March 15 - 19, 2010

Indian River County Sheriff's Office
4055 41st Avenue
Vero Beach, Florida

Hosted by Indian River County Sheriff's Office

The number one reason why most crime scene investigations fail is that there is inadequate crime scene processing. Working a crime scene, whether minor or major, is a process that involves a wide range of skills. This course was developed as a refresher workshop for some crime scene officers, or for the new officers 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 help better prepare an individual who is taking the IAI Certification Test by providing and reviewing hundreds of sample questions.

Course Topics

Crime scene safety, equipment needs, scene security, photography, search techniques, note taking, general documentation of physical evidence, sketching, measurements, biological evidence detection and collection, trace evidence, latent impression evidence, shoe and tire track evidence, tool mark evidence, firearms evidence, proper evidence packaging techniques, report writing, mock crime scenes and court room testimony.

Who Should Attend?

This course was designed to assist in the preparation for the IAI Crime Scene Investigator Certification- Level I, II, or III 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.

*Test to be administered on final day of course for those who have completed the application form and have been prior approved to take the test for Crime Scene Investigator Level I, II, or III.

Please submit applications to take the CCSI Exam to the IAI at least 60-90 days prior to course.

Note: You do not have to take the certification test on the final day to take this course. You may take the test at a later date after the prep course.

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 the FDLE in Pensacola 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 other numerous procedures involving crime scene investigation. Due to her expertise in bloodstain pattern interpretation and crime scene reconstruction and analysis, Jan has testified in over one hundred criminal cases as an expert witness. Before retiring in 2004, Jan spent three years with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office where she was 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 as having the privilege of being on the IAI’s original Crime Scene Certification Board. Jan also served as President for the Florida Division of the IAI as well as Chairman for the BOD in 2008. She continues to serve on numerous committees with both the IAI and FDIAI. Jan has taught numerous courses in the areas of both Crime Scene and Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation in the United States and abroad, including South Africa, Brazil, and Bermuda.

Download the flyer and application for this course.

For further information contact:

Forensic Pieces
850-332-0141

March 29 - April 2, 2010

Livermore Police Department
1110 S. Livermore Avenue
Livermore, CA 94550

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 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.

Course Objectives

1. The participants should acquire a working knowledge of current bloodstain pattern terminology
2. The participants should have a clear understanding of how blood reacts to motion and force.
3. The participants should know how to use proper bloodstain documentation techniques to include sketching, written documentation and photography.
4. The participants should be able to identify specific bloodstain pattern evidence at crime scenes, in vehicles, on victim’s/suspect’s, and on clothing and weapons.
5. The participants should acquire the ability to correctly detect, enhance, and preserve serological blood evidence for DNA analysis.
6. 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.
7. 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. 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.

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.

Janice Johnson is retired from the State of Florida with over forty years in law enforcement. She began her career with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington, D.C. as a fingerprint examiner. After ten years with the F.B.I., Jan decided to do something more exciting and crime scene analysis was the answer. She is certified by the International Association for Identification as a Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst and was a Senior Crime Laboratory Analyst for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement in Pensacola, until June of 2001 serving over twenty-two years. Her duties consisted of both laboratory analysis and on scene processing and examinations which included: detection, collection, and preservation of physical evidence, bloodstain pattern interpretation, trajectory analysis, buried bodies and skeletal remains recovery, clandestine laboratories, and numerous homicide crime scenes to include quadruple murders. She has testified in hundreds of criminal cases in bloodstain pattern interpretation and crime scene reconstruction and analysis. For the last three years prior to her retirement in 2004, Jan was employed by the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office where she was the supervisor of the Crime Scene and Latent Print units as well as in charge of the new laboratory in which she designed. She is past Chairman of the Board of Directors and President of the International Association of Identification. Jan is also involved with the Florida Division of IAI and was the President in 2007. She was also on the original Crime Scene Certification Board for the IAI and has served on numerous committees with both the IAI and the FDIAI. Jan has taught numerous courses in the areas of both Crime Scene and Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation in the United States and abroad to include South Africa, Brazil, and Bermuda.

Download the flyer and application for this course.

For further information contact:

Gena Steward
Livermore Police Department
W - 925-371-4955 or C - 925-580-9682

April 5 - 9, 2010

Gaston County Police Department
420 West Franklin Blvd.
Gastonia, NC 28052

Hosted by Gaston County Police Department

The number one reason why most crime scene investigations fail is that there is inadequate crime scene processing. Working a crime scene, whether minor or major, is a process that involves a wide range of skills. This course was developed as a refresher workshop for some crime scene officers, or for the new officers 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 help better prepare an individual who is taking the IAI Certification Test by providing and reviewing hundreds of sample questions.

Course Topics

Crime scene safety, equipment needs, scene security, photography, search techniques, note taking, general documentation of physical evidence, sketching, measurements, biological evidence detection and collection, trace evidence, latent impression evidence, shoe and tire track evidence, tool mark evidence, firearms evidence, proper evidence packaging techniques, report writing, mock crime scenes and court room testimony.

Who Should Attend?

This course was designed to assist in the preparation for the IAI Crime Scene Investigator Certification- Level 2 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.

*Test to be administered on final day of course from 1pm-5pm for those who have completed the application form and have been prior approved to take the test for Crime Scene Investigator Level II.

Please submit approved applications at least 30 days prior to course.

Note: You do not have to take the certification test on the final day to take this course. You may take the test at a later date after the prep course.

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 the FDLE in Pensacola 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 other numerous procedures involving crime scene investigation. Due to her expertise in bloodstain pattern interpretation and crime scene reconstruction and analysis, Jan has testified in over one hundred criminal cases as an expert witness. Before retiring in 2004, Jan spent three years with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office where she was 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 as having the privilege of being on the IAI’s original Crime Scene Certification Board.  Jan also served as President for the Florida Division of the IAI as well as Chairman for the BOD in 2008. She continues to serve on numerous committees with both the IAI and FDIAI. Jan has taught numerous courses in the areas of both Crime Scene and Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation in the United States and abroad, including South Africa, Brazil, and Bermuda.

Download the flyer and application for this course.

For further information contact:

Forensic Pieces
850-332-0141

April 5 - 9, 2010 (also offered November 8 - 11, 2010)

San Bernardino County, California Sheriff's Department
Regional Training Center

This is a 40-hr course that includes all aspects of Gunshot Trajectory Reconstruction including direction of travel, angle of impact, and placement of shooters. This course includes demonstrations of stippling patterns on skin. This course includes lecture, hands-on exercises, and practical “scenes” to reconstruct and document.

Topics Covered

• Direction of travel
• Angle of impact
• Sequencing shots
• Stippling patterns
• Photography
• Documentation
• Court Testimony

Persons Who Should Attend

• Crime Scene Investigators
• Forensic Technicians
• Detectives

Download the flyer and application information for this course.

More info here on other classes sponsored by San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department

April 12 - 15, 2010

Indiana Forensic Institute

Instructor: Rudy Gruenke

This course, by conference, demonstration and practical “hands-on” training, teaches the basics of Adobe Photoshop, the use of digital cameras, scanners, computers and digital imaging methods to produce quality images for law enforcement professionals. The selection and use of equipment for efficient imaging as well as the handling of digital images in accordance with established SWGIT guidelines will be stressed.

PREREQUISITE: A basic understanding of photography and computers.

The course fee includes a copy of Forensic Digital Imaging and Photography, a textbook by Blitzer & Jacobia and published by Elsevier/Academic Press.

Mr. Gruenke has decades of experience in forensic imaging as part of a major police agency.

For more information or to register please go to www.ifi-indy.org

April 13, 2010

Shelby County Sheriff’s Office
380 McDow Road
Columbiana, AL 35051

Hosted by Shelby County Sheriff’s Office

This course will provide training and assistance in the proper recognition, documentation, and development of latent print evidence, which may be detected at the crime scene. The ultimate purpose of learning the correct procedures for documenting and developing latent print evidence is for suspect identification which may later solve the crime. Terminology, various processing techniques, and hands on processing will be included in this training. Specific attention and detail on unusual and difficult surfaces will be particularly discussed during this course.

NOTE: Student work is supplemented with actual case scenarios throughout the course to enhance the student’s understanding of the importance of this training.

The student will also be provided a latent print processing kit for future crime scene processing.

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 the FDLE in Pensacola 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 other numerous procedures involving crime scene investigation. Due to her expertise in bloodstain pattern interpretation and crime scene reconstruction and analysis, Jan has testified in over one hundred criminal cases as an expert witness. Before retiring in 2004, Jan spent three years with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office where she was 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 as having the privilege of being on the IAI’s original Crime Scene Certification Board. Jan also served as President for the Florida Division of the IAI as well as Chairman for the BOD in 2008. She continues to serve on numerous committees with both the IAI and FDIAI. Jan has taught numerous courses in the areas of both Crime Scene and Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation in the United States and abroad, including South Africa, Brazil, and Bermuda.

Download the flyer and application for this course.

For more information on lodging or Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, please contact:

Kevin Turner
205-670-6130
KTurner@shelbyso.com

April 19 - 23, 2010

LaQuinta Inn & Suites Conference Room
3593 Ross Clark Circle
Dothan, AL 36303

Hosted by Dothan 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.

Course Topics

• Equipment & Safety
• Crime Scene Management
• Trajectory/ Shooting Reconstruction
• Bloodstain Pattern ID and Documentation
• Clothing Examination
• Mass Disasters Crime Scenes
• Impression Evidence
• Autopsy Evidence
• Fire and Bomb Crime Scenes
• Buried Bodies and Surface Skeletons
• Insects and Botany
• Underwater Crime Scenes
• Report Writing
• Preparation of Courtroom Presentations

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 the FDLE in Pensacola 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 other numerous procedures involving crime scene investigation. Due to her expertise in bloodstain pattern interpretation and crime scene reconstruction and analysis, Jan has testified in over one hundred criminal cases as an expert witness. Before retiring in 2004, Jan spent three years with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office where she was 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 as having the privilege of being on the IAI’s original Crime Scene Certification Board. Jan also served as President for the Florida Division of the IAI as well as Chairman for the BOD in 2008. She continues to serve on numerous committees with both the IAI and FDIAI. Jan has taught numerous courses in the areas of both Crime Scene and Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation in the United States and abroad, including South Africa, Brazil, and Bermuda.

Download the flyer and application for this course.

For further information contact:

Frank Bissette (Class Coordinator)
frbissette@dothan.org
Office (334)615-3690
Fax (334) 615-3699

April 26 - 27, 2010

Indiana Forensic Institute

Instructor: Herbert Blitzer

This course, by conference, demonstration and practical “hands-on” training, teaches individuals how to set up an image workflow for managing digital files and write the standard operating procedure necessary when working with digital images. Managing the digital workflow and files created through the use of digital cameras has become a tremendous task. Ensuring they are not compromised is an absolute necessity. As with many other law enforcement operations, the way to achieve benefits without undue exposure to law related questions is through the development and implementation of effective SOP’s. This segment will review all areas of concern, describe the process for developing SOP’s and provide references for agencies interested in developing SOP’s.

Mr. Blitzer is a published author in the field of forensic science and a current of former member of several national committees in the field, including SWGIT.

For more information or to register please go to www.ifi-indy.org

May 17 – 21, 2010 (also offered November 29 – December 3, 2010)

San Bernardino County, California Sheriff's Department
Regional Training Center

This is a 40-hr course that includes all aspects of Crime Scene Photography including manual functions of an SLR camera, nighttime photography, macro photography, and scene photography. This course includes lecture, hands-on exercises, and practical scenes to photograph. This course is designed for any law enforcement employee who is tasked with crime scene or forensic photography.

Topics Covered

• Crime Scene Photographs
• Manual functions of an SLR camera
• Close-ups / Macro
• Low / No light conditions
• Using flash Impressions
• ALS / filters
• Digital Protocol / Policies

Persons Who Should Attend

• Crime Scene Investigators
• Crime Scene Photographers
• Forensic Technicians
• Detectives

Download the flyer and application information for this course.

More info here on other classes sponsored by San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department

June 1 - 3, 2010

Indiana Forensic Institute

Instructor: Rudy Gruenke

This course, by conference, demonstration and practical “hands-on” training, teaches students how to capture, enhance and analyze both analog and digital video through the use of a video imaging workstation. CrimeVision, Adobe Premiere, Adobe PhotoShop software and special video tools developed by the institute are used to edit and extract data from both the still and video digital images for analysis. Use and selection of equipment for efficient video capture, enhancement and analysis are covered in detail.

Mr. Gruenke has more than a decade of experience in forensic imaging as part of a major police agency.

For more information or to register please go to www.ifi-indy.org

June 14 - 17, 2010

Indiana Forensic Institute

Instructor: Rudy Gruenke

This course, by conference, demonstration and practical, “hands-on” training teaches advanced tools in Adobe PhotoShop to produce quality images for law enforcement professionals. Phase II, demonstrates and teaches Adobe PhotoShop in much greater depth than Phase I, therefore a working knowledge of PhotoShop is required. Since image processing is the most common area for contesting images in courtrooms, the SWGIT guidelines will be reviewed and followed.

Mr. Gruenke has more than a decade of experience in forensic imaging as part of a major police agency.

For more information or to register please go to www.ifi-indy.org

June 21 - 25, 2010

LaQuinta Inn & Suites Conference Room
3593 Ross Clark Circle
Dothan, AL 36303

Hosted by Dothan 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 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

• Bloodstain Patterns
• Lasers and Shooting Reconstruction
• Chemical Applications
• Photographic and Video Techniques
• Search, Sketching, and Measuring Techniques
• Metal Detector Techniques
• Implementation of Grid Search
• Physical Evidence in Firearms Cases
• Case Scenarios: Single-shooting, Multiple-shooting, and Officer-involved crime scenes
• Trigonometry and Trajectory
• Report Writing and Courtroom Testimony

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 the FDLE in Pensacola 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 other numerous procedures involving crime scene investigation. Due to her expertise in bloodstain pattern interpretation and crime scene reconstruction and analysis, Jan has testified in over one hundred criminal cases as an expert witness. Before retiring in 2004, Jan spent three years with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office where she was 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 as having the privilege of being on the IAI’s original Crime Scene Certification Board.  Jan also served as President for the Florida Division of the IAI as well as Chairman for the BOD in 2008. She continues to serve on numerous committees with both the IAI and FDIAI. Jan has taught numerous courses in the areas of both Crime Scene and Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation in the United States and abroad, including South Africa, Brazil, and Bermuda.

Download the flyer and application for this course.

For further information contact:

Frank Bissette (Class Coordinator)
frbissette@dothan.org
Office (334) 615-3690
Fax (334) 615-3699

June 28 - July 2, 2010

Lynn Police Department
300 Washington Street
Lynn, MA 01902

Hosted by Lynn 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 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

• Bloodstain Patterns
• Lasers and Shooting Reconstruction
• Chemical Applications
• Photographic and Video Techniques
• Search, Sketching, and Measuring Techniques
• Metal Detector Techniques
• Implementation of Grid Search
• Physical Evidence in Firearms Cases
• Case Scenarios: Single- shooting, Multiple-shooting, and Officer-involved crime scenes
• Trigonometry and Trajectory
• Report Writing and Courtroom Testimony

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 the FDLE in Pensacola 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 other numerous procedures involving crime scene investigation. Due to her expertise in bloodstain pattern interpretation and crime scene reconstruction and analysis, Jan has testified in over one hundred criminal cases as an expert witness. Before retiring in 2004, Jan spent three years with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office where she was 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 as having the privilege of being on the IAI’s original Crime Scene Certification Board. Jan also served as President for the Florida Division of the IAI as well as Chairman for the BOD in 2008. She continues to serve on numerous committees with both the IAI and FDIAI. Jan has taught numerous courses in the areas of both Crime Scene and Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation in the United States and abroad, including South Africa, Brazil, and Bermuda.

Download the flyer and application for this course.

For further information contact:

Lynn Police Department: Dave Hines
davhin@lynnpolice.org
781-595-2000

August 23 - 27, 2010

LaQuinta Inn & Suites Conference Room
3593 Ross Clark Circle
Dothan, AL 36303

Hosted by Dothan 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.

Course Objectives

1. The participants should acquire a working knowledge of current bloodstain pattern terminology
2. The participants should have a clear understanding of how blood reacts to motion and force.
3. The participants should know how to use proper bloodstain documentation techniques, which include sketching, written documentation, and photography.
4. The participants should be able to identify specific bloodstain pattern evidence at crime scenes, in vehicles, on victims/suspects, and on clothing and weapons.
5. The participants should acquire the ability to correctly detect, enhance, and preserve serological blood evidence for DNA analysis.
6. 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.
7. 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.

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 the FDLE in Pensacola 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 other numerous procedures involving crime scene investigation. Due to her expertise in bloodstain pattern interpretation and crime scene reconstruction and analysis, Jan has testified in over one hundred criminal cases as an expert witness. Before retiring in 2004, Jan spent three years with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office where she was 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 as having the privilege of being on the IAI’s original Crime Scene Certification Board.  Jan also served as President for the Florida Division of the IAI as well as Chairman for the BOD in 2008. She continues to serve on numerous committees with both the IAI and FDIAI. Jan has taught numerous courses in the areas of both Crime Scene and Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation in the United States and abroad, including South Africa, Brazil, and Bermuda.

Download the flyer and application for this course.

For further information contact:

Frank Bissette (Class Coordinator)
frbissette@dothan.org
Office (334) 615-3690
Fax (334) 615-3699

August 30 - September 3, 2010 (also offered March 8 - 12, 2010)

San Bernardino County, California Sheriff's Department
Regional Training Center

The purpose of this course is to provide basic and advanced knowledge in the field of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis and enable course participants to identify, document, and interpret bloodstain evidence. This is a 40-hour course that includes all aspects of Bloodstain Pattern Identification, Pattern Analysis, and Area of Origin Determination. This course includes lecture, hands-on exercises and practical “scenes” to interpret.

Topics Covered

• Pattern Identification
• Angle of Impact and Area of Origin Determination
• Bloodstain Scene Interpretation
• Documentation
• Courtroom Testimony

Persons Who Should Attend

• Crime Scene Investigators
• Forensic Technicians
• Detectives

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September 13 - 15, 2010

City Of Scottsdale Police Department
7601 B East McKellips Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85257

The number one reason why most crime scene investigations fail is that there is inadequate crime scene processing. Working a crime scene, whether minor or major, is a process that involves a wide range of skills. This course was developed as a refresher workshop for some crime scene officers, or for the new officers 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 help better prepare an individual who is taking the IAI Certification Test by providing and reviewing hundreds of sample questions.

Course Topics

Crime scene safety, equipment needs, scene security, photography, search techniques, note taking, general documentation of physical evidence, sketching, measurements, biological evidence detection and collection, trace evidence, latent impression evidence, shoe and tire track evidence, tool mark evidence, firearms evidence, proper evidence packaging techniques, report writing, mock crime scenes and court room testimony.

Who Should Attend?

This course was designed to assist in the preparation for the IAI Crime Scene Investigator Certification- Level 1 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.

*Test to be administered on final day of course from 2pm-5pm for those who have completed the application form and have been prior approved to take the test for Crime Scene Investigator (CCSI) Level I.

Please submit Certification Applications to the IAI 90-60 days prior to the course to be approved to take the exam on the final day.

Note: You do not have to take the certification test on the final day to take this course. You may take the test at a later date after the prep course.

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 the FDLE in Pensacola 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 other numerous procedures involving crime scene investigation. Due to her expertise in bloodstain pattern interpretation and crime scene reconstruction and analysis, Jan has testified in over one hundred criminal cases as an expert witness. Before retiring in 2004, Jan spent three years with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office where she was 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 as having the privilege of being on the IAI’s original Crime Scene Certification Board. Jan also served as President for the Florida Division of the IAI as well as Chairman for the BOD in 2008. She continues to serve on numerous committees with both the IAI and FDIAI. Jan has taught numerous courses in the areas of both Crime Scene and Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation in the United States and abroad, including South Africa, Brazil, and Bermuda.

Download the flyer and application for this course.

For further information contact:

Forensic Pieces
850-332-0141

September 13 - October 1, 2010

This three-week course is designed to provide comprehensive forensic art training for law enforcement, crime lab, or military personnel who have been designated by their agency to produce composite drawings from witness descriptions. Students will receive one-on-one training from experienced FBI forensic artists, with additional lectures and demonstrations by noted law enforcement and academic professionals.

Course Topics Include:

• facial anatomy, structure, proportion and feature studies
• drawing male and female faces in front and profile views
• drawing different racial groups
• pencil shading techniques
• improving drawing accuracy and speed
• facial aging techniques
• fundamentals of the memory process
• active listening techniques
• cognitive witness interview techniques
• protocols for conducting the composite interview
• the composite interview - practical exercises
• multiple witness interviews
• proper use of facial reference materials
• drawing from surveillance images
• drawing accessories and disguises
• interviewing children and traumatized witnesses
• working with interpreters to conduct a witness interview
• signs of deception and false allegations
• working with the media
• accurate record-keeping
• courtroom demeanor
• interview and composite drawing with professional FBI Role Player/witness (practical exercise)
• moot court testimony (lectures and practical exercise)

Prerequisite

Students must be actively working in the field of forensic art, or have been designated by their agency to produce artist composites at the completion of this training. This is a drawing-intensive course; although prior formal art training is not required, it is strongly recommended that applicants have some level of drawing experience and skill. Students will be required to submit sample drawings before being considered for this class.

Tuition and Materials

There is no fee for this class, and all drawing materials are provided. Hotel, meal and travel expenses (excluding airfare for international students) are paid initially by the agency, and reimbursed by the FBI at the completion of training.

Eligibility

This training is only available to U.S. law enforcement agencies, government crime laboratories or military personnel. International students must be employed by similar government agencies.

Instructions, and to download the application for this course: http://www.fbi.gov/hq/lab/html/train1instructions.htm

September 20 - 24, 2010

LaQuinta Inn & Suites Conference Room
3593 Ross Clark Circle
Dothan, AL 36303

Hosted by Dothan Police Department

This course was developed for the bloodstain pattern expert to advance their skills in the identification and reconstruction of bloodstain patterns at the crime scene, on articles of clothing, and items of physical evidence recovered from a violent crime scene. The latest research and application of bloodstain evidence will also be a topic for discussion. The student will also be exposed to mock bloodstain crime scenes, report writing, and utilization of automation, animation, and mannequins for court room demonstrative evidence; as well as participate in a moot court, utilizing their knowledge, skills and abilities as a bloodstain expert.

Course Topics

1. Understanding of bloodstain terminology past, present, and future
2. Recognize and properly document bloodstain patterns
3. Utilization of fundamental knowledge of the principles of math and/or physics which may support or contradict the reconstruction of the scene
4. Interpretations of bloodstains by scene reconstruction
5. Preparation of bloodstain reports
6. Courtroom preparation for the bloodstain expert witness
7. Moot court session with peer review
8. Use of UV/IR camera in the detection of bloodstain evidence

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.

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 the FDLE in Pensacola 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 other numerous procedures involving crime scene investigation. Due to her expertise in bloodstain pattern interpretation and crime scene reconstruction and analysis, Jan has testified in over one hundred criminal cases as an expert witness. Before retiring in 2004, Jan spent three years with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office where she was 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 as having the privilege of being on the IAI’s original Crime Scene Certification Board.  Jan also served as President for the Florida Division of the IAI as well as Chairman for the BOD in 2008. She continues to serve on numerous committees with both the IAI and FDIAI. Jan has taught numerous courses in the areas of both Crime Scene and Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation in the United States and abroad, including South Africa, Brazil, and Bermuda.

Download the flyer and application for this course.

For further information contact:

Frank Bissette (Class Coordinator)
frbissette@dothan.org
Office (334) 615-3690
Fax (334) 615-3699

September 20 - October 1, 2010

San Bernardino County, California Sheriff's Department
Regional Training Center

This 80 hour course is designed to provide a broad knowledge of all aspects of crimes scene processing. This course includes documentation, photography, evidence identification and collection, latent fingerprint processing, basic gunshot trajectory reconstruction, basic bloodstain pattern recognition, and death investigation. This course will cover evidence collection and documentation for Forensic Entomology and Forensic Anthropology exams as well as the basics of Gravesite Excavation. This course includes lecture, hands-on exercises, and numerous practical exercises.

Topics Covered

• Documentation
• Photography
• Evidence collection
• Gunshot trajectory
• Bloodstain Pattern Recognition
• Death Investigation
• Body Processing
• Gravesite Excavation
• Evidence for Forensic Entomology & Anthropology

Persons Who Should Attend

• Crime Scene Investigators
• Forensic Technicians
• Criminalists
• Detectives
• Investigators

Download the flyer and application information for this course.

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October 4 - 8, 2010

Marriott Kansas City Downtown
200 W 12th St
Kansas City, Missouri 64105

The 2010 meeting is jointly sponsored by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office Crime Laboratory.

The symposium offers a unique training opportunity for crime scene investigators, detectives, and forensic scientists to discuss current trends and techniques on a variety of topics. The three-day symposium will address issues such as bloodstain pattern analysis, advanced fingerprinting techniques, legal issues with search and seizure, advanced photographic techniques, full-body processing, proficiency testing, and many more.

This symposium will bring in some of the most respected and knowledgeable instructors in crime scene investigation. The list includes Brian Dalrymple, Mike VanStratton, Richard Berry, Mike Brooks, Michael Haag, and Tom Bevel.

Space is limited so early registration is encouraged.

For more information on registration or updates about the symposium, visit mafs.net or contact:

Jeremy Morris
Johnson County (Kansas) Sheriff’s Office
6000 Lamar
Mission, Kansas 66202
jeremiah.morris@jocogov.org

November 8 - 11, 2010 (also offered April 5 - 9, 2010)

San Bernardino County, California Sheriff's Department
Regional Training Center

This is a 40-hr course that includes all aspects of Gunshot Trajectory Reconstruction including direction of travel, angle of impact, and placement of shooters. This course includes demonstrations of stippling patterns on skin. This course includes lecture, hands-on exercises, and practical “scenes” to reconstruct and document.

Topics Covered

• Direction of travel
• Angle of impact
• Sequencing shots
• Stippling patterns
• Photography
• Documentation
• Court Testimony

Persons Who Should Attend

• Crime Scene Investigators
• Forensic Technicians
• Detectives

Download the flyer and application information for this course.

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November 29 – December 3, 2010 (also offered May 17 – 21, 2010)

San Bernardino County, California Sheriff's Department
Regional Training Center

This is a 40-hr course that includes all aspects of Crime Scene Photography including manual functions of an SLR camera, nighttime photography, macro photography, and scene photography. This course includes lecture, hands-on exercises, and practical scenes to photograph. This course is designed for any law enforcement employee who is tasked with crime scene or forensic photography.

Topics Covered

• Crime Scene Photographs
• Manual functions of an SLR camera
• Close-ups / Macro
• Low / No light conditions
• Using flash Impressions
• ALS / filters
• Digital Protocol / Policies

Persons Who Should Attend

• Crime Scene Investigators
• Crime Scene Photographers
• Forensic Technicians
• Detectives

Download the flyer and application information for this course.

More info here on other classes sponsored by San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department

December 13 - 17, 2010

North Port Police Department
4980 City Hall Blvd.
North Port, Florida 34286

Hosted by North Port 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.

Course Objectives

1. The participants should acquire a working knowledge of current bloodstain pattern terminology.
2. The participants should have a clear understanding of how blood reacts to motion and force.
3. The participants should know how to use proper bloodstain documentation techniques, which include sketching, written documentation, and photography.
4. The participants should be able to identify specific bloodstain pattern evidence at crime scenes, in vehicles, on victims/suspects, and on clothing and weapons.
5. The participants should acquire the ability to correctly detect, enhance, and preserve serological blood evidence for DNA analysis.
6. 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.
7. 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 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.

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 the FDLE in Pensacola 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 other numerous procedures involving crime scene investigation. Due to her expertise in bloodstain pattern interpretation and crime scene reconstruction and analysis, Jan has testified in over one hundred criminal cases as an expert witness. Before retiring in 2004, Jan spent three years with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office where she was 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 as having the privilege of being on the IAI’s original Crime Scene Certification Board.  Jan also served as President for the Florida Division of the IAI as well as Chairman for the BOD in 2008. She continues to serve on numerous committees with both the IAI and FDIAI. Jan has taught numerous courses in the areas of both Crime Scene and Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation in the United States and abroad, including South Africa, Brazil, and Bermuda.

Download the flyer and application for this course.

For further information contact:

Pam Schmidt (Class Coordinator)
Criminalistics Specialist
North Port Police Department
(941) 429-7347 (Office)
PSchmidt@northportpd.com