facility
Bldg. 217
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
Glynco, GA 31524
Phone: (912) 267-2702
Fax: (912) 267-2797
Fletc-TechnicalOpsTrngFacility@dhs.gov
CSI Certification Exam Book Review: CCSI, CCSA & CSCSA
June
11 - 15, 2012
Torrance Police Department
3300 Civic Drive
Torrance, CA 90503
Hosted by Torrance Police Department
IAI Crime Scene Certification Preparation Course
Designed for Modular One, Two, and Four
| Modular One: Modular Two: Modular Four: |
Crime Scene Investigator Crime Scene Analyst Senior Crime Scene Analyst |
This course is specifically designed with the goal of enabling students to pass whichever crime scene certification level examination that they are preparing for in the near future. This is a concentrated and fast moving review of either two or three books depending on the examination that you are testing to pass. Every book review will have pre-testing and post-testing composed of hundreds of extracted questions covering every chapter so that students will know their areas of strengths and weaknesses. Whether novice or experienced, this class is a must for maximizing the chances of successfully passing the examinations to improve your credentials and professionalism by becoming certified in the crime scene specialty. Students who attend this course will have a distinct advantage over those who have not attended this dedicated and intensive review course when it comes to testing for the IAI certification examinations. Students will be able to take the certification examination on the last day of this course for all modulars. The application for testing must be received by the IAI Office at least sixty days prior to the course date if you intend to take the certification test on the week of the course book review.
Please view the website theiai.org/certifications for complete listing of qualifications required for testing. Failing to complete application in a timely manner can result in you not being able to take the certification test on the week of the book review course; however, you will be allowed to take the examination at a later date.
Course Topics
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Who Should Attend?
This course is designed to assist in the preparation for the IAI Crime Scene Investigator Certification- CCSI , CCSA or CSCSA examination. Please make sure that you have read the new books as of August 1, 2008. Please see the IAI website at www.theiai.org for current books to read, certification application, and requirements.
About Your Instructor:
Jan Johnson, SCLA Retired Senior Crime Laboratory Analyst
Certified by State of Florida in Crime Scene Analysis and Bloodstain
Pattern Analysis
Certified by the International Association for Identification in Crime
Scene Analysis
Jan Johnson is retired from the State of Florida with over forty years experience in law enforcement. After ten years with the F.B.I., Jan made the transition to crime scene analysis. She is recognized by the IAI as a Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst and worked for FDLE in Pensacola, Florida for over twenty-two years. As a laboratory analyst and crime scene examiner, her field of experience includes detection, collection, and preservation of physical evidence, bloodstain pattern interpretation, trajectory analysis, buried body and skeletal remains recovery, clandestine laboratories, and numerous other procedures involving crime scene investigations. Due to her expertise in bloodstain pattern interpretation and crime scene reconstruction and analysis, Jan has testified in hundreds of criminal cases as an expert witness. Before retiring in 2004, Jan spent three years with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office as supervisor of the Crime Scene and Latent Print units, as well as overseer of ECSO’s new crime lab, which she designed. Jan served in the highly distinguished role of President of the IAI in 2004, and Chairman of the Board in 2005, and considers herself honored to have been on the IAI’s original Crime Scene Certification Board. Jan has served as President for the Florida Division of the IAI in 2007 as well as Chairman of the Board in 2008. She continues to serve on various committees within both the IAI and FDIAI. Jan has taught numerous courses in the areas of both Crime Scene and Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation and Crime Scene Reconstruction in the United States and abroad, including South Africa, Brazil, and Bermuda.
Contact Information
Host Contact:
Allison Gipson
(310) 781-7100
Latent Fingerprint Development
June
11 - 15, 2012
Advanced Officer Training
San Bernardino, California
This is a 40-hr course that provides training in latent fingerprint location, development, and preservation. This course covers latent print development techniques including various powders, chemicals, dye stains, and photography. This course will discuss locating latent prints at the crime scene. This course is primarily hands-on and students will spend their time in a laboratory setting processing latent fingerprints.
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Who Should Attend
- Crime Scene Investigators
- Forensic Technicians
- Criminalists
- Detectives
- Investigators
Contact Information
Advanced Officer Training
18000 Institution Road
P.O. Box 9037
San Bernardino, CA 92427
Phone: 909.473.2695
E-mail: Debbie Harris
dbharris@sbcsd.org
Further Information
http://sites.google.com/site/sbsdcsitraining/home
Download class flyer
Examination and Comparison of Footwear Evidence
June
12-15, 2012
High Point Police Department
1009 Leonard Ave
High Point, NC 27260
Hosted by High Point Police Department
This course is approved by the International Association for Identification as credits towards certification and re-certification.
This training course is designed to present a series of interactive lectures using PowerPoint, Adobe Photoshop, and various other software programs. This training session will provide an overview with both lecture and hands on exercises of the proper methods and techniques in the examination and comparison of footwear evidence. There will be various discussions related to the proper techniques and methodologies in the examination and comparison process. There will be heavy discussions on the manufacturing of outsoles and how it pertains to the comparison process. Numerous practical exercises both in class and outside of the classroom are utilized and implemented to emphasize and critique the skills of the students to properly perform this level of training in footwear science. After each exercise the student’s work will be critiqued and measured.
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Who Should Attend?
This comprehensive, 32 hour course is designed for the criminal evidence analysts and forensic scientists with the responsibility for examining and comparing footwear impression evidence and for those wishing to start a career in the examination and comparison of footwear evidence.
About Your Instructor:
Dwane Hilderbrand, M.Ed
CLPE, CFWE, CSCSA
Scottsdale, Arizona
Dwane Hilderbrand began his distinguished criminal justice career in 1975 with his employment in the Identification Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, located in Washington, D.C. In 1978 he accepted a position as Identification Technician with the Prince William County Police Department in Woodbridge, Virginia, where he was employed until 1981, when he was offered a forensic identification and crime scene position with the Scottsdale, Arizona Police Department. Dwane dedicated the remainder of his government career to the development of his advanced technical analytical and testimonial skills and retired in October of 2005 with twenty-four years of service to the citizens of Scottsdale, Arizona. He was the main instructor for Ron Smith & Associates, Incorporated for this particular class until 2010 when Dwane made the decision to open and manage his own private forensic consulting and training business.
Subsequent to Dwane’s studies in Police and Forensic Science, he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Management from the University of Phoenix followed by a Master’s Degree in Education from Northern Arizona University. He is one of the very few forensic professionals in the world who has earned professional certifications from the International Association for Identification as a “Certified Latent Print Examiner”, “Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst” and “Certified Footwear Examiner”. He was recently awarded Member Emeritus to the American Society of Forensic Podiatry.
Dwane Hilderbrand, a P.O.S.T. certified instructor, has been invited to speak on a wide variety of forensic related topics at professional conferences across the United States and abroad. His famous “involve them and they will learn” teaching style has made him one of the most sought after instructors in the criminal justice profession.
He was one of three Americans invited to be a presenter at the first International Shoeprint conference held in Finland. Dwane was responsible for the first computerized Automated Shoeprint Identification System with Scottsdale Police Department. He was also responsible for the footwear and tire track evidence and the latent print examiners training and procedure manuals. Dwane has assisted in many footwear cases throughout the United States as well as Jamaica and the Anguilla Islands.
This particular seminar, “Examination and Comparison of Footwear Evidence” is one of Dwane’s most educational and enjoyable courses of instruction. He has done extensive research on the topic and has developed a methodology of teaching criminal justice professionals from all aspects of law enforcement on how to properly and effectively collection and preserve track evidence. He understands the needs of the beginning footwear examiner and he is able to assist them in reaching their goal. He is able to supply the student with the necessary information in such a way that it is not only understandable but also enjoyable. Dwane is an accomplished expert instructor in this area of examination and comparison.
Contact Information
Forensic ITC Services at ForensicITC@cox.net
Basic Crime Scene Investigation
June
18 - 22, 2012
Forensic Pieces
3 West Garden Street
Suite 314
Pensacola, FL 32502
The number one reason why most crime scene investigations fail is because there was inadequate crime scene processing and analysis. Working a crime scene, whether major or minor, is a process that involves a wide range of skills. This 5-day course was developed as a refresher workshop for crime scene investigators, or for the new officer with limited exposure and experience in crime scene processing. The detection, collection, documentation, and preservation of physical evidence are key elements involved in every crime scene. This course will demonstrate and elaborate on techniques that may or may not have been acquired in the field, and will assist in developing new techniques in crime scene examinations. Forensic science is forever changing and improving, and new techniques and equipment are constantly being developed to assist the law enforcement officer with the challenges of the “every scene, every time” concept.
Course Topics
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Who Should Attend?
This is a hands-on course that is specifically designed for crime scene officers with or without experience. This course is taught in a manner in which the crime scene officer can easily understand.
About Your Instructor:
Jan Johnson, SCLA Retired Senior Crime Laboratory Analyst
Certified by State of Florida in Crime Scene Analysis and Bloodstain
Pattern Analysis
Certified by the International Association for Identification in Crime
Scene Analysis
Jan Johnson is retired from the State of Florida with over forty years experience in law enforcement. After ten years with the F.B.I., Jan made the transition to crime scene analysis. She is recognized by the IAI as a Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst and worked for FDLE in Pensacola, Florida for over twenty-two years. As a laboratory analyst and crime scene examiner, her field of experience includes detection, collection, and preservation of physical evidence, bloodstain pattern interpretation, trajectory analysis, buried body and skeletal remains recovery, clandestine laboratories, and numerous other procedures involving crime scene investigations. Due to her expertise in bloodstain pattern interpretation and crime scene reconstruction and analysis, Jan has testified in hundreds of criminal cases as an expert witness. Before retiring in 2004, Jan spent three years with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office as supervisor of the Crime Scene and Latent Print units, as well as overseer of ECSO’s new crime lab, which she designed. Jan served in the highly distinguished role of President of the IAI in 2004, and Chairman of the Board in 2005, and considers herself honored to have been on the IAI’s original Crime Scene Certification Board. Jan has served as President for the Florida Division of the IAI in 2007 as well as Chairman of the Board in 2008. She continues to serve on various committees within both the IAI and FDIAI. Jan has taught numerous courses in the areas of both Crime Scene and Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation and Crime Scene Reconstruction in the United States and abroad, including South Africa, Brazil, and Bermuda.
Course Contact
Forensic Course Director Rachel Susnar
(850) 332-0141
rachel@forensicpieces.com
Introduction
to Measurement Uncertainty
June 25 - 26, 2012
Columbus, OH
Instructors: Richard and Barbara Turner
The course is suitable for all personnel of both Calibration and Testing laboratories. It follows the same approach which the A2LA has used over the past few years, except that the duration has been extended (on request by a number of participants) to 2 days.
Every effort is made to eliminate unnecessary complications, to apply the GUM at its simplest level and to take away apparent mystery. Participants who have never drawn up uncertainty budgets before usually develop the required skill well before the end of the class. Others who seek explanations of GUM complexities obtain clarifications expressed in simple terms. Measurement uncertainty problems are solved by brainstorming methods so as to generate interaction by all participants.
American Association for Laboratory Accreditation website
For Further Info Please Contact:
Ms. Julie Collins, A2LA Training Administrator, at 301 644 3235 or jcollins@a2la.org.
Shooting Reconstruction
June
25 - 29, 2012
San Antonio Police Academy
12200 SE Loop
San Antonio, TX 78221
Hosted by San Antonio Police Department
This comprehensive five day course is designed for crime scene investigators, detectives, crime laboratory analysts and others in the field of forensic science that have the basic training and skills for shooting crime scene examinations. This course will assist law enforcement officers in connecting all of the forensic pieces for the purpose of shooting crime scene reconstruction. A crime scene is a huge puzzle, and piece by piece we compile the physical evidence in each case; the more difficult job is trying to connect those pieces to obtain the big picture, the shooting crime scene reconstruction. This course will also assist in the documentation of physical evidence at the scene which previously might not have been recorded. The attendees will learn by using string, dowel rods, scientific calculators, and/or lasers about the flight path of the projectile from the moment it leaves a firearm muzzle to the moment it strikes the final target and is recovered. Also, students will examine the firearm residue for estimated distance determination from the position of the shooter to the victim and/or final target. Mock scenes for this course were designed to assist the student in the importance of scene documentation, and to obtain the maximum, accurate information for ultimate shooting crime scene reconstruction.
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Who Should Attend?
This is a hands-on course that is specifically designed for crime scene officers with or without experience. This course is taught in a manner in which the crime scene officer can easily understand.
About Your Instructor:
Jan Johnson, SCLA Retired Senior Crime Laboratory Analyst
Certified by State of Florida in Crime Scene Analysis and Bloodstain
Pattern Analysis
Certified by the International Association for Identification in Crime
Scene Analysis
Jan Johnson is retired from the State of Florida with over forty years experience in law enforcement. After ten years with the F.B.I., Jan made the transition to crime scene analysis. She is recognized by the IAI as a Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst and worked for FDLE in Pensacola, Florida for over twenty-two years. As a laboratory analyst and crime scene examiner, her field of experience includes detection, collection, and preservation of physical evidence, bloodstain pattern interpretation, trajectory analysis, buried body and skeletal remains recovery, clandestine laboratories, and numerous other procedures involving crime scene investigations. Due to her expertise in bloodstain pattern interpretation and crime scene reconstruction and analysis, Jan has testified in hundreds of criminal cases as an expert witness. Before retiring in 2004, Jan spent three years with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office as supervisor of the Crime Scene and Latent Print units, as well as overseer of ECSO’s new crime lab, which she designed. Jan served in the highly distinguished role of President of the IAI in 2004, and Chairman of the Board in 2005, and considers herself honored to have been on the IAI’s original Crime Scene Certification Board. Jan has served as President for the Florida Division of the IAI in 2007 as well as Chairman of the Board in 2008. She continues to serve on various committees within both the IAI and FDIAI. Jan has taught numerous courses in the areas of both Crime Scene and Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation and Crime Scene Reconstruction in the United States and abroad, including South Africa, Brazil, and Bermuda.
ISO/IEC
17025 and Accreditation
June 27 - 29, 2012
Columbus, OH
Instructors: Kenneth Stoub, Daren Valentine or Dawn Mettler
This course is a comprehensive look at ISO 17025 and its documentation and internal auditing requirements. Previously taught in three separate one-day courses, the merged subject matter enables the instructor to present an understandable explanation of the standard and how it should be applied. In this course, you will gain critical insight on the interpretation of the requirements of this new laboratory standard and you will also receive a detailed review of the accreditation process.
You will learn how to design and develop laboratory documents and quality manuals. The quality manual will be examined as to its impact on laboratory operations and what purpose it serves. You will learn what information it should contain, what writing style is most effective and how to keep your documents and quality manual up to date.
This course also gives attendees the knowledge needed to establish an internal quality audit program as required by ISO 17025, and to initiate the sequence of activities involved in scheduling, planning, conducting, reporting on and closing out internal quality audits. Participants will be able to employ effective techniques of auditing and the ability to develop the auditing procedures, scheduling and recording systems needed to sustain the program.
Attendees will receive practical instructions on the development, implementation and long-term maintenance of an effective laboratory quality system.
American Association for Laboratory Accreditation website
For Further Info Please Contact:
Ms. Julie Collins, A2LA Training Administrator, at 301 644 3235 or jcollins@a2la.org.
Shooting Reconstruction
July
9 - 13, 2012
San Antonio Police Academy
12200 SE Loop 410
San Antonio, TX 78221
Hosted by San Antonio Police Department
This comprehensive five day course is designed for crime scene investigators, detectives, crime laboratory analysts and others in the field of forensic science that have the basic training and skills for shooting crime scene examinations. This course will assist law enforcement officers in connecting all of the forensic pieces for the purpose of shooting crime scene reconstruction. A crime scene is a huge puzzle, and piece by piece we compile the physical evidence in each case; the more difficult job is trying to connect those pieces to obtain the big picture, the shooting crime scene reconstruction. This course will also assist in the documentation of physical evidence at the scene which previously might not have been recorded. The attendees will learn by using string, dowel rods, scientific calculators, and/or lasers about the flight path of the projectile from the moment it leaves a firearm muzzle to the moment it strikes the final target and is recovered. Also, students will examine the firearm residue for estimated distance determination from the position of the shooter to the victim and/or final target. Mock scenes for this course were designed to assist the student in the importance of scene documentation, and to obtain the maximum, accurate information for ultimate shooting crime scene reconstruction.
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Who Should Attend?
This is a hands-on course that is specifically designed for crime scene officers with or without experience. This course is taught in a manner in which the crime scene officer can easily understand.
Instructor
Jan Johnson, SCLA Retired Senior Crime Laboratory Analyst
Certified by State of Florida in Crime Scene Analysis and Bloodstain
Pattern Analysis
Certified by the International Association for Identification in Crime
Scene Analysis
Jan Johnson is retired from the State of Florida with over forty years experience in law enforcement. After ten years with the F.B.I., Jan made the transition to crime scene analysis. She is recognized by the IAI as a Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst and worked for FDLE in Pensacola, Florida for over twenty-two years. As a laboratory analyst and crime scene examiner, her field of experience includes detection, collection, and preservation of physical evidence, bloodstain pattern interpretation, trajectory analysis, buried body and skeletal remains recovery, clandestine laboratories, and numerous other procedures involving crime scene investigations. Due to her expertise in bloodstain pattern interpretation and crime scene reconstruction and analysis, Jan has testified in hundreds of criminal cases as an expert witness. Before retiring in 2004, Jan spent three years with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office as supervisor of the Crime Scene and Latent Print units, as well as overseer of ECSO’s new crime lab, which she designed. Jan served in the highly distinguished role of President of the IAI in 2004, and Chairman of the Board in 2005, and considers herself honored to have been on the IAI’s original Crime Scene Certification Board. Jan has served as President for the Florida Division of the IAI in 2007 as well as Chairman of the Board in 2008. She continues to serve on various committees within both the IAI and FDIAI. Jan has taught numerous courses in the areas of both Crime Scene and Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation and Crime Scene Reconstruction in the United States and abroad, including South Africa, Brazil, and Bermuda.
Advanced
Bloodstain Pattern ID
July 16 - 20, 2012
Harris County Sheriff’s Office Academy
2316 Atascocita Road
Humble, TX 77396
Hosted by Harris County Sheriff’s Office
This course was developed for the crime scene technician/analyst, detectives and forensic investigators who have already completed a basic bloodstain pattern analysis workshop and are seeking to learn more advanced skills in documenting, processing, and evaluating those scenes in which bloodshed has occurred. This course will enhance the basic skills and advance the students up to a competency level which is required for independent analysis. Contents of the course will include clothing examination, advanced techniques for blood detection, use of the scientific method and the ability to apply experimental designs to help support your bloodstain pattern interpretations. This course will include critical evaluation of prior cases already prepared as well as analysis of complex mock bloodstain crime scenes. Students will be expected to recognize and identify bloodstain evidence and to properly document and preserve that evidence. At the conclusion of this course students will be able to perform proper interpretation of bloodstain evidence and patterns, as well as prepare a report and render expert opinions. These new skills will be put to the test with a moot court setting at the end of the course in which the students will defend their expert opinions, utilizing their new knowledge, skills and abilities as a bloodstain expert. Students are encouraged to bring a bloodstain case for presentation and peer review.
Course Topics
- Understanding of bloodstain terminology past, present, and future
- Recognize and properly document bloodstain patterns
- Utilization of fundamental knowledge of the principles of math and/or physics which may support or contradict the reconstruction of the scene
- Knowledge of the scientific method and application to experimental design to support opinions
- Interpretations of bloodstains for scene reconstruction
- Preparation of bloodstain reports and expert opinions
- Courtroom preparation for the bloodstain expert witness
- Moot court session with peer review
Who Should Attend?
This comprehensive, 40-hour course is designed for the student who has previously attended a 40-hour introductory bloodstain pattern identification workshop. This includes the proper documentation of bloodstains and the identification of the physical characteristics of the bloodstain patterns created in violent crime scenes where bloodshed occurs. Therefore, all students are required to have Bloodstain Pattern Identification, or similar training, as a prerequisite to this course. Documentation of previously attended training course(s) must be submitted with the application of this course.
About Your Instructor:
Jan Johnson, SCLA Retired Senior Crime Laboratory Analyst
Certified by State of Florida in Crime Scene Analysis and Bloodstain
Pattern Analysis
Certified by the International Association for Identification in Crime
Scene Analysis
Jan Johnson is retired from the State of Florida with over forty years experience in law enforcement. After ten years with the F.B.I., Jan made the transition to crime scene analysis. She is recognized by the IAI as a Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst and worked for FDLE in Pensacola, Florida for over twenty-two years. As a laboratory analyst and crime scene examiner, her field of experience includes detection, collection, and preservation of physical evidence, bloodstain pattern interpretation, trajectory analysis, buried body and skeletal remains recovery, clandestine laboratories, and numerous other procedures involving crime scene investigations. Due to her expertise in bloodstain pattern interpretation and crime scene reconstruction and analysis, Jan has testified in hundreds of criminal cases as an expert witness. Before retiring in 2004, Jan spent three years with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office as supervisor of the Crime Scene and Latent Print units, as well as overseer of ECSO’s new crime lab, which she designed. Jan served in the highly distinguished role of President of the IAI in 2004, and Chairman of the Board in 2005, and considers herself honored to have been on the IAI’s original Crime Scene Certification Board. Jan has served as President for the Florida Division of the IAI in 2007 as well as Chairman of the Board in 2008. She continues to serve on various committees within both the IAI and FDIAI. Jan has taught numerous courses in the areas of both Crime Scene and Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation and Crime Scene Reconstruction in the United States and abroad, including South Africa, Brazil, and Bermuda.
Contact Information:
Kenneth Pierson
281-436-2989 or kenneth.pierson@sheriff.hctx.net
Basic
Bloodstain Pattern ID
July 30 - August 3, 2012
Boca Raton Police Training Center
6500 Congress Avenue
Boca Raton, FL 33487
Hosted by Boca Raton Police Services Department
This comprehensive 40-hour workshop will provide participants training and assistance in the proper recognition of bloodstain pattern evidence. This includes actual laboratory experimentation of blood flight characteristics: motion and force. These experiments will be augmented with lecture material and case presentations for the ultimate purpose of reconstruction of the sequence of events which occurred at the scene of a crime. This is a hands-on workshop that will allow the participants to work individually and in small groups as they acquire the necessary knowledge and skills required of a bloodstain pattern analyst. The bloodstain evidence that will be analyzed will include that which is present at the crime scene, in a vehicle, on a victim and/or suspect’s clothing, or on discarded evidence such as knives, firearms and other weapons. The instructional atmosphere will be informal and the dress attire will be casual. This course satisfies the International Association for Identification 40 hour basic bloodstain analysis workshop for the purpose of the Bloodstain Pattern Certification Examination.
Course Topics
- The participants should acquire a working knowledge of current bloodstain pattern terminology
- The participants should have a clear understanding of how blood reacts to motion and force.
- The participants should know how to use proper bloodstain documentation techniques, which include sketching, written documentation, and photography.
- The participants should be able to identify specific bloodstain pattern evidence at crime scenes, in vehicles, on victims/suspects, and on clothing and weapons.
- The participants should acquire the ability to correctly detect, enhance, and preserve serological blood evidence for DNA analysis.
- The participants should be able to use the acquired knowledge and skills in order to correctly interpret bloodstain evidence for the purpose of crime scene reconstruction.
- The participants will acquire the basic knowledge to enable themselves to be prepared for courtroom presentation of the bloodstain evidence that was collected or documented.
Who Should Attend?
This is a hand-on course that will continue where the documentation class left off. It is specifically designed for the Crime Scene Investigator or Analyst designated to be responsible for the detection, documentation, and collection of bloodstain evidence encountered at a crime scene for the purpose of reconstruction. This course is taught in a manner in which the Crime Scene Investigator or Analyst can easily understand.
About Your Instructor:
Jan Johnson, SCLA Retired Senior Crime Laboratory Analyst
Certified by State of Florida in Crime Scene Analysis and Bloodstain
Pattern Analysis
Certified by the International Association for Identification in Crime
Scene Analysis
Jan Johnson is retired from the State of Florida with over forty years experience in law enforcement. After ten years with the F.B.I., Jan made the transition to crime scene analysis. She is recognized by the IAI as a Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst and worked for FDLE in Pensacola, Florida for over twenty-two years. As a laboratory analyst and crime scene examiner, her field of experience includes detection, collection, and preservation of physical evidence, bloodstain pattern interpretation, trajectory analysis, buried body and skeletal remains recovery, clandestine laboratories, and numerous other procedures involving crime scene investigations. Due to her expertise in bloodstain pattern interpretation and crime scene reconstruction and analysis, Jan has testified in hundreds of criminal cases as an expert witness. Before retiring in 2004, Jan spent three years with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office as supervisor of the Crime Scene and Latent Print units, as well as overseer of ECSO’s new crime lab, which she designed. Jan served in the highly distinguished role of President of the IAI in 2004, and Chairman of the Board in 2005, and considers herself honored to have been on the IAI’s original Crime Scene Certification Board. Jan has served as President for the Florida Division of the IAI in 2007 as well as Chairman of the Board in 2008. She continues to serve on various committees within both the IAI and FDIAI. Jan has taught numerous courses in the areas of both Crime Scene and Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation and Crime Scene Reconstruction in the United States and abroad, including South Africa, Brazil, and Bermuda.
Contact Information:
Sgt. Nicole Girardi
ngirardi@myboca.us or (561) 982-4821
Basic
Bloodstain Pattern ID
August 6 - 10, 2012
Chandler Heights Police Substation
4040 E. Chandler Heights
Chandler, AZ 85249
Hosted by Chandler Police Department
This comprehensive 40-hour workshop will provide participants training and assistance in the proper recognition of bloodstain pattern evidence. This includes actual laboratory experimentation of blood flight characteristics: motion and force. These experiments will be augmented with lecture material and case presentations for the ultimate purpose of reconstruction of the sequence of events which occurred at the scene of a crime. This is a hands-on workshop that will allow the participants to work individually and in small groups as they acquire the necessary knowledge and skills required of a bloodstain pattern analyst. The bloodstain evidence that will be analyzed will include that which is present at the crime scene, in a vehicle, on a victim and/or suspect’s clothing, or on discarded evidence such as knives, firearms and other weapons. The instructional atmosphere will be informal and the dress attire will be casual. This course satisfies the International Association for Identification 40 hour basic bloodstain analysis workshop for the purpose of the Bloodstain Pattern Certification Examination.
Course Topics
- The participants should acquire a working knowledge of current bloodstain pattern terminology
- The participants should have a clear understanding of how blood reacts to motion and force.
- The participants should know how to use proper bloodstain documentation techniques, which include sketching, written documentation, and photography.
- The participants should be able to identify specific bloodstain pattern evidence at crime scenes, in vehicles, on victims/suspects, and on clothing and weapons.
- The participants should acquire the ability to correctly detect, enhance, and preserve serological blood evidence for DNA analysis.
- The participants should be able to use the acquired knowledge and skills in order to correctly interpret bloodstain evidence for the purpose of crime scene reconstruction.
- The participants will acquire the basic knowledge to enable themselves to be prepared for courtroom presentation of the bloodstain evidence that was collected or documented.
Who Should Attend?
This is a hand-on course that will continue where the documentation class left off. It is specifically designed for the Crime Scene Investigator or Analyst designated to be responsible for the detection, documentation, and collection of bloodstain evidence encountered at a crime scene for the purpose of reconstruction. This course is taught in a manner in which the Crime Scene Investigator or Analyst can easily understand.
About Your Instructor:
Jan Johnson, SCLA Retired Senior Crime Laboratory Analyst
Certified by State of Florida in Crime Scene Analysis and Bloodstain
Pattern Analysis
Certified by the International Association for Identification in Crime
Scene Analysis
Jan Johnson is retired from the State of Florida with over forty years experience in law enforcement. After ten years with the F.B.I., Jan made the transition to crime scene analysis. She is recognized by the IAI as a Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst and worked for FDLE in Pensacola, Florida for over twenty-two years. As a laboratory analyst and crime scene examiner, her field of experience includes detection, collection, and preservation of physical evidence, bloodstain pattern interpretation, trajectory analysis, buried body and skeletal remains recovery, clandestine laboratories, and numerous other procedures involving crime scene investigations. Due to her expertise in bloodstain pattern interpretation and crime scene reconstruction and analysis, Jan has testified in hundreds of criminal cases as an expert witness. Before retiring in 2004, Jan spent three years with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office as supervisor of the Crime Scene and Latent Print units, as well as overseer of ECSO’s new crime lab, which she designed. Jan served in the highly distinguished role of President of the IAI in 2004, and Chairman of the Board in 2005, and considers herself honored to have been on the IAI’s original Crime Scene Certification Board. Jan has served as President for the Florida Division of the IAI in 2007 as well as Chairman of the Board in 2008. She continues to serve on various committees within both the IAI and FDIAI. Jan has taught numerous courses in the areas of both Crime Scene and Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation and Crime Scene Reconstruction in the United States and abroad, including South Africa, Brazil, and Bermuda.
Contact Information:
Tanya Keeton
(480) 782-4939 or tanya.keeton@chandleraz.gov
Digital Photography for Law Enforcement (DPLE)
August
7 - 16, 2012
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
Glynco, GA
The Digital Photography For Law Enforcement (DPLE) is designed for qualified law enforcement officers, criminal investigators, crime scene technicians, and civilians who have a fundamental understanding of digital photography.
From the afternoon of the first day of the training program students will go 'hands on', developing their knowledge, skill and proficiency in photography. To accomplish this each student is issued a complete digital SLR camera kit and fully licensed copy of Adobe Photoshop® Elements software that they will keep upon graduation. It is with this equipment, and software, that the students develop that proficiency during challenging, and often exciting, real world photographic assignments developed by the instructors.
These photographic assignments include crime scenes, close-up (examination type), investigative, and surveillance photographic assignments.
Upon completion of the exercises, the students will learn how to properly transfer and save the captured images for evidentiary use, enhance images were required utilizing such software as Adobe Photoshop® Elements, and ultimately prepare and print images for court presentation.
A portfolio of hundreds of printed photographs is created by the student, and will serve as a reference for years following the training opportunity.
Upon completion of the training the law enforcement student will return to their respective agency with the requisite knowledge and equipment necessary to professionally and properly document virtually any type of crime scene, physical evidence, or in progress criminal activity.
This program has been approved by the Crime Scene Certification Board of International Association for Identification (IAI) as meeting the requirements necessary for training and professional development towards crime scene certification.
Curriculum
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Training Dates
- DPLE-206 / Glynco, GA -- Jun 05, 2012 to Jun 14, 2012
- DPLE-207 / Glynco, GA -- Aug 07, 2012 to Aug 16, 2012
- DPLE-208 / Glynco, GA -- Sep 18, 2012 to Sep 27, 2012
Contact Information
Training Technician
Technical Operations Training Facility
Bldg. 217
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
Glynco, GA 31524
Phone: (912) 267-2702
Fax: (912) 267-2797
Fletc-TechnicalOpsTrngFacility@dhs.gov
Basic Courtroom Testimony — Success Instead of Stomach Pains
August
9 - 10, 2012
Durham, NC
Hosted by the Durham Police Department
This course is approved by the International Association for Identification as credits towards certification and re-certification.
This course is designed for those individuals:
- Who have a natural fear of public speaking. Did you know it is the second most feared reality; dying by fire was number 1.
- Who have not had the opportunity to receive much, if any, formal courtroom testimony training.
- Who are willing to work at identifying their strengths and talents in order to improve and build on any weaknesses in testimony skills using those abilities.
- Who are willing to grow professionally and build a firm confidence in themselves.
- Who believe that they can succeed on the witness stand if someone would just show them some simple techniques.
- For those wishing to improve on building their court CV and understanding how to build qualifying questions.
Course Description
This training course is designed to present a series of interactive lectures using PowerPoint and various movies. This training course was designed for those individuals that want to better themselves on the witness stand by learning to work on their present abilities and talents. Although, this course contains humor and laughter, it is taught in a manner of professionalism and respect to our court system. The course provides assistance and knowledge to those students wishing to better themselves on the witness stand, by understanding the perceptions of those that we testify in front of, juries. This is an affective course to learn how to have success on the witness stand instead of those stomach pains you get the moment you receive a subpoena. The training course is design to run for two full days of lecture. This course was designed so that anyone that might testify could take this training.
About Your Instructor:
Dwane Hilderbrand, M.Ed
CLPE, CFWE, CSCSA
Scottsdale, Arizona
Dwane Hilderbrand began his distinguished criminal justice career in 1975 with his employment in the Identification Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, located in Washington, D.C. In 1978 he accepted a position as Identification Technician with the Prince William County Police Department in Woodbridge, Virginia, where he was employed until 1981, when he was offered a forensic identification and crime scene position with the Scottsdale, Arizona Police Department. Dwane dedicated the remainder of his government career to the development of his advanced technical analytical and testimonial skills and retired in October of 2005 with twenty-four years of service to the citizens of Scottsdale, Arizona. In 2005, Dwane hired as the senior consultant and instructor with Ron Smith & Associates, Incorporated. He left Ron Smith and Associates in 2009, and now manages his own private training and consulting business, headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Subsequent to Dwane’s studies in Police Science, he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Management from the University of Phoenix followed by a Master’s Degree in Education from Northern Arizona University. He is one of the very few forensic professionals in the world who has earned professional certifications from the International Association for Identification as a “Certified Latent Print Examiner”, “Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst” and “Certified Footwear Examiner”.
Dwane Hilderbrand, a P.O.S.T. certified instructor, has been invited to speak on a wide variety of forensic related topics at professional conferences across the United States and abroad. His famous “involve them and they will learn” teaching style has made him one of the most sought after instructors in the criminal justice profession.
This particular seminar, “Basic Courtroom Testimony Techniques—Success Instead of Stomach Pains” is one of Dwane’s most educational and enjoyable courses of instruction. He has done extensive research on the topic and has developed a methodology of teaching criminal justice professionals from all aspects of law enforcement on how to not only survive on the witness stand but to really “succeed”. He understands the needs of the jury and is able to assist the student in reaching each jury member with the information in such a way that it is not only understandable but believable. He has come to realize that jury members don’t actually vote on the truth, but “their perception of the truth”. Their perception of the truth is effected greatly by the presentation style and ability of the criminal justice witness and Dwane is an accomplished expert instructor in these multiple areas of technical communication.
Contact Information
Contact for Further Information at ForensicITC@cox.net
CSI Certification Exam Book Review: CCSI, CCSA & CSCSA
August
13 - 17, 2012
Douglas County Sheriff’s Office
15345 West Maple Rd
Omaha, NE 68116
Hosted by Douglas County Sheriff’s Office
IAI Crime Scene Certification Preparation Course
Designed for Modular One, Two, and Four
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Crime Scene Investigator Crime Scene Analyst Senior Crime Scene Analyst |
This course is specifically designed with the goal of enabling students to pass whichever crime scene certification level examination that they are preparing for in the near future. This is a concentrated and fast moving review of either two or three books depending on the examination that you are testing to pass. Every book review will have pre-testing and post-testing composed of hundreds of extracted questions covering every chapter so that students will know their areas of strengths and weaknesses. Whether novice or experienced, this class is a must for maximizing the chances of successfully passing the examinations to improve your credentials and professionalism by becoming certified in the crime scene specialty. Students who attend this course will have a distinct advantage over those who have not attended this dedicated and intensive review course when it comes to testing for the IAI certification examinations. Students will be able to take the certification examination on the last day of this course for all modulars. The application for testing must be received by the IAI Office at least sixty days prior to the course date if you intend to take the certification test on the week of the course book review.
Please view the website theiai.org/certifications for complete listing of qualifications required for testing. Failing to complete application in a timely manner can result in you not being able to take the certification test on the week of the book review course; however, you will be allowed to take the examination at a later date.
Course Topics
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Who Should Attend?
This course is designed to assist in the preparation for the IAI Crime Scene Investigator Certification- CCSI , CCSA or CSCSA examination. Please make sure that you have read the new books as of August 1, 2008. Please see the IAI website at www.theiai.org for current books to read, certification application, and requirements.
About Your Instructor:
Jan Johnson, SCLA Retired Senior Crime Laboratory Analyst
Certified by State of Florida in Crime Scene Analysis and Bloodstain
Pattern Analysis
Certified by the International Association for Identification in Crime
Scene Analysis
Jan Johnson is retired from the State of Florida with over forty years experience in law enforcement. After ten years with the F.B.I., Jan made the transition to crime scene analysis. She is recognized by the IAI as a Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst and worked for FDLE in Pensacola, Florida for over twenty-two years. As a laboratory analyst and crime scene examiner, her field of experience includes detection, collection, and preservation of physical evidence, bloodstain pattern interpretation, trajectory analysis, buried body and skeletal remains recovery, clandestine laboratories, and numerous other procedures involving crime scene investigations. Due to her expertise in bloodstain pattern interpretation and crime scene reconstruction and analysis, Jan has testified in hundreds of criminal cases as an expert witness. Before retiring in 2004, Jan spent three years with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office as supervisor of the Crime Scene and Latent Print units, as well as overseer of ECSO’s new crime lab, which she designed. Jan served in the highly distinguished role of President of the IAI in 2004, and Chairman of the Board in 2005, and considers herself honored to have been on the IAI’s original Crime Scene Certification Board. Jan has served as President for the Florida Division of the IAI in 2007 as well as Chairman of the Board in 2008. She continues to serve on various committees within both the IAI and FDIAI. Jan has taught numerous courses in the areas of both Crime Scene and Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation and Crime Scene Reconstruction in the United States and abroad, including South Africa, Brazil, and Bermuda.
Contact Information
Host Contact:
Tracey Ray
(402) 444-6070 or tracey.ray@douglascounty-ne.gov
Recovery of Evidence from CCTV Video Recordings (RECVR)
August
20 - 24, 2012
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
Glynco, GA
The RECVR course takes place in a state of the art technical training facility and is designed to provide the responding officer and/or the investigator with the best practices for recognizing, collecting, and properly transporting sensitive digital video evidence from crime scenes in such a manner that preserves the evidentiary integrity of the video.
Students will demonstrate their comprehension of the material and techniques taught in this course through extensive laboratory and practical exercises using various proprietary and nonproprietary recorders. Successful completion of a graded practical exercise is required for graduation. This is a HANDS-ON course!
The RECVR training program tuition includes state-of-the-art hardware and software which will be issued to each student and will be demonstrated and used during class. The tuition includes the equipment, room, meals and local transportation.
Curriculum
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Training Dates
- RECVR-203 / Glynco, GA -- May 21, 2012 to May 25, 2012
- RECVR-204 / Glynco, GA -- Aug 20, 2012 to Aug 24, 2012
Contact Information
Training Technician
Technical Operations Training Facility
Bldg. 217
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
Glynco, GA 31524
Phone: (912) 267-2702
Fax: (912) 267-2797
Fletc-TechnicalOpsTrngFacility@dhs.gov
CSI Certification Exam Book Review: CCSI, CCSA & CSCSA
August
20 - 24, 2012
First Coast Technical College
3640 Gaines Road, Room 201
St. Augustine, FL 32084
Hosted by St. John’s County Sheriff’s Office
IAI Crime Scene Certification Preparation Course
Designed for Modular One, Two, and Four
| Modular One: Modular Two: Modular Four: |
Crime Scene Investigator Crime Scene Analyst Senior Crime Scene Analyst |
This course is specifically designed with the goal of enabling students to pass whichever crime scene certification level examination that they are preparing for in the near future. This is a concentrated and fast moving review of either two or three books depending on the examination that you are testing to pass. Every book review will have pre-testing and post-testing composed of hundreds of extracted questions covering every chapter so that students will know their areas of strengths and weaknesses. Whether novice or experienced, this class is a must for maximizing the chances of successfully passing the examinations to improve your credentials and professionalism by becoming certified in the crime scene specialty. Students who attend this course will have a distinct advantage over those who have not attended this dedicated and intensive review course when it comes to testing for the IAI certification examinations. Students will be able to take the certification examination on the last day of this course for modulars one, two & four. The application for testing must be received by the IAI Office at least sixty days prior to the course date if you intend to take the certification test on the week of the course book review.
Please view the website theiai.org/certifications for complete listing of qualifications required for testing. Failing to complete application in a timely manner can result in you not being able to take the certification test on the week of the book review course; however, you will be allowed to take the examination at a later date.
Course Topics
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Who Should Attend?
This course is designed to assist in the preparation for the IAI Crime Scene Investigator Certification- CCSI, CCSA and CSCSA examination. Please make sure that you have read the new books as of August 1, 2008. Please see the IAI website at www.theiai.org for current books to read, certification application, and requirements.
About Your Instructor:
Jan Johnson, SCLA Retired Senior Crime Laboratory Analyst
Certified by State of Florida in Crime Scene Analysis and Bloodstain
Pattern Analysis
Certified by the International Association for Identification in Crime
Scene Analysis
Jan Johnson is retired from the State of Florida with over forty years experience in law enforcement. After ten years with the F.B.I., Jan made the transition to crime scene analysis. She is recognized by the IAI as a Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst and worked for FDLE in Pensacola, Florida for over twenty-two years. As a laboratory analyst and crime scene examiner, her field of experience includes detection, collection, and preservation of physical evidence, bloodstain pattern interpretation, trajectory analysis, buried body and skeletal remains recovery, clandestine laboratories, and numerous other procedures involving crime scene investigations. Due to her expertise in bloodstain pattern interpretation and crime scene reconstruction and analysis, Jan has testified in hundreds of criminal cases as an expert witness. Before retiring in 2004, Jan spent three years with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office as supervisor of the Crime Scene and Latent Print units, as well as overseer of ECSO’s new crime lab, which she designed. Jan served in the highly distinguished role of President of the IAI in 2004, and Chairman of the Board in 2005, and considers herself honored to have been on the IAI’s original Crime Scene Certification Board. Jan has served as President for the Florida Division of the IAI in 2007 as well as Chairman of the Board in 2008. She continues to serve on various committees within both the IAI and FDIAI. Jan has taught numerous courses in the areas of both Crime Scene and Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation and Crime Scene Reconstruction in the United States and abroad, including South Africa, Brazil, and Bermuda.
Crime Scene Reconstruction
August
27 - 31, 2012
San Antonio Police Academy
12200 SE Loop 410
San Antonio, TX 78221
Hosted by San Antonio Police Department
This comprehensive 40-hour course is designed for crime scene investigators, detectives, crime laboratory analysts and others in the field of forensic science that have the basic training and skills for crime scene examinations. This course will provide assistance in connecting all of the forensic pieces for the purpose of crime scene reconstruction. A crime scene is a huge puzzle, and piece by piece we compile the physical evidence in each case. The more difficult job is to try and connect those pieces to obtain the big picture, the scene reconstruction. This course will also assist in the documentation of physical evidence at the scene. Mock scenes for this course were designed to assist the student in the importance of scene documentation, and to obtain the maximum amount of accurate information for ultimate scene reconstruction. Some of the topics to be discussed include major crime scene disasters and buried body and surface skeleton physical evidence recovery. These training hours can be applied toward the International Association for Identification Crime Scene Certification application.
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This is a hands-on course that is specifically designed for crime scene officers with or without experience. This course is taught in a manner in which the crime scene officer can easily understand.
About Your Instructor:
Jan Johnson, SCLA Retired Senior Crime Laboratory Analyst
Certified by State of Florida in Crime Scene Analysis and Bloodstain
Pattern Analysis
Certified by the International Association for Identification in Crime
Scene Analysis
Jan Johnson is retired from the State of Florida with over forty years experience in law enforcement. After ten years with the F.B.I., Jan made the transition to crime scene analysis. She is recognized by the IAI as a Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst and worked for FDLE in Pensacola, Florida for over twenty-two years. As a laboratory analyst and crime scene examiner, her field of experience includes detection, collection, and preservation of physical evidence, bloodstain pattern interpretation, trajectory analysis, buried body and skeletal remains recovery, clandestine laboratories, and numerous other procedures involving crime scene investigations. Due to her expertise in bloodstain pattern interpretation and crime scene reconstruction and analysis, Jan has testified in hundreds of criminal cases as an expert witness. Before retiring in 2004, Jan spent three years with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office as supervisor of the Crime Scene and Latent Print units, as well as overseer of ECSO’s new crime lab, which she designed. Jan served in the highly distinguished role of President of the IAI in 2004, and Chairman of the Board in 2005, and considers herself honored to have been on the IAI’s original Crime Scene Certification Board. Jan has served as President for the Florida Division of the IAI in 2007 as well as Chairman of the Board in 2008. She continues to serve on various committees within both the IAI and FDIAI. Jan has taught numerous courses in the areas of both Crime Scene and Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation and Crime Scene Reconstruction in the United States and abroad, including South Africa, Brazil, and Bermuda.
Arson Investigation
September
6 - 7, 2012
Mike Johnson Center (Sheffield Recreaton Center)
2901 East 19th Ave
Sheffield, AL 35660
Hosted by Sheffield Police Department
Fire scenes are the most difficult and dangerous crime scenes to work because they are dark and present numerous hazards. This comprehensive, hands on, 2-day workshop is designed for crime scene investigators, detectives, crime laboratory analysts and others in the field of forensic science that need the basic training and techniques for arson investigation and crime scene examination and evidence recovery. The difference between arson investigator and fire scene investigators will be discussed. The attendees will develop a working knowledge of the techniques required to examine fire crime scenes to include protocols, potential physical evidence awareness, equipment needs, search and documentation techniques, and courtroom case presentation experience.
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Who Should Attend?
This is a hands-on course that is specifically designed for crime scene officers with or without experience. This course is taught in a manner in which the crime scene officer can easily understand.
About Your Instructor:
Jan Johnson, SCLA Retired Senior Crime Laboratory Analyst
Certified by State of Florida in Crime Scene Analysis and Bloodstain
Pattern Analysis
Certified by the International Association for Identification in Crime
Scene Analysis
Jan Johnson is retired from the State of Florida with over forty years experience in law enforcement. After ten years with the F.B.I., Jan made the transition to crime scene analysis. She is recognized by the IAI as a Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst and worked for FDLE in Pensacola, Florida for over twenty-two years. As a laboratory analyst and crime scene examiner, her field of experience includes detection, collection, and preservation of physical evidence, bloodstain pattern interpretation, trajectory analysis, buried body and skeletal remains recovery, clandestine laboratories, and numerous other procedures involving crime scene investigations. Due to her expertise in bloodstain pattern interpretation and crime scene reconstruction and analysis, Jan has testified in hundreds of criminal cases as an expert witness. Before retiring in 2004, Jan spent three years with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office as supervisor of the Crime Scene and Latent Print units, as well as overseer of ECSO’s new crime lab, which she designed. Jan served in the highly distinguished role of President of the IAI in 2004, and Chairman of the Board in 2005, and considers herself honored to have been on the IAI’s original Crime Scene Certification Board. Jan has served as President for the Florida Division of the IAI in 2007 as well as Chairman of the Board in 2008. She continues to serve on various committees within both the IAI and FDIAI. Jan has taught numerous courses in the areas of both Crime Scene and Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation and Crime Scene Reconstruction in the United States and abroad, including South Africa, Brazil, and Bermuda.
Host Contact:
Bobby Inman
(256) 383-1771
bobby-inman@comcast.net
Basic Courtroom Testimony — Success Instead of Stomach Pains
September
10 - 11, 2012
Shreveport, LA
Hosted by the Shreveport Police Department
This course is approved by the International Association for Identification as credits towards certification and re-certification.
This course is designed for those individuals:
- Who have a natural fear of public speaking. Did you know it is the second most feared reality; dying by fire was number 1.
- Who have not had the opportunity to receive much, if any, formal courtroom testimony training.
- Who are willing to work at identifying their strengths and talents in order to improve and build on any weaknesses in testimony skills using those abilities.
- Who are willing to grow professionally and build a firm confidence in themselves.
- Who believe that they can succeed on the witness stand if someone would just show them some simple techniques.
- For those wishing to improve on building their court CV and understanding how to build qualifying questions.
Course Description
This training course is designed to present a series of interactive lectures using PowerPoint and various movies. This training course was designed for those individuals that want to better themselves on the witness stand by learning to work on their present abilities and talents. Although, this course contains humor and laughter, it is taught in a manner of professionalism and respect to our court system. The course provides assistance and knowledge to those students wishing to better themselves on the witness stand, by understanding the perceptions of those that we testify in front of, juries. This is an affective course to learn how to have success on the witness stand instead of those stomach pains you get the moment you receive a subpoena. The training course is design to run for two full days of lecture. This course was designed so that anyone that might testify could take this training.
About Your Instructor:
Dwane Hilderbrand, M.Ed
CLPE, CFWE, CSCSA
Scottsdale, Arizona
Dwane Hilderbrand began his distinguished criminal justice career in 1975 with his employment in the Identification Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, located in Washington, D.C. In 1978 he accepted a position as Identification Technician with the Prince William County Police Department in Woodbridge, Virginia, where he was employed until 1981, when he was offered a forensic identification and crime scene position with the Scottsdale, Arizona Police Department. Dwane dedicated the remainder of his government career to the development of his advanced technical analytical and testimonial skills and retired in October of 2005 with twenty-four years of service to the citizens of Scottsdale, Arizona. In 2005, Dwane hired as the senior consultant and instructor with Ron Smith & Associates, Incorporated. He left Ron Smith and Associates in 2009, and now manages his own private training and consulting business, headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Subsequent to Dwane’s studies in Police Science, he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Management from the University of Phoenix followed by a Master’s Degree in Education from Northern Arizona University. He is one of the very few forensic professionals in the world who has earned professional certifications from the International Association for Identification as a “Certified Latent Print Examiner”, “Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst” and “Certified Footwear Examiner”.
Dwane Hilderbrand, a P.O.S.T. certified instructor, has been invited to speak on a wide variety of forensic related topics at professional conferences across the United States and abroad. His famous “involve them and they will learn” teaching style has made him one of the most sought after instructors in the criminal justice profession.
This particular seminar, “Basic Courtroom Testimony Techniques—Success Instead of Stomach Pains” is one of Dwane’s most educational and enjoyable courses of instruction. He has done extensive research on the topic and has developed a methodology of teaching criminal justice professionals from all aspects of law enforcement on how to not only survive on the witness stand but to really “succeed”. He understands the needs of the jury and is able to assist the student in reaching each jury member with the information in such a way that it is not only understandable but believable. He has come to realize that jury members don’t actually vote on the truth, but “their perception of the truth”. Their perception of the truth is effected greatly by the presentation style and ability of the criminal justice witness and Dwane is an accomplished expert instructor in these multiple areas of technical communication.
Contact Information
Contact for Further Information at ForensicITC@cox.net
Sex Related Homicide and Death Investigation
September 10 - 12, 2012
Fayetteville, NC
Hosted by The Fayetteville Police Foundation
*This will be the ONLY Sex-Related Homicide Program presented this year*
The purpose of the Practical Homicide Investigation Seminar is to provide information to the officer in charge with the profound responsibility of conducting an intelligent homicide investigation. The course of instruction will cover the entire sequence of events which occur in a homicide. The program will then focus on practical tactics, procedures, and forensic techniques which can be employed in sound, efficient and professional homicide investigation. At the conclusion of the seminar, participants will have acquired a greater understanding of their role as a homicide investigator and should be able to:
- Follow logical steps in the management of a homicide investigation,
- Adequately document a case for future reference or court appearance,
- Significance of Pornography, Sexual deviance, Autoerotic Fatalities, Investigative and Behavioral Analysis.
“...every prosecutor and investigator who hopes to gain some insight into the how’s and whys of these horrific crimes as well as practical advice as to how to approach these investigations and prosecutions.”
—Donna Pendergast, First Assistant Attorney General-Criminal Division, Michigan Department of Attorney General
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About Your Instructor:
Vernon J. Geberth
Vernon J. Geberth is a retired Lieutenant Commander of the New York City Police Department with over 40 years of law enforcement experience. He retired as the Commanding Officer of the Bronx Homicide Task Force, which handled over 400 murder investigations a year. He has personally investigated, supervised, assessed and consulted on over 8,000 death investigations.
In addition to his B.B.A., Commander Geberth has two Master’s Degrees and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy 119th Session. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences.
Commander Geberth is a member of many Professional and Civic Organizations throughout the United States. He serves on the New York State Governor’s Commission on Domestic Violence Fatalities. He is the original Special Guest Lecturer for the New York City Police Department’s Detective Bureau’s Homicide School.
Vernon Geberth is President of P.H.I. Investigative Consultants, Inc., which provides state of the art instruction as well as consultation in homicide and forensic case investigations to law enforcement agencies throughout the United States and Canada.
Additionally, Commander Geberth has appeared on numerous local, national and international television programs and has been referenced as a media consultant on a myriad of national major cases across the United States and Canada.
Download the flyer for this course — Download the brochure/registration form for this course
Advanced
Bloodstain Pattern ID
September 10 - 14, 2012
Port St. Lucie Police Department
121 SW Port St. Lucie Blvd
Port St. Lucie,
FL 34984
Hosted by Port St. Lucie Police Department
This course was developed for the crime scene technician/analyst, detectives and forensic investigators who have already completed a basic bloodstain pattern analysis workshop and are seeking to learn more advanced skills in documenting, processing, and evaluating those scenes in which bloodshed has occurred. This course will enhance the basic skills and advance the students up to a competency level which is required for independent analysis. Contents of the course will include clothing examination, advanced techniques for blood detection, use of the scientific method and the ability to apply experimental designs to help support your bloodstain pattern interpretations. This course will include critical evaluation of prior cases already prepared as well as analysis of complex mock bloodstain crime scenes. Students will be expected to recognize and identify bloodstain evidence and to properly document and preserve that evidence. At the conclusion of this course students will be able to perform proper interpretation of bloodstain evidence and patterns, as well as prepare a report and render expert opinions. These new skills will be put to the test with a moot court setting at the end of the course in which the students will defend their expert opinions, utilizing their new knowledge, skills and abilities as a bloodstain expert. Students are encouraged to bring a bloodstain case for presentation and peer review.
Course Topics
- Understanding of bloodstain terminology past, present, and future
- Recognize and properly document bloodstain patterns
- Utilization of fundamental knowledge of the principles of math and/or physics which may support or contradict the reconstruction of the scene
- Knowledge of the scientific method and application to experimental design to support opinions
- Interpretations of bloodstains for scene reconstruction
- Preparation of bloodstain reports and expert opinions
- Courtroom preparation for the bloodstain expert witness
- Moot court session with peer review
Who Should Attend?
This comprehensive, 40-hour course is designed for the student who has previously attended a 40-hour introductory bloodstain pattern identification workshop. This includes the proper documentation of bloodstains and the identification of the physical characteristics of the bloodstain patterns created in violent crime scenes where bloodshed occurs. Therefore, all students are required to have Bloodstain Pattern Identification, or similar training, as a prerequisite to this course. Documentation of previously attended training course(s) must be submitted with the application of this course.
About Your Instructor:
Jan Johnson, SCLA Retired Senior Crime Laboratory Analyst
Certified by State of Florida in Crime Scene Analysis and Bloodstain
Pattern Analysis
Certified by the International Association for Identification in Crime
Scene Analysis
Jan Johnson is retired from the State of Florida with over forty years experience in law enforcement. After ten years with the F.B.I., Jan made the transition to crime scene analysis. She is recognized by the IAI as a Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst and worked for FDLE in Pensacola, Florida for over twenty-two years. As a laboratory analyst and crime scene examiner, her field of experience includes detection, collection, and preservation of physical evidence, bloodstain pattern interpretation, trajectory analysis, buried body and skeletal remains recovery, clandestine laboratories, and numerous other procedures involving crime scene investigations. Due to her expertise in bloodstain pattern interpretation and crime scene reconstruction and analysis, Jan has testified in hundreds of criminal cases as an expert witness. Before retiring in 2004, Jan spent three years with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office as supervisor of the Crime Scene and Latent Print units, as well as overseer of ECSO’s new crime lab, which she designed. Jan served in the highly distinguished role of President of the IAI in 2004, and Chairman of the Board in 2005, and considers herself honored to have been on the IAI’s original Crime Scene Certification Board. Jan has served as President for the Florida Division of the IAI in 2007 as well as Chairman of the Board in 2008. She continues to serve on various committees within both the IAI and FDIAI. Jan has taught numerous courses in the areas of both Crime Scene and Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation and Crime Scene Reconstruction in the United States and abroad, including South Africa, Brazil, and Bermuda.
Contact Information:
Lisa Falk
772-201-2175
Lisa.Falk@pslpd.us
Basic Forensic Photography
September
17 - 21, 2012
San Antonio Police Academy
12200 SE Loop 410
San Antonio, TX 78221
Hosted by San Antonio Police Department
This course is specifically designed for anyone who is tasked with the responsibility of having to document crime scenes, autopsy or body injuries, or evidentiary items within a controlled laboratory setting. Crime Scene Investigators, Detectives, Medical Examiner Personnel, or anyone in which taking good photographs for court purposes is an integral part of what you do must attend this course. You must master the camera which is a vital piece of your equipment. This class will cover the triad of exposure with the modern digital cameras, image composition, and managing the images you obtain, basically the start to finish of your critical documentation achieved by forensic photography. Examination photography of evidence, impression photography, flashy photography, night and low light photography, as well as situations with Bluestar and luminol for bloodstain documentation will be covered in addition to much more. The course will be taught from the standpoint of you have simply been handed a new point and shoot digital camera and told to go to your job with either no training or minimal instructions. Regardless of your skill level, your images will improve with this training.
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This is a hands-on course that is specifically designed for crime scene officers with or without experience. This course is taught in a manner in which the crime scene officer can easily understand.
Instructor
Jan Johnson, SCLA Retired Senior Crime Laboratory Analyst
Certified by State of Florida in Crime Scene Analysis and Bloodstain
Pattern Analysis
Certified by the International Association for Identification in Crime
Scene Analysis
Jan Johnson is retired from the State of Florida with over forty years experience in law enforcement. After ten years with the F.B.I., Jan made the transition to crime scene analysis. She is recognized by the IAI as a Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst and worked for FDLE in Pensacola, Florida for over twenty-two years. As a laboratory analyst and crime scene examiner, her field of experience includes detection, collection, and preservation of physical evidence, bloodstain pattern interpretation, trajectory analysis, buried body and skeletal remains recovery, clandestine laboratories, and numerous other procedures involving crime scene investigations. Due to her expertise in bloodstain pattern interpretation and crime scene reconstruction and analysis, Jan has testified in hundreds of criminal cases as an expert witness. Before retiring in 2004, Jan spent three years with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office as supervisor of the Crime Scene and Latent Print units, as well as overseer of ECSO’s new crime lab, which she designed. Jan served in the highly distinguished role of President of the IAI in 2004, and Chairman of the Board in 2005, and considers herself honored to have been on the IAI’s original Crime Scene Certification Board. Jan has served as President for the Florida Division of the IAI in 2007 as well as Chairman of the Board in 2008. She continues to serve on various committees within both the IAI and FDIAI. Jan has taught numerous courses in the areas of both Crime Scene and Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation and Crime Scene Reconstruction in the United States and abroad, including South Africa, Brazil, and Bermuda.
Advanced Digital Imaging
September
18 - 20, 2012
Boca Raton Police Services Department
Training Center
6500 Congress Avenue
Boca Raton, FL 33487
Hosted by Boca Raton Police Department
The Boca Raton Police Department is proud to announce that it is hosting an advanced three-day, hands-on training program in forensic digital imaging September 18 – 20, 2012 at the Boca Raton Police Department Training Center in Boca Raton, FL.
This advanced three-day course will provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of the Microsoft® Windows® environment as well as develop a thorough understanding of Adobe® Photoshop®. In addition, participants will have a thorough understanding of digital imaging concepts and how these concepts can aid in the forensic investigative process. Participants will benefit from applying these newly learned concepts in a practical exercise using their own images!
This hands-on training program will focus on advanced imaging concepts and techniques for enhancing digital photographs, preparing proof sheets, creating court exhibits and more. It will also provide an advanced understanding of digital imaging technologies as well as deliver an indispensable understanding of and hands-on experience with the most commonly used image enhancement tools. For example, you will learn how to scale digital images for accurate, life-size output as well as learn the recommended procedures for enhancing various types of images for maximum image quality and contrast. You will also learn how and when to apply different techniques to remove background noise as well as how to enhance contrast to bring out ridge detail that is barely visible to the human eye.
Each student must bring a minimum of five images on compact disk to be enhanced as part of their practical exercises. These images can be either latent prints, questioned documents, surveillance photos, and so forth. Students are encouraged to use images that will test their skill, but that will not frustrate them during the learning process.
David Witzke, better known as Ski, has more than 14 years of experience with forensic digital imaging and AFIS technologies. His extensive background covers all facets of software development, user and technical documentation development, systems integration and installation, technical support, and training. Ski has been conducting forensic digital imaging training programs for law enforcement agencies at all levels (local, state and federal) throughout the United States, Canada and England for more than eight years. He has an established reputation in forensic image processing and is frequently a guest speaker at regional and international conferences in the United States and abroad. He has also taught forensic digital image processing for the Latent Print Program at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia as well as at the British Columbia Institute of Technology in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Participants must attend all five days of training. It is also recommended that each person attending this program have at least a basic understanding of the Microsoft Windows NT, 2000, ME, or XP operating system.
Digital Photography for Law Enforcement (DPLE)
September
18 - 27, 2012
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
Glynco, GA
The Digital Photography For Law Enforcement (DPLE) is designed for qualified law enforcement officers, criminal investigators, crime scene technicians, and civilians who have a fundamental understanding of digital photography.
From the afternoon of the first day of the training program students will go 'hands on', developing their knowledge, skill and proficiency in photography. To accomplish this each student is issued a complete digital SLR camera kit and fully licensed copy of Adobe Photoshop® Elements software that they will keep upon graduation. It is with this equipment, and software, that the students develop that proficiency during challenging, and often exciting, real world photographic assignments developed by the instructors.
These photographic assignments include crime scenes, close-up (examination type), investigative, and surveillance photographic assignments.
Upon completion of the exercises, the students will learn how to properly transfer and save the captured images for evidentiary use, enhance images were required utilizing such software as Adobe Photoshop® Elements, and ultimately prepare and print images for court presentation.
A portfolio of hundreds of printed photographs is created by the student, and will serve as a reference for years following the training opportunity.
Upon completion of the training the law enforcement student will return to their respective agency with the requisite knowledge and equipment necessary to professionally and properly document virtually any type of crime scene, physical evidence, or in progress criminal activity.
This program has been approved by the Crime Scene Certification Board of International Association for Identification (IAI) as meeting the requirements necessary for training and professional development towards crime scene certification.
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- DPLE-206 / Glynco, GA -- Jun 05, 2012 to Jun 14, 2012
- DPLE-207 / Glynco, GA -- Aug 07, 2012 to Aug 16, 2012
- DPLE-208 / Glynco, GA -- Sep 18, 2012 to Sep 27, 2012
Contact Information
Training Technician
Technical Operations Training Facility
Bldg. 217
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
Glynco, GA 31524
Phone: (912) 267-2702
Fax: (912) 267-2797
Fletc-TechnicalOpsTrngFacility@dhs.gov
Basic
Bloodstain Pattern ID
September 24 - 28, 2012
Heritage Community Center
7350 W. Liberty Pkwy
Fontana, CA 92336
Hosted by Fontana Police Department
This comprehensive 40-hour workshop will provide participants training and assistance in the proper recognition of bloodstain pattern evidence. This includes actual laboratory experimentation of blood flight characteristics: motion and force. These experiments will be augmented with lecture material and case presentations for the ultimate purpose of reconstruction of the sequence of events which occurred at the scene of a crime. This is a hands-on workshop that will allow the participants to work individually and in small groups as they acquire the necessary knowledge and skills required of a bloodstain pattern analyst. The bloodstain evidence that will be analyzed will include that which is present at the crime scene, in a vehicle, on a victim and/or suspect’s clothing, or on discarded evidence such as knives, firearms and other weapons. The instructional atmosphere will be informal and the dress attire will be casual. This course satisfies the International Association for Identification 40 hour basic bloodstain analysis workshop for the purpose of the Bloodstain Pattern Certification Examination.
Course Topics
- The participants should acquire a working knowledge of current bloodstain pattern terminology
- The participants should have a clear understanding of how blood reacts to motion and force.
- The participants should know how to use proper bloodstain documentation techniques, which include sketching, written documentation, and photography.
- The participants should be able to identify specific bloodstain pattern evidence at crime scenes, in vehicles, on victims/suspects, and on clothing and weapons.
- The participants should acquire the ability to correctly detect, enhance, and preserve serological blood evidence for DNA analysis.
- The participants should be able to use the acquired knowledge and skills in order to correctly interpret bloodstain evidence for the purpose of crime scene reconstruction.
- The participants will acquire the basic knowledge to enable themselves to be prepared for courtroom presentation of the bloodstain evidence that was collected or documented.
Who Should Attend?
This is a hand-on course that will continue where the documentation class left off. It is specifically designed for the Crime Scene Investigator or Analyst designated to be responsible for the detection, documentation, and collection of bloodstain evidence encountered at a crime scene for the purpose of reconstruction. This course is taught in a manner in which the Crime Scene Investigator or Analyst can easily understand.
About Your Instructor:
Jan Johnson, SCLA Retired Senior Crime Laboratory Analyst
Certified by State of Florida in Crime Scene Analysis and Bloodstain
Pattern Analysis
Certified by the International Association for Identification in Crime
Scene Analysis
Jan Johnson is retired from the State of Florida with over forty years experience in law enforcement. After ten years with the F.B.I., Jan made the transition to crime scene analysis. She is recognized by the IAI as a Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst and worked for FDLE in Pensacola, Florida for over twenty-two years. As a laboratory analyst and crime scene examiner, her field of experience includes detection, collection, and preservation of physical evidence, bloodstain pattern interpretation, trajectory analysis, buried body and skeletal remains recovery, clandestine laboratories, and numerous other procedures involving crime scene investigations. Due to her expertise in bloodstain pattern interpretation and crime scene reconstruction and analysis, Jan has testified in hundreds of criminal cases as an expert witness. Before retiring in 2004, Jan spent three years with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office as supervisor of the Crime Scene and Latent Print units, as well as overseer of ECSO’s new crime lab, which she designed. Jan served in the highly distinguished role of President of the IAI in 2004, and Chairman of the Board in 2005, and considers herself honored to have been on the IAI’s original Crime Scene Certification Board. Jan has served as President for the Florida Division of the IAI in 2007 as well as Chairman of the Board in 2008. She continues to serve on various committees within both the IAI and FDIAI. Jan has taught numerous courses in the areas of both Crime Scene and Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation and Crime Scene Reconstruction in the United States and abroad, including South Africa, Brazil, and Bermuda.
Contact Information:
Michele Huff
(909) 356-7176 OR mhuff@fontana.org
Examination and Comparison of Footwear Evidence
September
25 - 28, 2012
Idaho Peace Officer Standards & Training
Training Bldg. 3, Classroom “D”
700 South Stratford Drive
Meridian, ID 83642
Hosted by Idaho State Police-Forensic Services
This course is approved by the International Association for Identification as credits towards certification and re-certification.
This training course is designed to present a series of interactive lectures using PowerPoint, Adobe Photoshop, and various other software programs. This training session will provide an overview with both lecture and hands on exercises of the proper methods and techniques in the examination and comparison of footwear evidence. There will be various discussions related to the proper techniques and methodologies in the examination and comparison process. There will be heavy discussions on the manufacturing of outsoles and how it pertains to the comparison process. Numerous practical exercises both in class and outside of the classroom are utilized and implemented to emphasize and critique the skills of the students to properly perform this level of training in footwear science. After each exercise the student’s work will be critiqued and measured.
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This comprehensive, 32 hour course is designed for the criminal evidence analysts and forensic scientists with the responsibility for examining and comparing footwear impression evidence and for those wishing to start a career in the examination and comparison of footwear evidence.
Hotel Information
| Hampton Inn & Suites Boise Meridian 875 S Allen St Meridian, ID 83642 United States 866-539-0036 |
Comfort Suites Meridian 2610 E Freeway Dr Meridian, ID 83642 United States 866-539-0036 |
Best Western Plus Rama Inn 1019 S Progress Ave Meridian, ID 83642 United States 866-539-0036 |
About Your Instructor:
Dwane Hilderbrand, M.Ed
CLPE, CFWE, CSCSA
Scottsdale, Arizona
Dwane Hilderbrand began his distinguished criminal justice career in 1975 with his employment in the Identification Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, located in Washington, D.C. In 1978 he accepted a position as Identification Technician with the Prince William County Police Department in Woodbridge, Virginia, where he was employed until 1981, when he was offered a forensic identification and crime scene position with the Scottsdale, Arizona Police Department. Dwane dedicated the remainder of his government career to the development of his advanced technical analytical and testimonial skills and retired in October of 2005 with twenty-four years of service to the citizens of Scottsdale, Arizona. He was the main instructor for Ron Smith & Associates, Incorporated for this particular class until 2010 when Dwane made the decision to open and manage his own private forensic consulting and training business.
Subsequent to Dwane’s studies in Police and Forensic Science, he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Management from the University of Phoenix followed by a Master’s Degree in Education from Northern Arizona University. He is one of the very few forensic professionals in the world who has earned professional certifications from the International Association for Identification as a “Certified Latent Print Examiner”, “Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst” and “Certified Footwear Examiner”. He was recently awarded Member Emeritus to the American Society of Forensic Podiatry.
Dwane Hilderbrand, a P.O.S.T. certified instructor, has been invited to speak on a wide variety of forensic related topics at professional conferences across the United States and abroad. His famous “involve them and they will learn” teaching style has made him one of the most sought after instructors in the criminal justice profession.
He was one of three Americans invited to be a presenter at the first International Shoeprint conference held in Finland. Dwane was responsible for the first computerized Automated Shoeprint Identification System with Scottsdale Police Department. He was also responsible for the footwear and tire track evidence and the latent print examiners training and procedure manuals. Dwane has assisted in many footwear cases throughout the United States as well as Jamaica and the Anguilla Islands.
This particular seminar, “Examination and Comparison of Footwear Evidence” is one of Dwane’s most educational and enjoyable courses of instruction. He has done extensive research on the topic and has developed a methodology of teaching criminal justice professionals from all aspects of law enforcement on how to properly and effectively collection and preserve track evidence. He understands the needs of the beginning footwear examiner and he is able to assist them in reaching their goal. He is able to supply the student with the necessary information in such a way that it is not only understandable but also enjoyable. Dwane is an accomplished expert instructor in this area of examination and comparison.
Contact Person
Darren Jewkes
Idaho State Police Forensic Services
700 S. Stratford Dr. Suite #125
Meridian, ID 83642
Contact for Further Information: Forensic ITC Services at ForensicITC@cox.net
Crime Scene Reconstruction
October
1 - 5, 2012
York Area Regional Police
33 Oak Street
York, PA 17402
Hosted by York Area Regional Police Department
This comprehensive 40-hour course is designed for crime scene investigators, detectives, crime laboratory analysts and others in the field of forensic science that have the basic training and skills for crime scene examinations. This course will provide assistance in connecting all of the forensic pieces for the purpose of crime scene reconstruction. A crime scene is a huge puzzle, and piece by piece we compile the physical evidence in each case. The more difficult job is to try and connect those pieces to obtain the big picture, the scene reconstruction. This course will also assist in the documentation of physical evidence at the scene. Mock scenes for this course were designed to assist the student in the importance of scene documentation, and to obtain the maximum amount of accurate information for ultimate scene reconstruction. Some of the topics to be discussed include major crime scene disasters and buried body and surface skeleton physical evidence recovery. These training hours can be applied toward the International Association for Identification Crime Scene Certification application.
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Who Should Attend?
This is a hands-on course that is specifically designed for crime scene officers with or without experience. This course is taught in a manner in which the crime scene officer can easily understand.
About Your Instructor:
Jan Johnson, SCLA Retired Senior Crime Laboratory Analyst
Certified by State of Florida in Crime Scene Analysis and Bloodstain
Pattern Analysis
Certified by the International Association for Identification in Crime
Scene Analysis
Jan Johnson is retired from the State of Florida with over forty years experience in law enforcement. After ten years with the F.B.I., Jan made the transition to crime scene analysis. She is recognized by the IAI as a Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst and worked for FDLE in Pensacola, Florida for over twenty-two years. As a laboratory analyst and crime scene examiner, her field of experience includes detection, collection, and preservation of physical evidence, bloodstain pattern interpretation, trajectory analysis, buried body and skeletal remains recovery, clandestine laboratories, and numerous other procedures involving crime scene investigations. Due to her expertise in bloodstain pattern interpretation and crime scene reconstruction and analysis, Jan has testified in hundreds of criminal cases as an expert witness. Before retiring in 2004, Jan spent three years with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office as supervisor of the Crime Scene and Latent Print units, as well as overseer of ECSO’s new crime lab, which she designed. Jan served in the highly distinguished role of President of the IAI in 2004, and Chairman of the Board in 2005, and considers herself honored to have been on the IAI’s original Crime Scene Certification Board. Jan has served as President for the Florida Division of the IAI in 2007 as well as Chairman of the Board in 2008. She continues to serve on various committees within both the IAI and FDIAI. Jan has taught numerous courses in the areas of both Crime Scene and Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation and Crime Scene Reconstruction in the United States and abroad, including South Africa, Brazil, and Bermuda.
Contact Information
Sgt. Weyth Barley
(717) 741-1259 Ext 239
Crime Scene Reconstruction
October
8 - 12, 2012
San Antonio Police Academy
12200 SE Loop 410
San Antonio, TX 78221
Hosted by San Antonio Police Department
This comprehensive 40-hour course is designed for crime scene investigators, detectives, crime laboratory analysts and others in the field of forensic science that have the basic training and skills for crime scene examinations. This course will provide assistance in connecting all of the forensic pieces for the purpose of crime scene reconstruction. A crime scene is a huge puzzle, and piece by piece we compile the physical evidence in each case. The more difficult job is to try and connect those pieces to obtain the big picture, the scene reconstruction. This course will also assist in the documentation of physical evidence at the scene. Mock scenes for this course were designed to assist the student in the importance of scene documentation, and to obtain the maximum amount of accurate information for ultimate scene reconstruction. Some of the topics to be discussed include major crime scene disasters and buried body and surface skeleton physical evidence recovery. These training hours can be applied toward the International Association for Identification Crime Scene Certification application.
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Who Should Attend?
This is a hands-on course that is specifically designed for crime scene officers with or without experience. This course is taught in a manner in which the crime scene officer can easily understand.
About Your Instructor:
Jan Johnson, SCLA Retired Senior Crime Laboratory Analyst
Certified by State of Florida in Crime Scene Analysis and Bloodstain
Pattern Analysis
Certified by the International Association for Identification in Crime
Scene Analysis
Jan Johnson is retired from the State of Florida with over forty years experience in law enforcement. After ten years with the F.B.I., Jan made the transition to crime scene analysis. She is recognized by the IAI as a Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst and worked for FDLE in Pensacola, Florida for over twenty-two years. As a laboratory analyst and crime scene examiner, her field of experience includes detection, collection, and preservation of physical evidence, bloodstain pattern interpretation, trajectory analysis, buried body and skeletal remains recovery, clandestine laboratories, and numerous other procedures involving crime scene investigations. Due to her expertise in bloodstain pattern interpretation and crime scene reconstruction and analysis, Jan has testified in hundreds of criminal cases as an expert witness. Before retiring in 2004, Jan spent three years with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office as supervisor of the Crime Scene and Latent Print units, as well as overseer of ECSO’s new crime lab, which she designed. Jan served in the highly distinguished role of President of the IAI in 2004, and Chairman of the Board in 2005, and considers herself honored to have been on the IAI’s original Crime Scene Certification Board. Jan has served as President for the Florida Division of the IAI in 2007 as well as Chairman of the Board in 2008. She continues to serve on various committees within both the IAI and FDIAI. Jan has taught numerous courses in the areas of both Crime Scene and Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation and Crime Scene Reconstruction in the United States and abroad, including South Africa, Brazil, and Bermuda.
Documentation, Collection and Preservation of Track Evidence
October
8 - 12, 2012
Carrollton, Texas
Hosted by the Carrollton Police Department
This course is approved by the International Association for Identification as credits towards certification and re-certification.
Target Audience
This course is designed for criminal evidence analysts and forensic scientists with the responsibility for the documentation, collection and preservation of evidence. This course is also designed for those wishing to begin a career in footwear and tire track impression evidence.
Course Description
This training course is designed to present a series of interactive lectures using PowerPoint and various movies. The course is specifically designed for crime scene investigators and others involved in the collection and preservation of physical evidence at a crime scene. As the title of Mr. Hildebrand’s book implies - this course focuses on learning techniques that will allow your agency to greatly improve the documentation, collection and preservation of this critical type of evidence. An effort is made to present the material in a clear, understandable manner using lectures, open dialogs, a little bit of humor and lots of “Hands On” exercises that are all designed to instill confidence at the next crime scene. This course will provide the crime scene investigator with a solid understanding of the proper methods for collecting and preserving a variety of different types of footwear and tire track impressions that should be found at crime scenes.
About Your Instructor:
Dwane Hilderbrand, M.Ed
CLPE, CFWE, CSCSA
Scottsdale, Arizona
Dwane Hilderbrand began his distinguished criminal justice career in 1975 with his employment in the Identification Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, located in Washington, D.C. In 1978 he accepted a position as Identification Technician with the Prince William County Police Department in Woodbridge, Virginia, where he was employed until 1981, when he was offered a forensic identification and crime scene position with the Scottsdale, Arizona Police Department. Dwane dedicated the remainder of his government career to the development of his advanced technical analytical and testimonial skills and retired in October of 2005 with twenty-four years of service to the citizens of Scottsdale, Arizona. He was the main instructor for Ron Smith & Associates, Incorporated for this particular class until 2009 when Dwane made the decision to open and manage his own private forensic consulting and training business.
Subsequent to Dwane’s studies in Police and Forensic Science, he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Management from the University of Phoenix followed by a Master’s Degree in Education from Northern Arizona University. He is one of the very few forensic professionals in the world who has earned professional certifications from the International Association for Identification as a “Certified Latent Print Examiner”, “Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst” and “Certified Footwear Examiner”. He was recently awarded Member Emeritus to the American Society of Forensic Podiatry.
Dwane Hilderbrand, a P.O.S.T. certified instructor, has been invited to speak on a wide variety of forensic related topics at professional conferences across the United States and abroad. His famous “involve them and they will remember” teaching style has made him one of the most sought after instructors in the criminal justice profession.
He was one of three Americans invited to be a presenter at the first International Shoeprint conference held in Finland. Dwane was responsible for the first computerized Automated Shoeprint Identification System with Scottsdale Police Department. He was also responsible for the footwear and tire track evidence and the latent print examiners training and procedure manuals. Dwane has assisted in many footwear cases throughout the United States as well as Jamaica and the Anguilla Islands.
This particular seminar, “Documentation, Collection and Preservation of Track Evidence” is one of Dwane’s most educational and enjoyable courses of instruction. He has done extensive research on the topic and has developed a methodology of teaching criminal justice professionals from all aspects of law enforcement on how to properly and effectively collection and preserve track evidence. He understands the needs of the beginning footwear examiner and he is able to assist them in reaching their goal. He is able to supply the student with the necessary information in such a way that it is not only understandable but also enjoyable.
Contact Information
Contact for Further Information at ForensicITC@cox.net
23rd International Symposium on Human Identification
October 15 - 18, 2012
Nashville, TN
For more than 20 years, the annual symposium has been your place to learn, share and network with your colleagues in the field of DNA forensics.
This year, the meeting promises to be bigger and better than ever, with more than 750 forensic scientists from around the world expected. You can participate by presenting a poster, oral presentation or interesting case during the general session. Visit the exhibitors and learn about current research during the scientific poster presentation. The symposium committee would love to hear from you.
Further Information at www.ishinews.com
Basic Forensic Photography
October
29 - November 2, 2012
San Antonio Police Academy
12200 SE Loop 410
San Antonio, TX 78221
Hosted by San Antonio Police Department
This course is specifically designed for anyone who is tasked with the responsibility of having to document crime scenes, autopsy or body injuries, or evidentiary items within a controlled laboratory setting. Crime Scene Investigators, Detectives, Medical Examiner Personnel, or anyone in which taking good photographs for court purposes is an integral part of what you do must attend this course. You must master the camera which is a vital piece of your equipment. This class will cover the triad of exposure with the modern digital cameras, image composition, and managing the images you obtain, basically the start to finish of your critical documentation achieved by forensic photography. Examination photography of evidence, impression photography, flashy photography, night and low light photography, as well as situations with Bluestar and luminol for bloodstain documentation will be covered in addition to much more. The course will be taught from the standpoint of you have simply been handed a new point and shoot digital camera and told to go to your job with either no training or minimal instructions. Regardless of your skill level, your images will improve with this training.
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Who Should Attend?
This is a hands-on course that is specifically designed for crime scene officers with or without experience. This course is taught in a manner in which the crime scene officer can easily understand.
Instructor
Jan Johnson, SCLA Retired Senior Crime Laboratory Analyst
Certified by State of Florida in Crime Scene Analysis and Bloodstain
Pattern Analysis
Certified by the International Association for Identification in Crime
Scene Analysis
Jan Johnson is retired from the State of Florida with over forty years experience in law enforcement. After ten years with the F.B.I., Jan made the transition to crime scene analysis. She is recognized by the IAI as a Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst and worked for FDLE in Pensacola, Florida for over twenty-two years. As a laboratory analyst and crime scene examiner, her field of experience includes detection, collection, and preservation of physical evidence, bloodstain pattern interpretation, trajectory analysis, buried body and skeletal remains recovery, clandestine laboratories, and numerous other procedures involving crime scene investigations. Due to her expertise in bloodstain pattern interpretation and crime scene reconstruction and analysis, Jan has testified in hundreds of criminal cases as an expert witness. Before retiring in 2004, Jan spent three years with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office as supervisor of the Crime Scene and Latent Print units, as well as overseer of ECSO’s new crime lab, which she designed. Jan served in the highly distinguished role of President of the IAI in 2004, and Chairman of the Board in 2005, and considers herself honored to have been on the IAI’s original Crime Scene Certification Board. Jan has served as President for the Florida Division of the IAI in 2007 as well as Chairman of the Board in 2008. She continues to serve on various committees within both the IAI and FDIAI. Jan has taught numerous courses in the areas of both Crime Scene and Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation and Crime Scene Reconstruction in the United States and abroad, including South Africa, Brazil, and Bermuda.
Advanced Crime Scene For Law Enforcement
November
5 - 9, 2012
Pelham Police Department
32 Philip Davis Street
Pelham, AL 35124
Hosted by Pelham Police Department
This comprehensive 40 hour workshop will provide training and assistance in advanced crime scene techniques. This course was developed for detectives to advance their skills in the examination of major crime scenes. The latest research and application of new crime scene techniques will be among the topics for discussion. The course includes an overview of how to approach and examine major crime scenes, along with hands-on training and the opportunity to present the physical evidence recovered from mock scenes in a courtroom setting. All advanced instructional techniques will be illustrated with actual case scenarios. These training hours can be applied toward the International Association for Identification Crime Scene Certification application.
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Who Should Attend?
This is a hands-on course that is specifically designed for crime scene officers with or without experience. This course is taught in a manner in which the crime scene officer can easily understand.
Instructor
Jan Johnson, SCLA Retired Senior Crime Laboratory Analyst
Certified by State of Florida in Crime Scene Analysis and Bloodstain
Pattern Analysis
Certified by the International Association for Identification in Crime
Scene Analysis
Jan Johnson is retired from the State of Florida with over forty years experience in law enforcement. After ten years with the F.B.I., Jan made the transition to crime scene analysis. She is recognized by the IAI as a Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst and worked for FDLE in Pensacola, Florida for over twenty-two years. As a laboratory analyst and crime scene examiner, her field of experience includes detection, collection, and preservation of physical evidence, bloodstain pattern interpretation, trajectory analysis, buried body and skeletal remains recovery, clandestine laboratories, and numerous other procedures involving crime scene investigations. Due to her expertise in bloodstain pattern interpretation and crime scene reconstruction and analysis, Jan has testified in hundreds of criminal cases as an expert witness. Before retiring in 2004, Jan spent three years with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office as supervisor of the Crime Scene and Latent Print units, as well as overseer of ECSO’s new crime lab, which she designed. Jan served in the highly distinguished role of President of the IAI in 2004, and Chairman of the Board in 2005, and considers herself honored to have been on the IAI’s original Crime Scene Certification Board. Jan has served as President for the Florida Division of the IAI in 2007 as well as Chairman of the Board in 2008. She continues to serve on various committees within both the IAI and FDIAI. Jan has taught numerous courses in the areas of both Crime Scene and Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation and Crime Scene Reconstruction in the United States and abroad, including South Africa, Brazil, and Bermuda.
Advanced Bloodstain Pattern ID
November
12 - 16, 2012
Scottsdale Police Department
7601 B East Mckellips Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85257
Hosted by Scottsdale Police Department
This course was developed for the crime scene technician/analyst, detectives and forensic investigators who have already completed a basic bloodstain pattern analysis workshop and are seeking to learn more advanced skills in documenting, processing, and evaluating those scenes in which bloodshed has occurred. This course will enhance the basic skills and advance the students up to a competency level which is required for independent analysis. Contents of the course will include clothing examination, advanced techniques for blood detection, use of the scientific method and the ability to apply experimental designs to help support your bloodstain pattern interpretations. This course will include critical evaluation of prior cases already prepared as well as analysis of complex mock bloodstain crime scenes. Students will be expected to recognize and identify bloodstain evidence and to properly document and preserve that evidence. At the conclusion of this course students will be able to perform proper interpretation of bloodstain evidence and patterns, as well as prepare a report and render expert opinions. These new skills will be put to the test with a moot court setting at the end of the course in which the students will defend their expert opinions, utilizing their new knowledge, skills and abilities as a bloodstain expert. Students are encouraged to bring a bloodstain case for presentation and peer review.
Course Topics
- Understanding of bloodstain terminology past, present, and future
- Recognize and properly document bloodstain patterns
- Utilization of fundamental knowledge of the principles of math and/or physics which may support or contradict the reconstruction of the scene
- Knowledge of the scientific method and application to experimental design to support opinions
- Interpretations of bloodstains for scene reconstruction
- Preparation of bloodstain reports and expert opinions
- Courtroom preparation for the bloodstain expert witness
- Moot court session with peer review
Who Should Attend?
This comprehensive, 40-hour course is designed for the student who has previously attended a 40-hour introductory bloodstain pattern identification workshop. This includes the proper documentation of bloodstains and the identification of the physical characteristics of the bloodstain patterns created in violent crime scenes where bloodshed occurs. Therefore, all students are required to have Bloodstain Pattern Identification, or similar training, as a prerequisite to this course. Documentation of previously attended training course(s) must be submitted with the application of this course.
About Your Instructor:
Jan Johnson, SCLA Retired Senior Crime Laboratory Analyst
Certified by State of Florida in Crime Scene Analysis and Bloodstain
Pattern Analysis
Certified by the International Association for Identification in Crime
Scene Analysis
Jan Johnson is retired from the State of Florida with over forty years experience in law enforcement. After ten years with the F.B.I., Jan made the transition to crime scene analysis. She is recognized by the IAI as a Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst and worked for FDLE in Pensacola, Florida for over twenty-two years. As a laboratory analyst and crime scene examiner, her field of experience includes detection, collection, and preservation of physical evidence, bloodstain pattern interpretation, trajectory analysis, buried body and skeletal remains recovery, clandestine laboratories, and numerous other procedures involving crime scene investigations. Due to her expertise in bloodstain pattern interpretation and crime scene reconstruction and analysis, Jan has testified in hundreds of criminal cases as an expert witness. Before retiring in 2004, Jan spent three years with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office as supervisor of the Crime Scene and Latent Print units, as well as overseer of ECSO’s new crime lab, which she designed. Jan served in the highly distinguished role of President of the IAI in 2004, and Chairman of the Board in 2005, and considers herself honored to have been on the IAI’s original Crime Scene Certification Board. Jan has served as President for the Florida Division of the IAI in 2007 as well as Chairman of the Board in 2008. She continues to serve on various committees within both the IAI and FDIAI. Jan has taught numerous courses in the areas of both Crime Scene and Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation and Crime Scene Reconstruction in the United States and abroad, including South Africa, Brazil, and Bermuda.
Buried Body and Surface Skeleton
November
26 - 30, 2012
Kern County Sheriff’s Office
1350 Truxtun Avenue
Buliding F
Bakersfield, CA 93308
Hosted by Kern County Sheriff’s Department
This comprehensive 40 hour course is designed for crime scene investigators, detectives, crime laboratory analysts and others in the field of forensic science that need the basic training and techniques for the buried body or surface skeleton crime scene examination and recovery. This course will assist in connecting all of the forensic pieces for the purpose of crime scene reconstruction. Mock scenes for this course were designed to assist the student in the importance of scene documentation, and to obtain the maximum amount of accurate information for ultimate crime scene reconstruction of both surface skeleton cases and more complex buried human cases. Attendees will be assigned to a crime scene team and will be responsible for the entire scene investigation and the presentation of their findings on the final class day. The teams will be graded on the amount of physical evidence (clues) that they recover from their scenes. The attendees will have a working knowledge of the techniques required to examine a surface skeleton and a buried body crime scene. This includes protocols, potential physical evidence awareness, equipment needs, bone identification and inventory, preservation of human remains procedures, search and documentation techniques, and courtroom case presentation experience. Please note that realistic composite skeletons will be buried for the mock scene sites.
Course Topics
- Bone Identification and Labeling
- Crime Scene Planning and Management
- Detection, Excavation, Collection, and Proper Preservation of Remains and Evidence
- Victim Identification: Race, Stature, Age, Sex
- Time of Death Estimation and Cause of Death Determination
- Crime Scene Photography, Note Taking, Report Writing, and Expert Testimony
- Underwater Remains
- Excavation tools such as metal detectors and water screens
Who Should Attend?
This is a hands-on course that is specifically designed for crime scene officers with or without experience. This course is taught in a manner in which the crime scene officer can easily understand.
About Your Instructor:
Jan Johnson, SCLA Retired Senior Crime Laboratory Analyst
Certified by State of Florida in Crime Scene Analysis and Bloodstain
Pattern Analysis
Certified by the International Association for Identification in Crime
Scene Analysis
Jan Johnson is retired from the State of Florida with over forty years experience in law enforcement. After ten years with the F.B.I., Jan made the transition to crime scene analysis. She is recognized by the IAI as a Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst and worked for FDLE in Pensacola, Florida for over twenty-two years. As a laboratory analyst and crime scene examiner, her field of experience includes detection, collection, and preservation of physical evidence, bloodstain pattern interpretation, trajectory analysis, buried body and skeletal remains recovery, clandestine laboratories, and numerous other procedures involving crime scene investigations. Due to her expertise in bloodstain pattern interpretation and crime scene reconstruction and analysis, Jan has testified in hundreds of criminal cases as an expert witness. Before retiring in 2004, Jan spent three years with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office as supervisor of the Crime Scene and Latent Print units, as well as overseer of ECSO’s new crime lab, which she designed. Jan served in the highly distinguished role of President of the IAI in 2004, and Chairman of the Board in 2005, and considers herself honored to have been on the IAI’s original Crime Scene Certification Board. Jan has served as President for the Florida Division of the IAI in 2007 as well as Chairman of the Board in 2008. She continues to serve on various committees within both the IAI and FDIAI. Jan has taught numerous courses in the areas of both Crime Scene and Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation and Crime Scene Reconstruction in the United States and abroad, including South Africa, Brazil, and Bermuda.
Host Contact:
Darby Toothman
(661) 391-7563
toothman@kernsheriff.com
CSI Certification Exam Book Review: CCSI, CCSA & CSCSA
December
3 - 7, 2012
North Port Police Department
4980 City Hall Blvd
North Port, FL 34286
Hosted by North Port Police Department
IAI Crime Scene Certification Preparation Course
Designed for Modular One, Two, and Four
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Crime Scene Investigator Crime Scene Analyst Senior Crime Scene Analyst |
This course is specifically designed with the goal of enabling students to pass whichever crime scene certification level examination that they are preparing for in the near future. This is a concentrated and fast moving review of either two or three books depending on the examination that you are testing to pass. Every book review will have pre-testing and post-testing composed of hundreds of extracted questions covering every chapter so that students will know their areas of strengths and weaknesses. Whether novice or experienced, this class is a must for maximizing the chances of successfully passing the examinations to improve your credentials and professionalism by becoming certified in the crime scene specialty. Students who attend this course will have a distinct advantage over those who have not attended this dedicated and intensive review course when it comes to testing for the IAI certification examinations. Students will be able to take the certification examination on the last day of this course for modulars one, two & four. The application for testing must be received by the IAI Office at least sixty days prior to the course date if you intend to take the certification test on the week of the course book review.
Please view the website theiai.org/certifications for complete listing of qualifications required for testing. Failing to complete application in a timely manner can result in you not being able to take the certification test on the week of the book review course; however, you will be allowed to take the examination at a later date.
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Who Should Attend?
This course is designed to assist in the preparation for the IAI Crime Scene Investigator Certification- CCSI, CCSA and CSCSA examination. Please make sure that you have read the new books as of August 1, 2008. Please see the IAI website at www.theiai.org for current books to read, certification application, and requirements.
About Your Instructor:
Jan Johnson, SCLA Retired Senior Crime Laboratory Analyst
Certified by State of Florida in Crime Scene Analysis and Bloodstain
Pattern Analysis
Certified by the International Association for Identification in Crime
Scene Analysis
Jan Johnson is retired from the State of Florida with over forty years experience in law enforcement. After ten years with the F.B.I., Jan made the transition to crime scene analysis. She is recognized by the IAI as a Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst and worked for FDLE in Pensacola, Florida for over twenty-two years. As a laboratory analyst and crime scene examiner, her field of experience includes detection, collection, and preservation of physical evidence, bloodstain pattern interpretation, trajectory analysis, buried body and skeletal remains recovery, clandestine laboratories, and numerous other procedures involving crime scene investigations. Due to her expertise in bloodstain pattern interpretation and crime scene reconstruction and analysis, Jan has testified in hundreds of criminal cases as an expert witness. Before retiring in 2004, Jan spent three years with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office as supervisor of the Crime Scene and Latent Print units, as well as overseer of ECSO’s new crime lab, which she designed. Jan served in the highly distinguished role of President of the IAI in 2004, and Chairman of the Board in 2005, and considers herself honored to have been on the IAI’s original Crime Scene Certification Board. Jan has served as President for the Florida Division of the IAI in 2007 as well as Chairman of the Board in 2008. She continues to serve on various committees within both the IAI and FDIAI. Jan has taught numerous courses in the areas of both Crime Scene and Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation and Crime Scene Reconstruction in the United States and abroad, including South Africa, Brazil, and Bermuda.
Contact Information
Pamela Schmidt
941-429-7347
Basic
Bloodstain Pattern ID
December 10 - 14, 2012
Ocean City Police Department
6501 Coastal Highway
Ocean City, MD 21842
Hosted by Ocean City Police Department
This comprehensive 40-hour workshop will provide participants training and assistance in the proper recognition of bloodstain pattern evidence. This includes actual laboratory experimentation of blood flight characteristics: motion and force. These experiments will be augmented with lecture material and case presentations for the ultimate purpose of reconstruction of the sequence of events which occurred at the scene of a crime. This is a hands-on workshop that will allow the participants to work individually and in small groups as they acquire the necessary knowledge and skills required of a bloodstain pattern analyst. The bloodstain evidence that will be analyzed will include that which is present at the crime scene, in a vehicle, on a victim and/or suspect’s clothing, or on discarded evidence such as knives, firearms and other weapons. The instructional atmosphere will be informal and the dress attire will be casual. This course satisfies the International Association for Identification 40 hour basic bloodstain analysis workshop for the purpose of the Bloodstain Pattern Certification Examination.
Course Topics
- The participants should acquire a working knowledge of current bloodstain pattern terminology
- The participants should have a clear understanding of how blood reacts to motion and force.
- The participants should know how to use proper bloodstain documentation techniques, which include sketching, written documentation, and photography.
- The participants should be able to identify specific bloodstain pattern evidence at crime scenes, in vehicles, on victims/suspects, and on clothing and weapons.
- The participants should acquire the ability to correctly detect, enhance, and preserve serological blood evidence for DNA analysis.
- The participants should be able to use the acquired knowledge and skills in order to correctly interpret bloodstain evidence for the purpose of crime scene reconstruction.
- The participants will acquire the basic knowledge to enable themselves to be prepared for courtroom presentation of the bloodstain evidence that was collected or documented.
Who Should Attend?
This is a hand-on course that will continue where the documentation class left off. It is specifically designed for the Crime Scene Investigator or Analyst designated to be responsible for the detection, documentation, and collection of bloodstain evidence encountered at a crime scene for the purpose of reconstruction. This course is taught in a manner in which the Crime Scene Investigator or Analyst can easily understand.
About Your Instructor:
Jan Johnson, SCLA Retired Senior Crime Laboratory Analyst
Certified by State of Florida in Crime Scene Analysis and Bloodstain
Pattern Analysis
Certified by the International Association for Identification in Crime
Scene Analysis
Jan Johnson is retired from the State of Florida with over forty years experience in law enforcement. After ten years with the F.B.I., Jan made the transition to crime scene analysis. She is recognized by the IAI as a Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst and worked for FDLE in Pensacola, Florida for over twenty-two years. As a laboratory analyst and crime scene examiner, her field of experience includes detection, collection, and preservation of physical evidence, bloodstain pattern interpretation, trajectory analysis, buried body and skeletal remains recovery, clandestine laboratories, and numerous other procedures involving crime scene investigations. Due to her expertise in bloodstain pattern interpretation and crime scene reconstruction and analysis, Jan has testified in hundreds of criminal cases as an expert witness. Before retiring in 2004, Jan spent three years with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office as supervisor of the Crime Scene and Latent Print units, as well as overseer of ECSO’s new crime lab, which she designed. Jan served in the highly distinguished role of President of the IAI in 2004, and Chairman of the Board in 2005, and considers herself honored to have been on the IAI’s original Crime Scene Certification Board. Jan has served as President for the Florida Division of the IAI in 2007 as well as Chairman of the Board in 2008. She continues to serve on various committees within both the IAI and FDIAI. Jan has taught numerous courses in the areas of both Crime Scene and Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation and Crime Scene Reconstruction in the United States and abroad, including South Africa, Brazil, and Bermuda.
Advanced Crime Scene For Law Enforcement
December
17 - 21, 2012
Community Center at Soper Field
220 Coe Avenue
Seaside, CA 93955
Hosted by Correctional Training Facility Soledad CA/Seaside Police Department
This comprehensive 40 hour workshop will provide training and assistance in advanced crime scene techniques. This course was developed for detectives to advance their skills in the examination of major crime scenes. The latest research and application of new crime scene techniques will be among the topics for discussion. The course includes an overview of how to approach and examine major crime scenes, along with hands-on training and the opportunity to present the physical evidence recovered from mock scenes in a courtroom setting. All advanced instructional techniques will be illustrated with actual case scenarios. These training hours can be applied toward the International Association for Identification Crime Scene Certification application.
Course Topics
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Who Should Attend?
This is a hands-on course that is specifically designed for crime scene officers with or without experience. This course is taught in a manner in which the crime scene officer can easily understand.
About Your Instructor:
Jan Johnson, SCLA Retired Senior Crime Laboratory Analyst
Certified by State of Florida in Crime Scene Analysis and Bloodstain
Pattern Analysis
Certified by the International Association for Identification in Crime
Scene Analysis
Jan Johnson is retired from the State of Florida with over forty years experience in law enforcement. After ten years with the F.B.I., Jan made the transition to crime scene analysis. She is recognized by the IAI as a Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst and worked for FDLE in Pensacola, Florida for over twenty-two years. As a laboratory analyst and crime scene examiner, her field of experience includes detection, collection, and preservation of physical evidence, bloodstain pattern interpretation, trajectory analysis, buried body and skeletal remains recovery, clandestine laboratories, and numerous other procedures involving crime scene investigations. Due to her expertise in bloodstain pattern interpretation and crime scene reconstruction and analysis, Jan has testified in hundreds of criminal cases as an expert witness. Before retiring in 2004, Jan spent three years with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office as supervisor of the Crime Scene and Latent Print units, as well as overseer of ECSO’s new crime lab, which she designed. Jan served in the highly distinguished role of President of the IAI in 2004, and Chairman of the Board in 2005, and considers herself honored to have been on the IAI’s original Crime Scene Certification Board. Jan has served as President for the Florida Division of the IAI in 2007 as well as Chairman of the Board in 2008. She continues to serve on various committees within both the IAI and FDIAI. Jan has taught numerous courses in the areas of both Crime Scene and Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation and Crime Scene Reconstruction in the United States and abroad, including South Africa, Brazil, and Bermuda.
Contact Information
David Doglietto (Class Coordinator)
david.doglietto@cdcr.ca.gov
Office (831) 678-3951 extension 4301
Child and Infant Death Investigations
January
24 - 25,
2013
San Luis Obispo Sheriff’s Department
Carl Lowgren Auditorium
1585
Kansas Ave
San Luis Obispo, CA 93405
Hosted by San Luis Obispo Sheriff’s Department
Crime scene technicians and investigators from all levels will benefit from this training as we cover the topic of child and infant death investigations. The presentation will cover medicolegal, crime scene, and autopsy finding aspects of the subject. We will specifically discuss scene processing, evidence collection and investigative techniques as they relate to child death investigations. Child and infant death investigations require a unique approach and can be complicated for even the most seasoned investigator. The training will thoroughly cover the numerous aspects of these investigative cases and promote critical thinking and evaluation of these crime scenes and all the puzzle pieces to help delineate homicides from accidental and natural deaths, even in the most subtle of cases. Actual case scenarios will be presented with attendees solving the case in small working groups with hands-on review of actual forensic materials. Attend the training and glean from the presentation on this complex subject and expand your knowledge in this area!
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Who Should Attend?
This course is designed to educate Crime Scene Technicians and Investigators of all levels. State Attorneys and Defense Attorneys will benefit from the presented material as well as DCF/CPT workers.
About Your Instructor:
Jan Johnson, SCLA Retired Senior Crime Laboratory Analyst
Certified by State of Florida in Crime Scene Analysis and Bloodstain
Pattern Analysis
Certified by the International Association for Identification in Crime
Scene Analysis
Jan Johnson is retired from the State of Florida with over forty years experience in law enforcement. After ten years with the F.B.I., Jan made the transition to crime scene analysis. She is recognized by the IAI as a Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst and worked for FDLE in Pensacola, Florida for over twenty-two years. As a laboratory analyst and crime scene examiner, her field of experience includes detection, collection, and preservation of physical evidence, bloodstain pattern interpretation, trajectory analysis, buried body and skeletal remains recovery, clandestine laboratories, and numerous other procedures involving crime scene investigations. Due to her expertise in bloodstain pattern interpretation and crime scene reconstruction and analysis, Jan has testified in hundreds of criminal cases as an expert witness. Before retiring in 2004, Jan spent three years with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office as supervisor of the Crime Scene and Latent Print units, as well as overseer of ECSO’s new crime lab, which she designed. Jan served in the highly distinguished role of President of the IAI in 2004, and Chairman of the Board in 2005, and considers herself honored to have been on the IAI’s original Crime Scene Certification Board. Jan has served as President for the Florida Division of the IAI in 2007 as well as Chairman of the Board in 2008. She continues to serve on various committees within both the IAI and FDIAI. Jan has taught numerous courses in the areas of both Crime Scene and Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation and Crime Scene Reconstruction in the United States and abroad, including South Africa, Brazil, and Bermuda.
Contact Information
Host Contact:
Charles Fox
(805) 781-4562
cfox@co.slo.ca.us
CSI Certification Exam Book Review: CCSI, CCSA & CSCSA
January
28 - February 1,
2013
Ontario Police Department
2500 Archibald Ave
Community Room 1
Ontario,
CA 91761
Hosted by Ontario Police Department
IAI Crime Scene Certification Preparation Course
Designed for Modular One, Two, and Four
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Crime Scene Investigator Crime Scene Analyst Senior Crime Scene Analyst |
This course is specifically designed with the goal of enabling students to pass whichever crime scene certification level examination that they are preparing for in the near future. This is a concentrated and fast moving review of either two or three books depending on the examination that you are testing to pass. Every book review will have pre-testing and post-testing composed of hundreds of extracted questions covering every chapter so that students will know their areas of strengths and weaknesses. Whether novice or experienced, this class is a must for maximizing the chances of successfully passing the examinations to improve your credentials and professionalism by becoming certified in the crime scene specialty. Students who attend this course will have a distinct advantage over those who have not attended this dedicated and intensive review course when it comes to testing for the IAI certification examinations. Students will be able to take the certification examination on the last day of this course for all modulars. The application for testing must be received by the IAI Office at least sixty days prior to the course date if you intend to take the certification test on the week of the course book review.
Please view the website theiai.org/certifications for complete listing of qualifications required for testing. Failing to complete application in a timely manner can result in you not being able to take the certification test on the week of the book review course; however, you will be allowed to take the examination at a later date.
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Who Should Attend?
This course is designed to assist in the preparation for the IAI Crime Scene Investigator Certification- CCSI, CCSA and CSCSA examination. Please make sure that you have read the new books as of August 1, 2008. Please see the IAI website at www.theiai.org for current books to read, certification application, and requirements.
About Your Instructor:
Jan Johnson, SCLA Retired Senior Crime Laboratory Analyst
Certified by State of Florida in Crime Scene Analysis and Bloodstain
Pattern Analysis
Certified by the International Association for Identification in Crime
Scene Analysis
Jan Johnson is retired from the State of Florida with over forty years experience in law enforcement. After ten years with the F.B.I., Jan made the transition to crime scene analysis. She is recognized by the IAI as a Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst and worked for FDLE in Pensacola, Florida for over twenty-two years. As a laboratory analyst and crime scene examiner, her field of experience includes detection, collection, and preservation of physical evidence, bloodstain pattern interpretation, trajectory analysis, buried body and skeletal remains recovery, clandestine laboratories, and numerous other procedures involving crime scene investigations. Due to her expertise in bloodstain pattern interpretation and crime scene reconstruction and analysis, Jan has testified in hundreds of criminal cases as an expert witness. Before retiring in 2004, Jan spent three years with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office as supervisor of the Crime Scene and Latent Print units, as well as overseer of ECSO’s new crime lab, which she designed. Jan served in the highly distinguished role of President of the IAI in 2004, and Chairman of the Board in 2005, and considers herself honored to have been on the IAI’s original Crime Scene Certification Board. Jan has served as President for the Florida Division of the IAI in 2007 as well as Chairman of the Board in 2008. She continues to serve on various committees within both the IAI and FDIAI. Jan has taught numerous courses in the areas of both Crime Scene and Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation and Crime Scene Reconstruction in the United States and abroad, including South Africa, Brazil, and Bermuda.
Contact Information
Nicole Vetere
(909) 395-2879
Crime Scene Reconstruction
February
18 - 22, 2013
Jessie Turner Community Center
15556 Summit Ave
Fontana, CA 92335
Hosted by Fontana Police Department
This comprehensive 40-hour course is designed for crime scene investigators, detectives, crime laboratory analysts and others in the field of forensic science that have the basic training and skills for crime scene examinations. This course will provide assistance in connecting all of the forensic pieces for the purpose of crime scene reconstruction. A crime scene is a huge puzzle, and piece by piece we compile the physical evidence in each case. The more difficult job is to try and connect those pieces to obtain the big picture, the scene reconstruction. This course will also assist in the documentation of physical evidence at the scene. Mock scenes for this course were designed to assist the student in the importance of scene documentation, and to obtain the maximum amount of accurate information for ultimate scene reconstruction. Some of the topics to be discussed include major crime scene disasters and buried body and surface skeleton physical evidence recovery. These training hours can be applied toward the International Association for Identification Crime Scene Certification application.
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Who Should Attend?
This is a hands-on course that is specifically designed for crime scene officers with or without experience. This course is taught in a manner in which the crime scene officer can easily understand.
About Your Instructor:
Jan Johnson, SCLA Retired Senior Crime Laboratory Analyst
Certified by State of Florida in Crime Scene Analysis and Bloodstain
Pattern Analysis
Certified by the International Association for Identification in Crime
Scene Analysis
Jan Johnson is retired from the State of Florida with over forty years experience in law enforcement. After ten years with the F.B.I., Jan made the transition to crime scene analysis. She is recognized by the IAI as a Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst and worked for FDLE in Pensacola, Florida for over twenty-two years. As a laboratory analyst and crime scene examiner, her field of experience includes detection, collection, and preservation of physical evidence, bloodstain pattern interpretation, trajectory analysis, buried body and skeletal remains recovery, clandestine laboratories, and numerous other procedures involving crime scene investigations. Due to her expertise in bloodstain pattern interpretation and crime scene reconstruction and analysis, Jan has testified in hundreds of criminal cases as an expert witness. Before retiring in 2004, Jan spent three years with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office as supervisor of the Crime Scene and Latent Print units, as well as overseer of ECSO’s new crime lab, which she designed. Jan served in the highly distinguished role of President of the IAI in 2004, and Chairman of the Board in 2005, and considers herself honored to have been on the IAI’s original Crime Scene Certification Board. Jan has served as President for the Florida Division of the IAI in 2007 as well as Chairman of the Board in 2008. She continues to serve on various committees within both the IAI and FDIAI. Jan has taught numerous courses in the areas of both Crime Scene and Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation and Crime Scene Reconstruction in the United States and abroad, including South Africa, Brazil, and Bermuda.
Contact Information
Michele Huff
(909) 356-7176 OR mhuff@fontana.org
Shooting Reconstruction
May
6 - 10, 2013
Jessie Turner Community Center
15556 Summit Ave
Fontana, CA 92335
Hosted by Fontana Police Department
This comprehensive five day course is designed for crime scene investigators, detectives, crime laboratory analysts and others in the field of forensic science that have the basic training and skills for shooting crime scene examinations. This course will assist law enforcement officers in connecting all of the forensic pieces for the purpose of shooting crime scene reconstruction. A crime scene is a huge puzzle, and piece by piece we compile the physical evidence in each case; the more difficult job is trying to connect those pieces to obtain the big picture, the shooting crime scene reconstruction. This course will also assist in the documentation of physical evidence at the scene which previously might not have been recorded. The attendees will learn by using string, dowel rods, scientific calculators, and/or lasers about the flight path of the projectile from the moment it leaves a firearm muzzle to the moment it strikes the final target and is recovered. Also, students will examine the firearm residue for estimated distance determination from the position of the shooter to the victim and/or final target. Mock scenes for this course were designed to assist the student in the importance of scene documentation, and to obtain the maximum, accurate information for ultimate shooting crime scene reconstruction.
Course Topics
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Who Should Attend?
This is a hands-on course that is specifically designed for crime scene officers with or without experience. This course is taught in a manner in which the crime scene officer can easily understand.
Instructor
Jan Johnson, SCLA Retired Senior Crime Laboratory Analyst
Certified by State of Florida in Crime Scene Analysis and Bloodstain
Pattern Analysis
Certified by the International Association for Identification in Crime
Scene Analysis
Jan Johnson is retired from the State of Florida with over forty years experience in law enforcement. After ten years with the F.B.I., Jan made the transition to crime scene analysis. She is recognized by the IAI as a Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst and worked for FDLE in Pensacola, Florida for over twenty-two years. As a laboratory analyst and crime scene examiner, her field of experience includes detection, collection, and preservation of physical evidence, bloodstain pattern interpretation, trajectory analysis, buried body and skeletal remains recovery, clandestine laboratories, and numerous other procedures involving crime scene investigations. Due to her expertise in bloodstain pattern interpretation and crime scene reconstruction and analysis, Jan has testified in hundreds of criminal cases as an expert witness. Before retiring in 2004, Jan spent three years with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office as supervisor of the Crime Scene and Latent Print units, as well as overseer of ECSO’s new crime lab, which she designed. Jan served in the highly distinguished role of President of the IAI in 2004, and Chairman of the Board in 2005, and considers herself honored to have been on the IAI’s original Crime Scene Certification Board. Jan has served as President for the Florida Division of the IAI in 2007 as well as Chairman of the Board in 2008. She continues to serve on various committees within both the IAI and FDIAI. Jan has taught numerous courses in the areas of both Crime Scene and Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation and Crime Scene Reconstruction in the United States and abroad, including South Africa, Brazil, and Bermuda.
Contact Information
Michele Huff
(909) 356-7176 OR mhuff@fontana.org