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.
2010
- Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
- 38th Annual Symposium of the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors
- CSI Certification Exam Book Review, Level I
- FBI Forensic Facial Imaging
- Crime Scene Investigation
- Midwestern Association of Forensic Scientists 39th Annual Meeting & Crime Scene Investigation Symposium
- Detection, Recovery and Examination of Footwear Impression Evidence
- Gunshot Trajectory Reconstruction
- CSI Certification Exam Book Review, Level I & II
- Advanced CSI / Death Investigation
- Crime Scene & Forensic Photography
- Shooting Reconstruction
- Basic Bloodstain Pattern ID
- Latent Fingerprint Development
2011
Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
August
30 - September 3, 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
Download the flyer and application information for this course.
More info here on other classes sponsored by San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department
38th Annual Symposium of the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors
September
12 - 16, 2010
Baltimore Waterfront Marriott
Baltimore, Maryland
We have a packed schedule of events including top-notch workshops, entertaining speakers, and a program of educational material that will motivate and enable our attendees to navigate the challenging landscape of forensic science in the 21st Century.
2010 is shaping up to be one of the most historic years in the history of our association. ASCLD appointed its first ever Executive Director in February and launched an unprecedented letter writing campaign to influence potentially powerful legislation that we hope will support the operations of crime laboratories in the United States.
As ASCLD enters the second decade of this young century, the challenges facing our members and their laboratories are growing in complexity. But ASCLD has now positioned itself to provide unparalleled leadership and clarity to those seeking to navigate these turbulent waters with more confidence, more ability, and more enthusiasm.
CSI Certification Exam Book Review, Level I
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
FBI Forensic Facial Imaging
September
13 - October 1, 2010
CLASS IS FULL. Class schedule for 2011 will be posted as soon as available.
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
Crime Scene Investigation
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.
More info here on other classes sponsored by San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department
Midwestern Association of Forensic Scientists 39th Annual Meeting & Crime Scene Investigation Symposium
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
Detection, Recovery and Examination of Footwear Impression Evidence
November 1 - 5, 2010
Salt Lake City, Utah
Instructor: William J. Bodziak
This is a 4½ -day open registration course for law enforcement forensic examiners who examine footwear evidence and testify in court to their findings. Crime scene technicians that recovery this evidence are also welcome! The course provides instruction and hands on experience in key areas, including the recovery methods of photography, casting and lifting from the examiner’s perspective; enhancement of bloody impressions; the evaluation of class and identifying characteristics; footwear sizing issues and the examination process. Other related topics including the manufacturing of footwear as it relates to the examination, preparation of known exemplars, barefoot impressions and contusions are also covered. Students will receive and work 35-40 exercises, including approximately 20 comparative examinations. Class is limited to 20 students.
Course Cost: $700 (includes a copy of the book Footwear Impression Evidence: Detection, Recovery and Examination, 2nd Edition by William J. Bodziak)
For further information contact:
Bill Bodziak at wbodziak@earthlink.net
Gunshot Trajectory Reconstruction
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
CSI Certification Exam Book Review, Level I & II
November
15 - 18, 2010
Boca Raton Police Services
6500 Congress Avenue
Boca Raton, FL 33487
Hosted by Boca Raton 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 II 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 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
Advanced CSI / Death Investigation
November
15 - 19, 2010
San Bernardino County, California Sheriff's Department
Regional Training Center
This is a 40-hour course that is designed for those individuals who are tasked with processing death investigation scenes. This course includes body processing, post-mortem changes, forensic entomology evidence collection, forensic anthropology analysis, bone ID and recovery, and gravesite excavation. This course includes lecture, autopsy observation, a practical exercise in gravesite excavation, and mock crime scenes.
Topics Covered
- Documentation
- Photography
- Body Processing
- Post-mortem changes
- Entomology Evidence
- Bone Scatter Recovery
- Gravesite Excavation
- Autopsy Evidence
Persons Who Should Attend
- Crime Scene Investigators
- Forensic Technicians
- Criminalists
- Detectives
- Investigators
Download the flyer and application information for this course.
More info here on other classes sponsored by San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department
Crime Scene & Forensic Photography
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
Shooting Reconstruction
December
6 - 10, 2010
Community Center at Soper Field
220 Coe Avenue
Seaside, CA 93955
Hosted by Seaside 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 Objectives
- 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:
Investigator David Doglietto
(831) 678-3951 x 4301
David.Doglietto@CDCR.ca.gov
Corporal Julia Gearhart
(831) 899-6750
JGearhart@ci.seaside.ca.us
Basic Bloodstain Pattern ID
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
- 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 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
Latent Fingerprint Development
December
13 - 17, 2010
San Bernardino County, California Sheriff's Department
Regional Training Center
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.
Topics Covered
- Superglue Fuming
- Colored Powders
- Fluorescent Powders
- Chemical Development
- Developing Bloody Prints
- Basic Pattern Recognition
- Photography
Persons Who Should Attend
- Crime Scene Investigators
- Forensic Technicians
- Criminalists
- Detectives
- Investigators
Download the flyer and application information for this course.
More info here on other classes sponsored by San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department
Advanced CSI / Death Investigation
May
16 - 20, 2011
San Bernardino County, California Sheriff's Department
Regional Training Center
This is a 40-hour course that is designed for those individuals who are tasked with processing death investigation scenes. This course includes body processing, post-mortem changes, forensic entomology evidence collection, forensic anthropology analysis, bone ID and recovery, and gravesite excavation. This course includes lecture, autopsy observation, a practical exercise in gravesite excavation, and mock crime scenes.
Topics Covered
- Documentation
- Photography
- Body Processing
- Post-mortem changes
- Entomology Evidence
- Bone Scatter Recovery
- Gravesite Excavation
- Autopsy Evidence
Persons Who Should Attend
- Crime Scene Investigators
- Forensic Technicians
- Criminalists
- Detectives
- Investigators
Download the flyer and application information for this course.
More info here on other classes sponsored by San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department
Forensic Podiatry Seminar
August 4 - 6, 2011
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Sponsored by The Canadian Federation of Podiatric Medicine
Forensic Podiatry is a growing field for podiatrist and chiropodists. This is three day seminar will be of interest to practitioners or others from the field of forensics, law enforcement or investigators who wish to learn about the practical aspects of forensic podiatry.
Podiatric forensic scientists, Wesley Vernon, D. Pod. M. Ph. D. and Jeremy Walker, D. Pod. M. will bring their world renowned program to Canada. This practical seminar will include an overview of the field of forensic podiatry, several hands-on demonstrations and case studies. This is a great introduction to the field of forensic podiatry. At the conclusion of this program, you will be on your way to adding a new dimension to your podiatry practice. More information on the world of forensic identification can be found at The International Association for Identification (www.theiai.org), and also The Canadian Identification Society (www.cis-sci.ca).
Forensic podiatry is defined as the application of sound and researched podiatry knowledge and experience in forensic investigations, to show the association of an individual with a scene of crime, or to answer any other legal question concerned with the foot or footwear that requires knowledge of the functioning foot (Vernon, McCourt, 1999).
Forensic podiatrists assist in the identification of perpetrators of crime where barefoot prints, footwear and CCTV evidence are involved. Their expertise is required in identification in the assessment of the effects of foot and lower limb function, the evaluation and matching of wear associated with the foot/shoe interface and in comparisons requiring consideration of shoe size. In their CCTV work, forensic podiatrists compare the gait patterns of individuals captured on CCTV with those of suspected offenders. Forensic podiatrists are also involved in the identification of human remains from comparison of the feet of the deceased with detail listed in the podiatry records of missing individuals.
In footwear identification work, forensic podiatrists have close and complimentary links with footwear examiners. Although both disciplines may consider the same features and use the same basic approaches of measurement and description, the forensic podiatrist is mainly concerned with the interpretation of these features and in considering whether differences observed between known and unknown feet and worn shoes can be justified.
Speakers
Wesley Vernon is Head of Podiatry Services and Research Lead for Sheffield PCT. He is a visiting Professor at Staffordshire University and an Examiner for the Society of Apothecaries. His professional memberships include the Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists, where he has Fellowships in the Faculties of Podiatric Medicine and of Podiatric Management and the Forensic Science Society, of which he is also a Fellow. He has research interests in forensic podiatry (with case work involvement since 1996) and in workforce and developmental aspects of podiatry. He has authored over 50 publications in his field and has presented widely on podiatry and forensic podiatry topics. He currently chairs the forensic podiatry sub-committee within the International Association for Identification and the Healthy Footwear Group, which he was instrumental in creating. In June 2009, he was awarded an OBE for services to health care. He is finishing the first textbook on forensic podiatry (Forensic Podiatry: Principles and Methods) with Dr. John DiMaggio of the US.
Jeremy Walker, D. Pod. M., is the Deputy Head of NHS Podiatry Services in Sheffield UK. He has twenty three years experience as a podiatrist, and has undertaken forensic podiatry casework with Professor Vernon for the last eleven years. He is a member of the IAI Forensic Podiatry Sub-Committee.
Download the flyer and application information for this course.
