Vendor/Supplier and Private Training
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.
2013
May
- Latent Fingerprint Development — San Bernardino, CA
- Basic Bloodstain Pattern Analysis — Lancaster, PA
- Forensic Firearms and Ballistic Identification — Orlando, FL
June
- Basic Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Workshop — Bethlehem, PA
- Infant and Child Death Investigations — Florence, AL
- Basic Crime Scene Investigation — Laurel, MD
- Shooting Reconstruction — St. Augustine, FL
- CSI Certification Exam Book Review: CCSI, CCSA & CSCSA — Ocala, FL
- Forensic Composite Illustration: Traditional and Digital — Redmond, WA
- Sirchie® General Latent Print Processing Class — Bethlehem, PA
July
- Basic Bloodstain Pattern Analysis — San Diego, CA
- 5 Day Latent Processing/Footwear and Tire Track Course — Concord, NH
- Shooting Reconstruction — Tacoma, WA
- 3 Day Bloodstain Pattern Documentation and Analysis Course — Concord, NH
- Bloodstain Pattern Analysis on Fabrics — Bethlehem, PA
August
- 5 Day Crime Scene Processing Course — Concord, NH
- Forensic Archaeology Field School — Halifax, Canada
- Shooting Reconstruction — Albany, GA
- CSI Certification Test Prep Review: CCSI, CCSA & CSCSA — Tacoma, WA
September
- Basic Courtroom Testimony — Success Instead of Stomach Pains — Durham, NC
- Buried Body and Surface Skeleton — Bethlehem, PA
- Basic Courtroom Testimony — Success Instead of Stomach Pains — Lexington, SC
- Examination and Comparison of Footwear Evidence — Conroe, TX
- Advanced Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Workshop — Bethlehem PA
- International Association of Bloodstain Pattern Analysts Training Conference — San Diego, CA
- Basic Bloodstain Pattern Analysis — Shreveport, LA
October
- Basic Crime Scene Investigation — Sheffield, AL
- Examination and Comparison of Footwear Evidence — Scottsdale, AZ
- CSI Certification Exam Book Review: CCSI, CCSA & CSCSA — Ocala, FL
- International Forensic Photography Workshop — Miami, FL
- Shooting Reconstruction — Las Vegas, NV
November
- Basic Bloodstain Pattern Analysis — Florence, AL
- Examination and Comparison of Footwear Evidence — Sandy, UT
- CSI Certification Exam Book Review: CCSI, CCSA & CSCSA — St. Louis, MO
Latent Fingerprint Development
May 20 - 25, 2013
San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department
Regional Training Center
18000 Institution Road
San Bernardino, CA 92427
Hosted by San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department
This is a 40-hr course that provides training in latent fingerprint location, development, and preservation. This course covers latent print development techniques including various powders, chemicals, dye stains, and photography. This course will discuss locating latent prints at the crime scene. This course is primarily hands-on and students will spend their time in a laboratory setting processing latent fingerprints.
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Contact Information
Debbie Harris
909-473-2525
dbharris@sbcsd.org
Basic Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
May 29 - June 2, 2013
Lancaster County Forensic Center
Office of the Coroner
2080 Spring Valley Road
Lancaster, PA 17601
Hosted by Lancaster County, Office of the Coroner
This comprehensive 40-hour workshop will provide participants training and assistance in the proper recognition of bloodstain pattern evidence. This includes actual laboratory experimentation of blood flight characteristics: motion and force. These experiments will be augmented with lecture material and case presentations for the ultimate purpose of reconstruction of the sequence of events which occurred at the scene of a crime. This is a hands-on workshop that will allow the participants to work individually and in small groups as they acquire the necessary knowledge and skills required of a bloodstain pattern analyst. The bloodstain evidence that will be analyzed will include that which is present at the crime scene, in a vehicle, on a victim and/or suspect's clothing, or on discarded evidence such as knives, firearms and other weapons. The instructional atmosphere will be informal and the dress attire will be casual. This course satisfies the International Association for Identification 40 hour basic bloodstain analysis workshop for the purpose of the Bloodstain Pattern Certification Examination.
Course 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 will continue where the documentation class left off. It is specifically designed for the Crime Scene Investigator or Analyst designated to be responsible for the detection, documentation, and collection of bloodstain evidence encountered at a crime scene for the purpose of reconstruction. This course is taught in a manner in which the Crime Scene Investigator or Analyst can easily understand.
About Your Instructor:
Jan Johnson, SCLA Retired Senior Crime Laboratory Analyst
Certified by State of Florida in Crime Scene Analysis and Bloodstain
Pattern Analysis
Certified by the International Association for Identification in Crime
Scene Analysis
President of Forensic Pieces, Inc.
Jan Johnson is retired from the State of Florida with over forty years experience in law enforcement. After ten years with the F.B.I., Jan made the transition to crime scene analysis. She is recognized by the IAI as a Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst and worked for FDLE in Pensacola, Florida for over twenty-two years. As a laboratory analyst and crime scene examiner, her field of experience includes detection, collection, and preservation of physical evidence, bloodstain pattern interpretation, trajectory analysis, buried body and skeletal remains recovery, clandestine laboratories, and numerous other procedures involving crime scene investigations. Due to her expertise in bloodstain pattern interpretation and crime scene reconstruction and analysis, Jan has testified in hundreds of criminal cases as an expert witness. Before retiring in 2004, Jan spent three years with the Escambia County Sheriff's Office as supervisor of the Crime Scene and Latent Print units, as well as overseer of ECSO's new crime lab, which she designed. Jan served in the highly distinguished role of President of the IAI in 2004, and Chairman of the Board in 2005, and considers herself honored to have been on the IAI's original Crime Scene Certification Board. Jan has served as President for the Florida Division of the IAI in 2007 as well as Chairman of the Board in 2008. She continues to serve on various committees within both the IAI and FDIAI. Jan has taught numerous courses in the areas of both Crime Scene and Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation and Crime Scene Reconstruction in the United States and abroad, including South Africa, Brazil, and Bermuda.
Contact Information
Eric Bieber
717-735-2140 or ebieber@co.lancaster.pa.us
Forensic Firearms and Ballistic Identification
May 31, 2013
University of Central Florida (Main Campus)
The Department of Criminal Justice and the UCF Division of Continuing Education announce a thought-provoking, engaging seminar titled "Forensic Firearms and Ballistic Identification." This seminar comes with a one-credit-hour option. Participants who attend a seminar for one full day are awarded a certificate of completion by the Division of Continuing Education. Students who wish to earn college credit for this class must also participate in online quizzes, tests and optional writing assignments.
The seminar fee for this course is $75, CEUs and tuition are extra. Students interested in the credit-hour option for this course should register for the appropriate UCF course: CCJ 4934 AM02 (51864) Emergent Criminal Justice Issue (undergraduate student) and CCJ 5934 AM02 (51866) Criminal Justice Investigative Process (graduate student) and pay appropriate tuition through the university. Students must also register for this seminar at the Division of Continuing Education website at www.ce.ucf.edu, under the tab "credit courses." For more information, contact Dr. Mark Winton, Dept. of Criminal Justice at the University of Central Florida, Mark.Winton@ucf.edu, or call (407) 823-3432.
About Your Instructor:
This course is led by Robert Walker, author of Cartridges and Firearm Identification, published by CRC Press in 2012. Robert is an IAI Certified Crime Scene Investigator and recognized subject matter expert in firearms.
Basic Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Workshop
June 3 - 7, 2013
Northeast Forensic Training Center
Fowler Family Southside Center
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
This introductory workshop provides the foundation for study in bloodstain pattern analysis. During this 40 hour course, the participant will learn the basics of bloodstain pattern analysis and gain an understanding of how valuable this forensic discipline can be to investigations involving bloodshed.
Hands on experiments and practical exercises will be conducted throughout the week and will be supplemented with lecture in order to sufficiently convey the material.
Upon completion of this workshop, the participant will have gained an understanding of the fundamental principles of bloodstain pattern analysis.
The course curriculum conforms to the recommended basic course standards established by The International Association of Bloodstain Pattern Analysts (IABPA). This course has been approved for eight (8) hours of continuing education by the Pennsylvania Coroners' Education Board under the provisions of Act 22 of 1988.
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About the Instructor:
LeeAnn Singley, MS has been involved in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis (BPA) since 1993. Working as a forensic scientist in the PA State Police crime laboratory for 17 years, she had the unique opportunity to perform BPA at the crime scene as well as in a laboratory setting.
Since her retirement from the PSP, she has continued her forensic work as the owner of Grayson Singley Associates, LLC, providing consulting and education services in BPA. She is a former President of the International Association of Bloodstain Pattern Analysts (IABPA) and is a member of the Scientific Working Group on Bloodstain Pattern Analysis (SWGSTAIN) where she currently chairs the Quality Assurance Subcommittee.
Mrs. Singley has instructed numerous training workshops and seminars and has delivered presentations on BPA in the United States as well as in Canada, the Netherlands and Australia. She has qualified as an expert witness on over 90 occasions.
Registration
Please register online at northampton.edu/BPA through May 27, 2013. Credit card payment must accompany registration. Course is limited to 12 participants per session. Register early to ensure your seat.
Contacts:
Andy Kehm, Program Director
Northeast Forensic Training Center
484-201-1054
akehm@northampton.edu
LeeAnn Singley
Grayson Singley Associates, LLC
717-554-3739
lsingleygsa@msn.com
Infant and Child Death Investigations
June 4 - 5, 2013
Universtiy of North Alabama
East Campus
1640 Tune Ave
Florence, AL 35630
Hosted by Universtiy of North Alabama Public Safety Institute
Crime scene technicians and investigators from all levels will benefit from this training as we cover the topic of child and infant death investigations. The presentation will cover medicolegal, crime scene, and autopsy finding aspects of the subject. We will specifically discuss scene processing, evidence collection and investigative techniques as they relate to child death investigations. Infant and child death investigations require a unique approach and can be complicated for even the most seasoned investigator. The training will thoroughly cover the numerous aspects of these investigative cases and promote critical thinking and evaluation of these crime scenes and all the puzzle pieces to help delineate homicides from accidental and natural deaths, even in the most subtle of cases. Actual case scenarios will be presented with attendees solving the case in small working groups with hands-on review of actual forensic materials. Attend the training and glean from the presentation on this complex subject and expand your knowledge in this area!
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Who Should Attend?
This course is designed to educate Crime Scene Technicians and Investigators of all levels. State Attorneys and Defense Attorneys will benefit from the presented material as well as DCF/CPT workers.
About Your Instructor:
Jan Johnson, SCLA Retired Senior Crime Laboratory Analyst
Certified by State of Florida in Crime Scene Analysis and Bloodstain
Pattern Analysis
Certified by the International Association for Identification in Crime
Scene Analysis
Jan Johnson is retired from the State of Florida with over forty years experience in law enforcement. After ten years with the F.B.I., Jan made the transition to crime scene analysis. She is recognized by the IAI as a Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst and worked for FDLE in Pensacola, Florida for over twenty-two years. As a laboratory analyst and crime scene examiner, her field of experience includes detection, collection, and preservation of physical evidence, bloodstain pattern interpretation, trajectory analysis, buried body and skeletal remains recovery, clandestine laboratories, and numerous other procedures involving crime scene investigations. Due to her expertise in bloodstain pattern interpretation and crime scene reconstruction and analysis, Jan has testified in hundreds of criminal cases as an expert witness. Before retiring in 2004, Jan spent three years with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office as supervisor of the Crime Scene and Latent Print units, as well as overseer of ECSO’s new crime lab, which she designed. Jan served in the highly distinguished role of President of the IAI in 2004, and Chairman of the Board in 2005, and considers herself honored to have been on the IAI’s original Crime Scene Certification Board. Jan has served as President for the Florida Division of the IAI in 2007 as well as Chairman of the Board in 2008. She continues to serve on various committees within both the IAI and FDIAI. Jan has taught numerous courses in the areas of both Crime Scene and Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation and Crime Scene Reconstruction in the United States and abroad, including South Africa, Brazil, and Bermuda.
Host Contact:
Terry Parker
(256) 549-4531 or tmparker1@una.edu
Basic Crime Scene Investigation
June 10 - 14, 2013
Laurel Police Department
811 5th Street
Laurel, MD 20707
Hosted by Laurel Police Department
The number one reason why most crime scene investigations fail is because there was inadequate crime scene processing and analysis. Working a crime scene, whether major or minor, is a process that involves a wide range of skills. This 5-day course was developed as a refresher workshop for crime scene investigators, or for the new officer with limited exposure and experience in crime scene processing. The detection, collection, documentation, and preservation of physical evidence are key elements involved in every crime scene. This course will demonstrate and elaborate on techniques that may or may not have been acquired in the field, and will assist in developing new techniques in crime scene examinations. Forensic science is forever changing and improving, and new techniques and equipment are constantly being developed to assist the law enforcement officer with the challenges of the “every scene, every time” concept.
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Who Should Attend?
This is a hands-on course that is specifically designed for crime scene officers with or without experience. This course is taught in a manner in which the crime scene officer can easily understand.
About Your Instructor:
Jan Johnson, SCLA Retired Senior Crime Laboratory Analyst
Certified by State of Florida in Crime Scene Analysis and Bloodstain
Pattern Analysis
Certified by the International Association for Identification in Crime
Scene Analysis
Jan Johnson is retired from the State of Florida with over forty years experience in law enforcement. After ten years with the F.B.I., Jan made the transition to crime scene analysis. She is recognized by the IAI as a Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst and worked for FDLE in Pensacola, Florida for over twenty-two years. As a laboratory analyst and crime scene examiner, her field of experience includes detection, collection, and preservation of physical evidence, bloodstain pattern interpretation, trajectory analysis, buried body and skeletal remains recovery, clandestine laboratories, and numerous other procedures involving crime scene investigations. Due to her expertise in bloodstain pattern interpretation and crime scene reconstruction and analysis, Jan has testified in hundreds of criminal cases as an expert witness. Before retiring in 2004, Jan spent three years with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office as supervisor of the Crime Scene and Latent Print units, as well as overseer of ECSO’s new crime lab, which she designed. Jan served in the highly distinguished role of President of the IAI in 2004, and Chairman of the Board in 2005, and considers herself honored to have been on the IAI’s original Crime Scene Certification Board. Jan has served as President for the Florida Division of the IAI in 2007 as well as Chairman of the Board in 2008. She continues to serve on various committees within both the IAI and FDIAI. Jan has taught numerous courses in the areas of both Crime Scene and Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation and Crime Scene Reconstruction in the United States and abroad, including South Africa, Brazil, and Bermuda.
Host Contact:
Maj. Bob Althoff
(301) 498-0092 or balthoff@laurel.md.us
Shooting Reconstruction
June 24 - 28, 2013
First Coast Technical College
(North Campus)
3640 Gaines Road, Room 201
St. Augustine, FL 32084
Hosted by St. Johns County Sheriff's Department
This comprehensive five day course is designed for crime scene investigators, detectives, crime laboratory analysts and others in the field of forensic science that have the basic training and skills for shooting crime scene examinations. This course will assist law enforcement officers in connecting all of the forensic pieces for the purpose of shooting crime scene reconstruction. A crime scene is a huge puzzle, and piece by piece we compile the physical evidence in each case; the more difficult job is trying to connect those pieces to obtain the big picture, the shooting crime scene reconstruction. This course will also assist in the documentation of physical evidence at the scene which previously might not have been recorded. The attendees will learn by using string, dowel rods, scientific calculators, and/or lasers about the flight path of the projectile from the moment it leaves a firearm muzzle to the moment it strikes the final target and is recovered. Also, students will examine the firearm residue for estimated distance determination from the position of the shooter to the victim and/or final target. Mock scenes for this course were designed to assist the student in the importance of scene documentation, and to obtain the maximum, accurate information for ultimate shooting crime scene reconstruction.
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Who Should Attend?
This is a hands-on course that is specifically designed for crime scene officers with or without experience. This course is taught in a manner in which the crime scene officer can easily understand.
Instructor
Jan Johnson, SCLA Retired Senior Crime Laboratory Analyst
Certified by State of Florida in Crime Scene Analysis and Bloodstain
Pattern Analysis
Certified by the International Association for Identification in Crime
Scene Analysis
Jan Johnson is retired from the State of Florida with over forty years experience in law enforcement. After ten years with the F.B.I., Jan made the transition to crime scene analysis. She is recognized by the IAI as a Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst and worked for FDLE in Pensacola, Florida for over twenty-two years. As a laboratory analyst and crime scene examiner, her field of experience includes detection, collection, and preservation of physical evidence, bloodstain pattern interpretation, trajectory analysis, buried body and skeletal remains recovery, clandestine laboratories, and numerous other procedures involving crime scene investigations. Due to her expertise in bloodstain pattern interpretation and crime scene reconstruction and analysis, Jan has testified in hundreds of criminal cases as an expert witness. Before retiring in 2004, Jan spent three years with the Escambia County Sheriff's Office as supervisor of the Crime Scene and Latent Print units, as well as overseer of ECSO's new crime lab, which she designed. Jan served in the highly distinguished role of President of the IAI in 2004, and Chairman of the Board in 2005, and considers herself honored to have been on the IAI's original Crime Scene Certification Board. Jan has served as President for the Florida Division of the IAI in 2007 as well as Chairman of the Board in 2008. She continues to serve on various committees within both the IAI and FDIAI. Jan has taught numerous courses in the areas of both Crime Scene and Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation and Crime Scene Reconstruction in the United States and abroad, including South Africa, Brazil, and Bermuda.
Contact Information
Angie Hosford
(904) 209-3993 or ahosford@sjso.org
Forensic Composite Illustration: Traditional and Digital
June 24 - 28, 2013
Redmond Police Training Room (main lobby)
8701 160th Ave NE
Redmond WA 98052
Hosted by Redmond Police Department
The class will focus on the fundamentals of the composite process, in which a victim directs the artist to develop the face of a criminal suspect for investigative purposes. Subjects include the importance of proportion, cognitive interviewing techniques, issues of memory and trauma, courtroom testimony, biological differences in sex, race, and age, and the use of reference materials. Exercises will include hand-drawn sketches as well as digital work on a Wacom Cintiq drawing tablet. The practice of completing the interview and composite remotely will also be demonstrated. Subjects specific to digital work will also be covered; including file types, resolution, digital evidence handling, and organization.
Instructor
Natalie Murry, retired Kent Police Officer, Freelance forensic artist (www.nataliemurry.com), Vice President and Lead Artist IDFA (www.LeadsOnline.com)
Registration
To register, contact Natalie Murry
206-919-2089
nataliekmurry@gmail.com
www.nataliemurry.com
Sirchie® General Latent Print Processing Class
June 25 - 27, 2013
Northeast Forensic Training Center
Northampton Community College
Bethlehem, PA
With the cooperation of the Northeast Forensic Training Center, Northampton Community College, Sirchie® is offering its basic "hands-on" General Latent Print Processing class at the week of June 25-27, 2013.
This will be a Tuesday through Thursday, 8:30 am to 4:00 pm, course that covers state-of-the-art methods of identifying, processing and lifting latent prints found at the scene of crime. The program is geared for "hands-on" use of equipment, materials and supplies necessary for a thorough and comprehensive evidence collection mission.
Topic Areas
- Introduction to the Crime Scene Mission
- Powder Processing
- Oxide powders
- Metallic powders
- Combination powders
- Magnetic powders
- Lifting Devices
- Tapes
- Hinge lifters
- Accu Trans
- Chemical Processing
- Iodine
- DFO
- Ninhydrin
- Small Particle Reagent
- Processing on wet surfaces
- Lifting SPR developed prints on wet and dry surfaces
- Fuming with Cyanoacrylate
- CyanoWand fuming
- Fuming with Liquid Cyanoarcylate
- Adhesive Side Powder Processing
- Processing techniques
- Preserving developed prints
Minimum enrollment will be 15 students with a maximum enrollment of 20 students. All materials, supplies and equipment will be supplied by Sirchie. The cost per student will be $200.00. Students will be responsible for the own transportation and related per diem expenses. Students needing hotel reservations, can contact, Hyatt Place, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 610-625-0500 (Hyattplacebethlehem.com) $83.00/night plus tax (government rate with ID), Free shuttle offered from hotel to airport and to training facility.
Individual interested in attending must register on line with Sirchie in accordance with the instruction below no later than June 11, 2013. Sirchie reserves the right to cancel this class if the minimum number (15) of students has not registered by June 11, 2013.
Students can register for the Northeast Forensic Training Center, Northampton Community College general processing class, by logging onto Sirchie's website at www.sirchie.com and clicking onto the Training Menu. At the Training Menu click on Training Programs and scroll to the bottom of the page and click to submit an on-line application. In completing the form you should list (June 25-27, 2013) as your preferred date and in the information box type "Northeast Forensic Training Center, Northampton Community College GENERAL PROCESSING CLASS". Off-site classes must be paid by credit card or the issuance of your department's purchase order.
Contact Information
If you have any questions, please call Sirchie Education and Training at 919-435-5655.
Basic Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
July 8 - 12, 2013
San Diego Fire-Rescue Department
Training Facility
4347 North Harbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92147
Hosted by San Diego Police Department
This comprehensive 40-hour workshop will provide participants training and assistance in the proper recognition of bloodstain pattern evidence. This includes actual laboratory experimentation of blood flight characteristics: motion and force. These experiments will be augmented with lecture material and case presentations for the ultimate purpose of reconstruction of the sequence of events which occurred at the scene of a crime. This is a hands-on workshop that will allow the participants to work individually and in small groups as they acquire the necessary knowledge and skills required of a bloodstain pattern analyst. The bloodstain evidence that will be analyzed will include that which is present at the crime scene, in a vehicle, on a victim and/or suspect's clothing, or on discarded evidence such as knives, firearms and other weapons. The instructional atmosphere will be informal and the dress attire will be casual. This course satisfies the International Association for Identification 40 hour basic bloodstain analysis workshop for the purpose of the Bloodstain Pattern Certification Examination.
Course 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 will continue where the documentation class left off. It is specifically designed for the Crime Scene Investigator or Analyst designated to be responsible for the detection, documentation, and collection of bloodstain evidence encountered at a crime scene for the purpose of reconstruction. This course is taught in a manner in which the Crime Scene Investigator or Analyst can easily understand.
About Your Instructor:
Jan Johnson, SCLA Retired Senior Crime Laboratory Analyst
Certified by State of Florida in Crime Scene Analysis and Bloodstain
Pattern Analysis
Certified by the International Association for Identification in Crime
Scene Analysis
President of Forensic Pieces, Inc.
Jan Johnson is retired from the State of Florida with over forty years experience in law enforcement. After ten years with the F.B.I., Jan made the transition to crime scene analysis. She is recognized by the IAI as a Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst and worked for FDLE in Pensacola, Florida for over twenty-two years. As a laboratory analyst and crime scene examiner, her field of experience includes detection, collection, and preservation of physical evidence, bloodstain pattern interpretation, trajectory analysis, buried body and skeletal remains recovery, clandestine laboratories, and numerous other procedures involving crime scene investigations. Due to her expertise in bloodstain pattern interpretation and crime scene reconstruction and analysis, Jan has testified in hundreds of criminal cases as an expert witness. Before retiring in 2004, Jan spent three years with the Escambia County Sheriff's Office as supervisor of the Crime Scene and Latent Print units, as well as overseer of ECSO's new crime lab, which she designed. Jan served in the highly distinguished role of President of the IAI in 2004, and Chairman of the Board in 2005, and considers herself honored to have been on the IAI's original Crime Scene Certification Board. Jan has served as President for the Florida Division of the IAI in 2007 as well as Chairman of the Board in 2008. She continues to serve on various committees within both the IAI and FDIAI. Jan has taught numerous courses in the areas of both Crime Scene and Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation and Crime Scene Reconstruction in the United States and abroad, including South Africa, Brazil, and Bermuda.
Contact Information
Heidi Hebert
(619) 980-0398 or hhebert@pd.sandiego.gov
5 Day Latent Processing/Footwear and Tire Track Course
July 8 - 12, 2013
New Hampshire Technical Institute
31 College Drive
Concord, NH
This 5 day workshop is designed for police officers, detectives, crime scene investigators, and criminalists who process evidence for latent prints and/or document and recover footwear and tire track evidence at crime scenes. Inexperienced officers and seasoned investigators alike will expand their abilities using the concepts and methods taught in this class.
Monday/Tuesday
Focuses on the proper order of techniques used to process different types of evidence for latent ridge detail. The sequences of processing techniques taught in this class are in accordance with SWGFAST recommendations and IAI Crime Scene Certification reference materials.
Wednesday
An entire day spent on photography! Instructors will review basic concepts then students will apply these concepts to photograph fingerprints and footprints. (Students are encouraged to bring their own cameras on this day.)
Thursday/Friday
The second part of the course focuses on modern techniques for the recovery, documentation and preservation of footwear and tire track impressions. The course will end with an exam.
Students may attend the 3 Day Latent Processing Course, the 3 Day Footwear/Tire Track Course or the entire 5 Day combined course at a discounted rate (see below for pricing).
Instructors: Timothy Burt (CCSA/CCSR) and Timothy Jackson (CLPE, CFWE)
COST: (Click the class to register)
Latent Processing Only (July 8-10) = $375
Footwear/Tire Only (July 10-12) =$375
5 Day Latent Processing/ Footwear and Tire Track Course = $595
Registration Deadline: June 6, 2013
Shooting Reconstruction
July 15 - 19, 2013
Tacoma Police Department
3701 South Pine Street
Tacoma, WA 98409
Hosted by Tacoma Police Department
This comprehensive five day course is designed for crime scene investigators, detectives, crime laboratory analysts and others in the field of forensic science that have the basic training and skills for shooting crime scene examinations. This course will assist law enforcement officers in connecting all of the forensic pieces for the purpose of shooting crime scene reconstruction. A crime scene is a huge puzzle, and piece by piece we compile the physical evidence in each case; the more difficult job is trying to connect those pieces to obtain the big picture, the shooting crime scene reconstruction. This course will also assist in the documentation of physical evidence at the scene which previously might not have been recorded. The attendees will learn by using string, dowel rods, scientific calculators, and/or lasers about the flight path of the projectile from the moment it leaves a firearm muzzle to the moment it strikes the final target and is recovered. Also, students will examine the firearm residue for estimated distance determination from the position of the shooter to the victim and/or final target. Mock scenes for this course were designed to assist the student in the importance of scene documentation, and to obtain the maximum, accurate information for ultimate shooting crime scene reconstruction.
Course Topics
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Who Should Attend?
This is a hands-on course that is specifically designed for crime scene officers with or without experience. This course is taught in a manner in which the crime scene officer can easily understand.
Instructor
Jan Johnson, SCLA Retired Senior Crime Laboratory Analyst
Certified by State of Florida in Crime Scene Analysis and Bloodstain
Pattern Analysis
Certified by the International Association for Identification in Crime
Scene Analysis
Jan Johnson is retired from the State of Florida with over forty years experience in law enforcement. After ten years with the F.B.I., Jan made the transition to crime scene analysis. She is recognized by the IAI as a Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst and worked for FDLE in Pensacola, Florida for over twenty-two years. As a laboratory analyst and crime scene examiner, her field of experience includes detection, collection, and preservation of physical evidence, bloodstain pattern interpretation, trajectory analysis, buried body and skeletal remains recovery, clandestine laboratories, and numerous other procedures involving crime scene investigations. Due to her expertise in bloodstain pattern interpretation and crime scene reconstruction and analysis, Jan has testified in hundreds of criminal cases as an expert witness. Before retiring in 2004, Jan spent three years with the Escambia County Sheriff's Office as supervisor of the Crime Scene and Latent Print units, as well as overseer of ECSO's new crime lab, which she designed. Jan served in the highly distinguished role of President of the IAI in 2004, and Chairman of the Board in 2005, and considers herself honored to have been on the IAI's original Crime Scene Certification Board. Jan has served as President for the Florida Division of the IAI in 2007 as well as Chairman of the Board in 2008. She continues to serve on various committees within both the IAI and FDIAI. Jan has taught numerous courses in the areas of both Crime Scene and Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation and Crime Scene Reconstruction in the United States and abroad, including South Africa, Brazil, and Bermuda.
Contact Information
Sgt. Gordon Stark
(253) 591-5144 or gstark@cityoftacoma.org
3 Day Bloodstain Pattern Documentation and Analysis Course
July 17 - 19, 2013
New Hampshire Technical Institute
31 College Drive
Concord, NH
This 3-day workshop is designed for police officers, detectives, crime scene investigators, and criminalists who process, document, recover and preserve blood at crime scenes. Inexperienced officers and seasoned investigators alike will expand their abilities using the concepts and methods taught in this class. All information in this course is taught in accordance with standards set forth by the International Association of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis (IABPA), SWGSTAIN, and the International Association for Identification (IAI) certification reference materials.
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Students will benefit from lectures, case examples and several hands-on exercises. The practical exercises will expose students to modern methods used in the recovery and documentation of blood at crime scenes with an overview of bloodstain pattern analysis.
Instructor: Kimberly Rumrill
Kim Rumrill is a criminalist at the NH State Police Forensic Laboratory where she performs serological and DNA analyses on evidence collected from crime scenes. She holds a bachelor's degree in Medical Technology and a masters degree in Forensic Science. Kim has attended several advanced trainings on bloodstain pattern analysis including courses taught by Tom Bevel, Paul Kish, Dr. Mike Taylor (Institute of Environmental Science and Research) and Dr. Mark Jeremy of the Netherlands. Kim has been processing crime scenes for bloodstain patterns since 2000.
COST: $425 Register here
Registration Deadline: June 17, 2013
Bloodstain Pattern Analysis on Fabrics
July 29 - August 2, 2013
Northeast Forensic Training Center
Fowler Family Southside Center
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
This is an Advanced Level Training. Attendees must have completed, at minimum, a 40 hour Basic Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Workshop
This advanced level course is designed for practitioners who routinely examine bloodstained fabrics and other textiles and are required to assess, interpret and report on bloodstain patterns as part of those examinations. The course builds upon fundamental knowledge of the forensic discipline of BPA and is designed to facilitate an improved level of examination, interpretation and reporting with respect to those bloodstain patterns.
Subject content will review the underpinning principles of BPA, and apply these principles to the analysis and interpretation of bloodstains on fabrics and other textiles. The primary focus of the course is to develop those skills required for the examination of bloodstain patterns found on clothing items commonly encountered in an investigation.
Prior completion of a 40 hour basic workshop in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis is required for admittance into this course.
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About the Instructors:
MARK REYNOLDS, PHD is a former sworn officer with the Western Australia Police and currently serves in an unsworn capacity for the agency as a Forensic Science Consultant Manager, Quality Assurance.
As the principal analyst or peer reviewing officer, he has been involved in more than 110 cases that have required the examination, interpretation and reporting of bloodstains or bloodstain patterns. Dr. Reynolds has undertaken training, delivered training or provided casework support in the USA, Canada, Brunei, Singapore and all states of Australia.
He is a former Regional VP of the IABPA and is a member and subcommittee chair of the Scientific Working Group on Bloodstain Pattern Analysis (SWGSTAIN).
TED SILENIEKS has more than 25 years experience working at the Forensic Science SA in Adelaide, South Australia currently serving as the Evidence Recovery Coordinator in the Biology Section. He is widely regarded as one of Australia's leading Evidence Recovery Technicians. Mr. Silenieks holds a Bachelors in Applied Science and developed and coordinated the pilot BPA fabrics course in Australia in 2009.
He has coordinated and supervised many research and development projects, resulting in over thirty principal or co-authored presentations at different national and international Forensic Symposiums.
He became actively involved in BPA in 2004 and has been a member of the Australia NIFS Scientific Working Group on BPA since 2009.
Registration
Please register online at northampton.edu/BPA.
Contacts:
Andy Kehm, Program Director
Northeast Forensic Training Center
484-201-1054
akehm@northampton.edu
LeeAnn Singley
Grayson Singley Associates, LLC
717-554-3739
lsingleygsa@msn.com
5 Day Crime Scene Processing Course
August 12 - 16, 2013
New Hampshire Technical Institute
31 College Drive
Concord, NH
FoCoSS Forensics is currently offering their Crime Scene Processing class this coming summer at the New Hampshire Technical Institute in Concord, NH. Students will learn how to properly process scenes and secure the physical evidence needed to help their investigation and support the case in court. The class will provide students a comprehensive overview of documentation, collection and preservation of various types of physical evidence including, fingerprints, footwear and tire tracks, shooting scene evidence, toolmarks, blood stain patterns, gunshot residue, trace evidence, and fracture edge evidence.
The week will consist of technical lectures, practical exercises and a mock crime scene. The practical exercises will allow students to practice and reinforce techniques covered in lecture such as photography, casting, dusting and lifting.
Instructor: Timothy Burt (CCSA/CCSR)
COST: $595 Register here
Registration Deadline: July 13, 2013
Forensic Archaeology Field School
August 18 - 24, 2013
Saint Mary's University
Halifax, Canada
This course will teach you field recovery techniques of buried remains as well as the protocol associated with crime scene processing.
Contact Information
For more information contact: Dr. Paul Erickson (erickson@ns.sympatico.ca)
Shooting Reconstruction
August 19 - 23, 2013
Albany Police Department
201 W. Oglethorpe Blvd
Albany, GA
Hosted by Albany Police Department
This comprehensive five day course is designed for crime scene investigators, detectives, crime laboratory analysts and others in the field of forensic science that have the basic training and skills for shooting crime scene examinations. This course will assist law enforcement officers in connecting all of the forensic pieces for the purpose of shooting crime scene reconstruction. A crime scene is a huge puzzle, and piece by piece we compile the physical evidence in each case; the more difficult job is trying to connect those pieces to obtain the big picture, the shooting crime scene reconstruction. This course will also assist in the documentation of physical evidence at the scene which previously might not have been recorded. The attendees will learn by using string, dowel rods, scientific calculators, and/or lasers about the flight path of the projectile from the moment it leaves a firearm muzzle to the moment it strikes the final target and is recovered. Also, students will examine the firearm residue for estimated distance determination from the position of the shooter to the victim and/or final target. Mock scenes for this course were designed to assist the student in the importance of scene documentation, and to obtain the maximum, accurate information for ultimate shooting crime scene reconstruction.
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Who Should Attend?
This is a hands-on course that is specifically designed for crime scene officers with or without experience. This course is taught in a manner in which the crime scene officer can easily understand.
Instructor
Jan Johnson, SCLA Retired Senior Crime Laboratory Analyst
Certified by State of Florida in Crime Scene Analysis and Bloodstain
Pattern Analysis
Certified by the International Association for Identification in Crime
Scene Analysis
Jan Johnson is retired from the State of Florida with over forty years experience in law enforcement. After ten years with the F.B.I., Jan made the transition to crime scene analysis. She is recognized by the IAI as a Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst and worked for FDLE in Pensacola, Florida for over twenty-two years. As a laboratory analyst and crime scene examiner, her field of experience includes detection, collection, and preservation of physical evidence, bloodstain pattern interpretation, trajectory analysis, buried body and skeletal remains recovery, clandestine laboratories, and numerous other procedures involving crime scene investigations. Due to her expertise in bloodstain pattern interpretation and crime scene reconstruction and analysis, Jan has testified in hundreds of criminal cases as an expert witness. Before retiring in 2004, Jan spent three years with the Escambia County Sheriff's Office as supervisor of the Crime Scene and Latent Print units, as well as overseer of ECSO's new crime lab, which she designed. Jan served in the highly distinguished role of President of the IAI in 2004, and Chairman of the Board in 2005, and considers herself honored to have been on the IAI's original Crime Scene Certification Board. Jan has served as President for the Florida Division of the IAI in 2007 as well as Chairman of the Board in 2008. She continues to serve on various committees within both the IAI and FDIAI. Jan has taught numerous courses in the areas of both Crime Scene and Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation and Crime Scene Reconstruction in the United States and abroad, including South Africa, Brazil, and Bermuda.
Contact Information
Cpl. Jere' H. Parks
229-878-3141 or jhines@dougherty.ga.us
CSI Certification Test Prep Review: CCSI, CCSA & CSCSA
August 26 - 30, 2013
Tacoma Police Department
3701 South Pine Street
Tacoma, WA 98409
Hosted by Tacoma Police Department
IAI Crime Scene Certification Preparation Course
Designed for Modular One, Two, and Four
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Crime Scene Investigator Crime Scene Analyst Senior Crime Scene Analyst |
This course is specifically designed with the goal of enabling students to pass whichever crime scene certification level examination that they are preparing for in the near future. This is a concentrated and fast moving review of either two or three books depending on the examination that you are testing to pass. Every book review will have pre-testing and post-testing composed of hundreds of extracted questions covering every chapter so that students will know their areas of strengths and weaknesses. Whether novice or experienced, this class is a must for maximizing the chances of successfully passing the examinations to improve your credentials and professionalism by becoming certified in the crime scene specialty. Students who attend this course will have a distinct advantage over those who have not attended this dedicated and intensive review course when it comes to testing for the IAI certification examinations. Students will be able to take the certification examination on the last day of this course for all modulars. The application for testing must be received by the IAI Office at least sixty days prior to the course date if you intend to take the certification test on the week of the course book review.
Please view the website theiai.org/certifications for complete listing of qualifications required for testing. Failing to complete application in a timely manner can result in you not being able to take the certification test on the week of the book review course; however, you will be allowed to take the examination at a later date.
Course Topics
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Who Should Attend?
This course is designed to assist in the preparation for the IAI Crime Scene Investigator Certification- CCSI , CCSA or CSCSA examination. Please make sure that you have read the new books as of August 1, 2008. Please see the IAI website at www.theiai.org for current books to read, certification application, and requirements.
About Your Instructor:
Jan Johnson, SCLA Retired Senior Crime Laboratory Analyst
Certified by State of Florida in Crime Scene Analysis and Bloodstain
Pattern Analysis
Certified by the International Association for Identification in Crime
Scene Analysis
Jan Johnson is retired from the State of Florida with over forty years experience in law enforcement. After ten years with the F.B.I., Jan made the transition to crime scene analysis. She is recognized by the IAI as a Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst and worked for FDLE in Pensacola, Florida for over twenty-two years. As a laboratory analyst and crime scene examiner, her field of experience includes detection, collection, and preservation of physical evidence, bloodstain pattern interpretation, trajectory analysis, buried body and skeletal remains recovery, clandestine laboratories, and numerous other procedures involving crime scene investigations. Due to her expertise in bloodstain pattern interpretation and crime scene reconstruction and analysis, Jan has testified in hundreds of criminal cases as an expert witness. Before retiring in 2004, Jan spent three years with the Escambia County Sheriff's Office as supervisor of the Crime Scene and Latent Print units, as well as overseer of ECSO's new crime lab, which she designed. Jan served in the highly distinguished role of President of the IAI in 2004, and Chairman of the Board in 2005, and considers herself honored to have been on the IAI's original Crime Scene Certification Board. Jan has served as President for the Florida Division of the IAI in 2007 as well as Chairman of the Board in 2008. She continues to serve on various committees within both the IAI and FDIAI. Jan has taught numerous courses in the areas of both Crime Scene and Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation and Crime Scene Reconstruction in the United States and abroad, including South Africa, Brazil, and Bermuda.
Contact Information
Sgt. Gordon Stark
(253) 591-5144 or gstark@cityoftacoma.org
Basic Courtroom Testimony — Success Instead of Stomach Pains
September 9 - 10, 2013
Durham City Hall
101 City Hall Plaza
Durham, NC 27701
Hosted by the Durham Police Department
This course is approved by the International Association for Identification as credits towards certification and re-certification.
This course is designed for those individuals:
- Who have a natural fear of public speaking. Did you know it is the second most feared reality; dying by fire was number 1.
- Who have not had the opportunity to receive much, if any, formal courtroom testimony training.
- Who are willing to work at identifying their strengths and talents in order to improve and build on any weaknesses in testimony skills using those abilities.
- Who are willing to grow professionally and build a firm confidence in themselves.
- Who believe that they can succeed on the witness stand if someone would just show them some simple techniques.
- For those wishing to improve on building their court CV and understanding how to build qualifying questions.
Course Description
This training course is designed to present a series of interactive lectures using PowerPoint and various movies. This training course was designed for those individuals that want to better themselves on the witness stand by learning to work on their present abilities and talents. Although, this course contains humor and laughter, it is taught in a manner of professionalism and respect to our court system. The course provides assistance and knowledge to those students wishing to better themselves on the witness stand, by understanding the perceptions of those that we testify in front of, juries. This is an affective course to learn how to have success on the witness stand instead of those stomach pains you get the moment you receive a subpoena. The training course is design to run for two full days of lecture. This course was designed so that anyone that might testify could take this training.
| Candlewood Suites-RTP 1818 E. Hwy 54 Durham, NC |
Durham Marriott 201 Foster St. Durham, NC |
The King's Daughters Inn 204 Buchanan Blvd Durham, NC |
About Your Instructor:
Dwane Hilderbrand, M.Ed
CLPE, CFWE, CSCSA
Scottsdale, Arizona
Dwane Hilderbrand began his distinguished criminal justice career in 1975 with his employment in the Identification Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, located in Washington, D.C. In 1978 he accepted a position as Identification Technician with the Prince William County Police Department in Woodbridge, Virginia, where he was employed until 1981, when he was offered a forensic identification and crime scene position with the Scottsdale, Arizona Police Department. Dwane dedicated the remainder of his government career to the development of his advanced technical analytical and testimonial skills and retired in October of 2005 with twenty-four years of service to the citizens of Scottsdale, Arizona. In 2005, Dwane hired as the senior consultant and instructor with Ron Smith & Associates, Incorporated. He left Ron Smith and Associates in 2009, and now manages his own private training and consulting business, headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Subsequent to Dwane’s studies in Police Science, he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Management from the University of Phoenix followed by a Master’s Degree in Education from Northern Arizona University. He is one of the very few forensic professionals in the world who has earned professional certifications from the International Association for Identification as a “Certified Latent Print Examiner”, “Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst” and “Certified Footwear Examiner”.
Dwane Hilderbrand, a P.O.S.T. certified instructor, has been invited to speak on a wide variety of forensic related topics at professional conferences across the United States and abroad. His famous “involve them and they will learn” teaching style has made him one of the most sought after instructors in the criminal justice profession.
This particular seminar, “Basic Courtroom Testimony Techniques—Success Instead of Stomach Pains” is one of Dwane’s most educational and enjoyable courses of instruction. He has done extensive research on the topic and has developed a methodology of teaching criminal justice professionals from all aspects of law enforcement on how to not only survive on the witness stand but to really “succeed”. He understands the needs of the jury and is able to assist the student in reaching each jury member with the information in such a way that it is not only understandable but believable. He has come to realize that jury members don’t actually vote on the truth, but “their perception of the truth”. Their perception of the truth is effected greatly by the presentation style and ability of the criminal justice witness and Dwane is an accomplished expert instructor in these multiple areas of technical communication.
Contact Information
Contact for Further Information at Dwane@forensicitc.com
Buried Body and Surface Skeleton
September
9 - 13, 2013
Northeast Forensic Training Center
Northampton Community College
Fowler Family Southside Center
511 East Third Street
Bethlehem, PA 18015
Hosted by Northeast Forensic Training Center
This comprehensive 40 hour course is designed for crime scene investigators, detectives, crime laboratory analysts and others in the field of forensic science that need the basic training and techniques for the buried body or surface skeleton crime scene examination and recovery. This course will assist in connecting all of the forensic pieces for the purpose of crime scene reconstruction. Mock scenes for this course were designed to assist the student in the importance of scene documentation, and to obtain the maximum amount of accurate information for ultimate crime scene reconstruction of both surface skeleton cases and more complex buried human cases. Attendees will be assigned to a crime scene team and will be responsible for the entire scene investigation and the presentation of their findings on the final class day. The teams will be graded on the amount of physical evidence (clues) that they recover from their scenes. The attendees will have a working knowledge of the techniques required to examine a surface skeleton and a buried body crime scene. This includes protocols, potential physical evidence awareness, equipment needs, bone identification and inventory, preservation of human remains procedures, search and documentation techniques, and courtroom case presentation experience. Please note that realistic composite skeletons will be buried for the mock scene sites.
Course Topics
- Bone Identification and Labeling
- Crime Scene Planning and Management
- Detection, Excavation, Collection, and Proper Preservation of Remains and Evidence
- Victim Identification: Race, Stature, Age, Sex
- Time of Death Estimation and Cause of Death Determination
- Crime Scene Photography, Note Taking, Report Writing, and Expert Testimony
- Underwater Remains
- Excavation tools such as metal detectors and water screens
Who Should Attend?
This is a hands-on course that is specifically designed for crime scene officers with or without experience. This course is taught in a manner in which the crime scene officer can easily understand.
About Your Instructor:
Jan Johnson, SCLA Retired Senior Crime Laboratory Analyst
Certified by State of Florida in Crime Scene Analysis and Bloodstain
Pattern Analysis
Certified by the International Association for Identification in Crime
Scene Analysis
Jan Johnson is retired from the State of Florida with over forty years experience in law enforcement. After ten years with the F.B.I., Jan made the transition to crime scene analysis. She is recognized by the IAI as a Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst and worked for FDLE in Pensacola, Florida for over twenty-two years. As a laboratory analyst and crime scene examiner, her field of experience includes detection, collection, and preservation of physical evidence, bloodstain pattern interpretation, trajectory analysis, buried body and skeletal remains recovery, clandestine laboratories, and numerous other procedures involving crime scene investigations. Due to her expertise in bloodstain pattern interpretation and crime scene reconstruction and analysis, Jan has testified in hundreds of criminal cases as an expert witness. Before retiring in 2004, Jan spent three years with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office as supervisor of the Crime Scene and Latent Print units, as well as overseer of ECSO’s new crime lab, which she designed. Jan served in the highly distinguished role of President of the IAI in 2004, and Chairman of the Board in 2005, and considers herself honored to have been on the IAI’s original Crime Scene Certification Board. Jan has served as President for the Florida Division of the IAI in 2007 as well as Chairman of the Board in 2008. She continues to serve on various committees within both the IAI and FDIAI. Jan has taught numerous courses in the areas of both Crime Scene and Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation and Crime Scene Reconstruction in the United States and abroad, including South Africa, Brazil, and Bermuda.
Host Contact:
Andy Kehm
(610) 332-6426 or (484) 201-1054
nftc@northampton.edu
www.northampton.edu/nftc
Basic Courtroom Testimony — Success Instead of Stomach Pains
September 12 - 13, 2013
Lexington Police Department
111 Maiden Lane
Lexington, SC 29072
Hosted by the Lexington Police Department
This course is approved by the International Association for Identification as credits towards certification and re-certification.
This course is designed for those individuals:
- Who have a natural fear of public speaking. Did you know it is the second most feared reality; dying by fire was number 1.
- Who have not had the opportunity to receive much, if any, formal courtroom testimony training.
- Who are willing to work at identifying their strengths and talents in order to improve and build on any weaknesses in testimony skills using those abilities
- Who are willing to grow professionally and build a firm confidence in themselves.
- Who believe that they can succeed on the witness stand if someone would just show them some simple techniques.
- For those wishing to improve on building their court CV and understanding how to build qualifying questions.
Course Description
This training course is designed to present a series of interactive lectures using PowerPoint and various movies. This training course was designed for those individuals that want to better themselves on the witness stand by learning to work on their present abilities and talents. Although, this course contains humor and laughter, it is taught in a manner of professionalism and respect to our court system. The course provides assistance and knowledge to those students wishing to better themselves on the witness stand, by understanding the perceptions of those that we testify in front of, juries. This is an affective course to learn how to have success on the witness stand instead of those stomach pains you get the moment you receive a subpoena. The training course is design to run for two full days of lecture. This course was designed so that anyone that might testify could take this training.
Hotel Information
| Hampton Inn 601 Columbia Ave |
Comfort Suites 325 W. Main Street |
Wingate 108 Saluda Point Drive |
About Your Instructor:
Dwane Hilderbrand, M.Ed
CLPE, CFWE, CSCSA
Scottsdale, Arizona
Dwane Hilderbrand began his distinguished criminal justice career in 1975 with his employment in the Identification Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, located in Washington, D.C. In 1978 he accepted a position as Identification Technician with the Prince William County Police Department in Woodbridge, Virginia, where he was employed until 1981, when he was offered a forensic identification and crime scene position with the Scottsdale, Arizona Police Department. Dwane dedicated the remainder of his government career to the development of his advanced technical analytical and testimonial skills and retired in October of 2005 with twenty-four years of service to the citizens of Scottsdale, Arizona. He was the main instructor for Ron Smith & Associates, Incorporated for not only this particular class but various footwear and tire track courses. These advanced instructional skills are the reason that Dwane Hilderbrand had been personally selected by Ron Smith & Associates, Inc. to be a primary instructor of this very popular two (2) day courtroom testimony seminar, until 2009 when Dwane made the decision to open and manage his own private forensic consulting and training business.
Subsequent to Dwane's studies in Police and Forensic Science, he earned a Bachelor's Degree in Management from the University of Phoenix followed by a Master's Degree in Education from Northern Arizona University. He is one of the very few forensic professionals in the world who has earned professional certifications from the International Association for Identification as a "Certified Latent Print Examiner", "Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst" and "Certified Footwear Examiner". He was recently awarded Member Emeritus to the American Society of Forensic Podiatry.
Dwane Hilderbrand, an Arizona P.O.S.T. certified instructor, has been invited to speak on a wide variety of forensic related topics at professional conferences across the United States and abroad. His famous "involve them and they will learn" teaching style has made him one of the most sought after instructors in the criminal justice profession.
This particular seminar, "Courtroom Testimony Techniques – Success Instead of Stomach Pains" is one of Dwane's most educational and enjoyable courses of instruction. He has done extensive research on the topic and has developed a methodology of teaching criminal justice professionals from all aspects of law enforcement on how to not only survive on the witness stand but to really "succeed". He understands the needs of the jury and is able to assist the student in reaching each jury member with the information in such a way that it is not only understandable but believable. He has come to realize that jury members don't actually vote on the truth, but can "only vote on their perception of the truth that day". Their perception of the truth is effected greatly by the presentation style and ability of the criminal justice witness and Dwane is an accomplished expert instructor in these multiple areas of technical communication.
Contact Information
Contact for Further Information at Dwane@forensicitc.com
Examination and Comparison of Footwear Evidence
September 23 - 27, 2013
Hosted by the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, Conroe, Texas
This course is approved by the International Association for Identification as credits towards certification and re-certification.
This training course is designed to present a series of interactive lectures using PowerPoint, Adobe Photoshop, and various other software programs. This training session will provide an overview with both lecture and hands on exercises of the proper methods and techniques in the examination and comparison of footwear evidence. There will be various discussions related to the proper techniques and methodologies in the examination and comparison process. There will be heavy discussions on the manufacturing of outsoles and how it pertains to the comparison process. Numerous practical exercises both in class and outside of the classroom are utilized and implemented to emphasize and critique the skills of the students to properly perform this level of training in footwear science. After each exercise the student's work will be critiqued and measured.
Course Topics
- History of Footwear Science
- Manufacturing of Footwear
- The Anatomy of the Human Foot
- Why Footwear Evidence is Overlooked
- Understanding Comparison Terms
- Understanding the Comparison Process
- Comparative Examinations
- Decision Making in the Comparison of Footwear Impression Evidence
- Case Note Preparation & Report Writing
- Legal Considerations & Courtroom Testimony
- Shoe Print Date Base Systems
Who Should Attend?
This comprehensive, 40 hour course is designed for the criminal evidence analysts and forensic scientists with the responsibility for examining and comparing footwear impression evidence and for those wishing to start a career in the examination and comparison of footwear evidence.
Hotel Information
| Holiday Inn 2240 Stoneside Drive Conroe, Texas 1-855-239-9222 |
Days Inn and Suites 4001 Sprayberry Lane Conroe, Texas 1-855-238-1590 |
Fairfield Inn and Suites 3010 Interstate 45 North Conroe, Texas 1-936-756-3040 |
Class Location
Montgomery County SO
#1 Criminal Justice Drive
Conroe, Texas 77301
About Your Instructor
Dwane Hilderbrand, M.Ed
CLPE, CFWE, CSCSA
Scottsdale, Arizona
Dwane Hilderbrand began his distinguished criminal justice career in 1975 with his employment in the Identification Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, located in Washington, D.C. In 1978 he accepted a position as Identification Technician with the Prince William County Police Department in Woodbridge, Virginia, where he was employed until 1981, when he was offered a forensic identification and crime scene position with the Scottsdale, Arizona Police Department. Dwane dedicated the remainder of his government career to the development of his advanced technical analytical and testimonial skills and retired in October of 2005 with twenty-four years of service to the citizens of Scottsdale, Arizona. He was the main instructor for Ron Smith & Associates, Incorporated for this particular class until 2009 when Dwane made the decision to open and manage his own private forensic consulting and training business.
Subsequent to Dwane's studies in Police and Forensic Science, he earned a Bachelor's Degree in Management from the University of Phoenix followed by a Master's Degree in Education from Northern Arizona University. He is one of the very few forensic professionals in the world who has earned professional certifications from the International Association for Identification as a "Certified Latent Print Examiner", "Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst" and "Certified Footwear Examiner". He was recently awarded Member Emeritus to the American Society of Forensic Podiatry.
Dwane Hilderbrand, a P.O.S.T. certified instructor, has been invited to speak on a wide variety of forensic related topics at professional conferences across the United States and abroad. His famous “involve them and they will learn” teaching style has made him one of the most sought after instructors in the criminal justice profession.
He was one of three Americans invited to be a presenter at the first International Shoeprint conference held in Finland. Dwane was responsible for the first computerized Automated Shoeprint Identification System with Scottsdale Police Department. He was also responsible for the footwear and tire track evidence and the latent print examiners training and procedure manuals. Dwane has assisted in many footwear cases throughout the United States as well as Jamaica and the Anguilla Islands.
This particular seminar, “Examination and Comparison of Footwear Evidence” is one of Dwane’s most educational and enjoyable courses of instruction. He has done extensive research on the topic and has developed a methodology of teaching criminal justice professionals from all aspects of law enforcement on how to properly and effectively collection and preserve track evidence. He understands the needs of the beginning footwear examiner and he is able to assist them in reaching their goal. He is able to supply the student with the necessary information in such a way that it is not only understandable but also enjoyable. Dwane is an accomplished expert instructor in this area of examination and comparison.
Contact Information
Contact for Further Information at Dwane@forensicitc.com
Advanced Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Workshop
September 23 - 27, 2013
Northeast Forensic Training Center
Fowler Family Southside Center
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
This is an Advanced Level Training. Attendees must have completed, at minimum, a 40 hour Basic Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Workshop
This advanced level course is designed for practitioners who have successfully completed basic instruction in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis and desire to build on that fundamental knowledge while working toward expertise in the discipline. This workshop will begin with a brief review of the basic concepts and will continue with the student applying those concepts in mock crime scene settings.
The crime scenes with the associated clothing and physical evidence will be completely analyzed through documentation and stain selection, report writing and verbal presentation and defense of findings. In doing so, the entire BPA methodology will be practiced and employed, including the consideration of autopsy findings and forensic biology reports.
Case specific limitations, quality assurance and context bias will be addressed throughout the workshop.
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About the Instructors:
TOBY L. WOLSON, MS., F-ABC is a Criminalist Supervisor in the Forensic Biology Section of a police crime laboratory. His duties include Forensic DNA analysis and Bloodstain Pattern Analysis.
He began his study in BPA in 1983 and has developed into an internationally recognized instructor, having taught more than 1700 students from more than 30 countries in 79 basic and advanced workshops.
Mr. Wolson is a former President of the International Association of Bloodstain Pattern Analysts (IABPA) and is an Executive Board Member of the Scientific Working Group on Bloodstain Pattern Analysis (SWGSTAIN).
LEEANN SINGLEY, MS has more than 25 years experience in forensic science having been employed for 17 years as a forensic scientist for the Pennsylvania State Police. She began her BPA study in 1993 and has had the unique opportunity to perform BPA at the crime scene and in the laboratory setting.
She has instructed numerous training workshops and seminars and has delivered presentations on BPA in the United States, Canada, the Netherlands and Australia. She has qualified as an expert witness on over 90 occasions.
Mrs. Singley is also a former President of the International Association of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis (IABPA) and is a member of the Scientific Working Group on Bloodstain Pattern Analysis (SWGSTAIN), where she currently chairs the Quality Assurance Subcommittee.
Registration
Please register online at northampton.edu/BPA.
Contacts:
Andy Kehm, Program Director
Northeast Forensic Training Center
484-201-1054
akehm@northampton.edu
LeeAnn Singley
Grayson Singley Associates, LLC
717-554-3739
lsingleygsa@msn.com
International Association of Bloodstain Pattern Analysts Training Conference
September 30 - October 4, 2013
San Diego, CA
The 2013 IABPA Training Conference will be held in beautiful, warm, sunny San Diego, California, USA. Ocean beaches, mountains, and deserts—all are within a stone's throw of the city. The county offers an incredibly diverse selection of activities: nature; nightlife; the beautiful Balboa Park packed with museums, galleries, and a fantastic collection of local flora; San Diego's world-famous Zoo and Safari Park; SeaWorld; gambling casinos; and more. For Lego-maniacs there is LegoLand, and for everyone, Disneyland is just a short drive up the coast.
The mission of the IABPA is "Promoting education, establishing training standards and encouraging research in the field of bloodstain pattern analysis." The information gained from bloodstain patterns can be used for the reconstruction of incidents and the evaluation of the statements from witnesses and the crime participants.
Conference Information
Further Information at http://www.iabpa.org/2013-training-conference
Basic Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
September 30 - October 4, 2013
Shreveport Fire & Police Regional Training Academy
6440 Greenwood Rd
Shreveport, LA 71119
Hosted by Shreveport Police Department
This comprehensive 40-hour workshop will provide participants training and assistance in the proper recognition of bloodstain pattern evidence. This includes actual laboratory experimentation of blood flight characteristics: motion and force. These experiments will be augmented with lecture material and case presentations for the ultimate purpose of reconstruction of the sequence of events which occurred at the scene of a crime. This is a hands-on workshop that will allow the participants to work individually and in small groups as they acquire the necessary knowledge and skills required of a bloodstain pattern analyst. The bloodstain evidence that will be analyzed will include that which is present at the crime scene, in a vehicle, on a victim and/or suspect’s clothing, or on discarded evidence such as knives, firearms and other weapons. The instructional atmosphere will be informal and the dress attire will be casual. This course satisfies the International Association for Identification 40 hour basic bloodstain analysis workshop for the purpose of the Bloodstain Pattern Certification Examination.
Course 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 will continue where the documentation class left off. It is specifically designed for the Crime Scene Investigator or Analyst designated to be responsible for the detection, documentation, and collection of bloodstain evidence encountered at a crime scene for the purpose of reconstruction. This course is taught in a manner in which the Crime Scene Investigator or Analyst can easily understand.
About Your Instructor:
Jan Johnson, SCLA Retired Senior Crime Laboratory Analyst
Certified by State of Florida in Crime Scene Analysis and Bloodstain
Pattern Analysis
Certified by the International Association for Identification in Crime
Scene Analysis
President of Forensic Pieces, Inc.
Jan Johnson is retired from the State of Florida with over forty years experience in law enforcement. After ten years with the F.B.I., Jan made the transition to crime scene analysis. She is recognized by the IAI as a Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst and worked for FDLE in Pensacola, Florida for over twenty-two years. As a laboratory analyst and crime scene examiner, her field of experience includes detection, collection, and preservation of physical evidence, bloodstain pattern interpretation, trajectory analysis, buried body and skeletal remains recovery, clandestine laboratories, and numerous other procedures involving crime scene investigations. Due to her expertise in bloodstain pattern interpretation and crime scene reconstruction and analysis, Jan has testified in hundreds of criminal cases as an expert witness. Before retiring in 2004, Jan spent three years with the Escambia County Sheriff's Office as supervisor of the Crime Scene and Latent Print units, as well as overseer of ECSO's new crime lab, which she designed. Jan served in the highly distinguished role of President of the IAI in 2004, and Chairman of the Board in 2005, and considers herself honored to have been on the IAI's original Crime Scene Certification Board. Jan has served as President for the Florida Division of the IAI in 2007 as well as Chairman of the Board in 2008. She continues to serve on various committees within both the IAI and FDIAI. Jan has taught numerous courses in the areas of both Crime Scene and Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation and Crime Scene Reconstruction in the United States and abroad, including South Africa, Brazil, and Bermuda.
Contact Information
Danny Duddy
(318) 673-7109 or danny.duddy@shreveportla.gov
Basic Crime Scene Investigation
October 7 - 11, 2013
City Hall 2nd Floor
600 North Montgomery Ave
Sheffield, AL 35660
Hosted by Sheffield Police Department
The number one reason why most crime scene investigations fail is because there was inadequate crime scene processing and analysis. Working a crime scene, whether major or minor, is a process that involves a wide range of skills. This 5-day course was developed as a refresher workshop for crime scene investigators, or for the new officer with limited exposure and experience in crime scene processing. The detection, collection, documentation, and preservation of physical evidence are key elements involved in every crime scene. This course will demonstrate and elaborate on techniques that may or may not have been acquired in the field, and will assist in developing new techniques in crime scene examinations. Forensic science is forever changing and improving, and new techniques and equipment are constantly being developed to assist the law enforcement officer with the challenges of the “every scene, every time” concept.
Course Topics
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Who Should Attend?
This is a hands-on course that is specifically designed for crime scene officers with or without experience. This course is taught in a manner in which the crime scene officer can easily understand.
About Your Instructor:
Jan Johnson, SCLA Retired Senior Crime Laboratory Analyst
Certified by State of Florida in Crime Scene Analysis and Bloodstain
Pattern Analysis
Certified by the International Association for Identification in Crime
Scene Analysis
Jan Johnson is retired from the State of Florida with over forty years experience in law enforcement. After ten years with the F.B.I., Jan made the transition to crime scene analysis. She is recognized by the IAI as a Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst and worked for FDLE in Pensacola, Florida for over twenty-two years. As a laboratory analyst and crime scene examiner, her field of experience includes detection, collection, and preservation of physical evidence, bloodstain pattern interpretation, trajectory analysis, buried body and skeletal remains recovery, clandestine laboratories, and numerous other procedures involving crime scene investigations. Due to her expertise in bloodstain pattern interpretation and crime scene reconstruction and analysis, Jan has testified in hundreds of criminal cases as an expert witness. Before retiring in 2004, Jan spent three years with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office as supervisor of the Crime Scene and Latent Print units, as well as overseer of ECSO’s new crime lab, which she designed. Jan served in the highly distinguished role of President of the IAI in 2004, and Chairman of the Board in 2005, and considers herself honored to have been on the IAI’s original Crime Scene Certification Board. Jan has served as President for the Florida Division of the IAI in 2007 as well as Chairman of the Board in 2008. She continues to serve on various committees within both the IAI and FDIAI. Jan has taught numerous courses in the areas of both Crime Scene and Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation and Crime Scene Reconstruction in the United States and abroad, including South Africa, Brazil, and Bermuda.
Host Contact:
Bobby Inman
(256) 383-1771
bobby-inman@comcast.net
Examination and Comparison of Footwear Evidence AJS 164
October 7 - 11, 2013
Hosted by Scottsdale Community College
This course is one of four 2.5 credit footwear and tire track training courses presently being offered by the Administration of Justice Studies Program at Scottsdale Community College.
Students may take one, two, three or all four courses. A Confirmation of Completion will be issued for each course completed and for the completion of the entire group of training courses.
Target Audience: This course is designed for criminal evidence analysts and forensic scientists with the responsibility for examining and comparing footwear impression evidence. This course is also designed for those wishing to begin a career in footwear impression evidence.
Course Description: The course is specifically designed for those forensic examiners wanting to become involved in the examination and comparison of footwear evidence. Mr. Hilderbrand focuses the learning techniques and concepts with a “can do attitude”. His teaching abilities helps new examiners to begin building a strong structure from their abilities in order to perform the examination and comparison process of this critical type of evidence. The material is presented in a clear, understandable manner using lectures, open dialogs, a little bit of humor and lots of “Hands On” exercises that are all designed to instill confidence for that first footwear case. This course will provide the examiner with a solid understanding of the proper methods and techniques for performing the examination and comparison of different types of footwear evidence found at crime scenes.
In State Tuition Cost: $190.00 ($76.00 per credit plus $15.00 one-time semester registration fee)
REGISTER at my.maricopa.edu or call Scottsdale Community College Admissions & Records at 480-423-6100.
About Your Instructor
Dwane Hilderbrand, M.Ed
CLPE, CFWE, CSCSA
Scottsdale, Arizona
Dwane Hilderbrand began his distinguished criminal justice career in 1975 with his employment in the Identification Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, located in Washington, D.C. In 1978 he accepted a position as Identification Technician with the Prince William County Police Department in Woodbridge, Virginia, where he was employed until 1981, when he was offered a forensic identification and crime scene position with the Scottsdale, Arizona Police Department. Dwane dedicated the remainder of his government career to the development of his advanced technical analytical and testimonial skills and retired in October of 2005 with twenty-four years of service to the citizens of Scottsdale, Arizona. He was the main instructor for Ron Smith & Associates, Incorporated for this particular class until 2009 when Dwane made the decision to open and manage his own private forensic consulting and training business.
Subsequent to Dwane's studies in Police and Forensic Science, he earned a Bachelor's Degree in Management from the University of Phoenix followed by a Master's Degree in Education from Northern Arizona University. He is one of the very few forensic professionals in the world who has earned professional certifications from the International Association for Identification as a "Certified Latent Print Examiner", "Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst" and "Certified Footwear Examiner". He was recently awarded Member Emeritus to the American Society of Forensic Podiatry.
Dwane Hilderbrand, a P.O.S.T. certified instructor, has been invited to speak on a wide variety of forensic related topics at professional conferences across the United States and abroad. His famous “involve them and they will learn” teaching style has made him one of the most sought after instructors in the criminal justice profession.
He was one of three Americans invited to be a presenter at the first International Shoeprint conference held in Finland. Dwane was responsible for the first computerized Automated Shoeprint Identification System with Scottsdale Police Department. He was also responsible for the footwear and tire track evidence and the latent print examiners training and procedure manuals. Dwane has assisted in many footwear cases throughout the United States as well as Jamaica and the Anguilla Islands.
This particular seminar, “Examination and Comparison of Footwear Evidence” is one of Dwane’s most educational and enjoyable courses of instruction. He has done extensive research on the topic and has developed a methodology of teaching criminal justice professionals from all aspects of law enforcement on how to properly and effectively collection and preserve track evidence. He understands the needs of the beginning footwear examiner and he is able to assist them in reaching their goal. He is able to supply the student with the necessary information in such a way that it is not only understandable but also enjoyable. Dwane is an accomplished expert instructor in this area of examination and comparison.
Contact Information
Contact for Further Information at ForensicITC@cox.net
CSI Certification Exam Book Review: CCSI, CCSA & CSCSA
October 14 - 18, 2013
Marion County Sheriff's Office
692 NW 30th Avenue
Ocala, FL 34475
Hosted by Marion County Sheriff's Office
IAI Crime Scene Certification Preparation Course
Designed for Modular One, Two, and Four
| Modular One: Modular Two: Modular Four: |
Crime Scene Investigator Crime Scene Analyst Senior Crime Scene Analyst |
This course is specifically designed with the goal of enabling students to pass whichever crime scene certification level examination that they are preparing for in the near future. This is a concentrated and fast moving review of either two or three books depending on the examination that you are testing to pass. Every book review will have pre-testing and post-testing composed of hundreds of extracted questions covering every chapter so that students will know their areas of strengths and weaknesses. Whether novice or experienced, this class is a must for maximizing the chances of successfully passing the examinations to improve your credentials and professionalism by becoming certified in the crime scene specialty. Students who attend this course will have a distinct advantage over those who have not attended this dedicated and intensive review course when it comes to testing for the IAI certification examinations. Students will be able to take the certification examination on the last day of this course for modulars one, two & four. The application for testing must be received by the IAI Office at least sixty days prior to the course date if you intend to take the certification test on the week of the course book review.
Please view the website theiai.org/certifications for complete listing of qualifications required for testing. Failing to complete application in a timely manner can result in you not being able to take the certification test on the week of the book review course; however, you will be allowed to take the examination at a later date.
Course Topics
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Who Should Attend?
This course is designed to assist in the preparation for the IAI Crime Scene Investigator Certification- CCSI, CCSA and CSCSA examination. Please make sure that you have read the new books as of August 1, 2008. Please see the IAI website at www.theiai.org for current books to read, certification application, and requirements.
About Your Instructor:
Jan Johnson, SCLA Retired Senior Crime Laboratory Analyst
Certified by State of Florida in Crime Scene Analysis and Bloodstain
Pattern Analysis
Certified by the International Association for Identification in Crime
Scene Analysis
Jan Johnson is retired from the State of Florida with over forty years experience in law enforcement. After ten years with the F.B.I., Jan made the transition to crime scene analysis. She is recognized by the IAI as a Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst and worked for FDLE in Pensacola, Florida for over twenty-two years. As a laboratory analyst and crime scene examiner, her field of experience includes detection, collection, and preservation of physical evidence, bloodstain pattern interpretation, trajectory analysis, buried body and skeletal remains recovery, clandestine laboratories, and numerous other procedures involving crime scene investigations. Due to her expertise in bloodstain pattern interpretation and crime scene reconstruction and analysis, Jan has testified in hundreds of criminal cases as an expert witness. Before retiring in 2004, Jan spent three years with the Escambia County Sheriff's Office as supervisor of the Crime Scene and Latent Print units, as well as overseer of ECSO's new crime lab, which she designed. Jan served in the highly distinguished role of President of the IAI in 2004, and Chairman of the Board in 2005, and considers herself honored to have been on the IAI's original Crime Scene Certification Board. Jan has served as President for the Florida Division of the IAI in 2007 as well as Chairman of the Board in 2008. She continues to serve on various committees within both the IAI and FDIAI. Jan has taught numerous courses in the areas of both Crime Scene and Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation and Crime Scene Reconstruction in the United States and abroad, including South Africa, Brazil, and Bermuda.
Contact Information
Lt. David Redmond
dredmond@marionso.com or 352-368-3564
International Forensic Photography Workshop
October 14 - 18, 2013
Put on by the Miami Dade County Medical Examiner Department
This comprehensive, 40 hr workshop, consist of lectures and hands-on sessions designed for those in the forensic and law enforcement fields. You\'ll learn properly photograph an autopsy and related gross specimens, photograph a crime scene properly, utilize basic lighting and exposure techniques, use close-up photography as a tool, record images too fast for the human eye in the High-Speed Gun range, use alternate light source techniques to record images normally invisible to the human eye and learn how to choose and maintain the equipment that is best suited for your needs. Each day will consist of lectures, hands-on shooting sessions followed by a review of the photographs. For those who do not want to bring their camera equipment, kits will be provided for use during the workshop.
Course Topics Include:
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Who Should Attend?
This course is designed to assist in the preparation for the IAI Crime Scene Investigator Certification- CCSI, CCSA and CSCSA examination. Please make sure that you have read the new books as of August 1, 2008. Please see the IAI website at www.theiai.org for current books to read, certification application, and requirements.
Contact Information
Contact the Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner Department, Forensic Imaging Bureau with any questions or for registration information.
Heidi Nichols
(305) 545-2469
e-mail: hns@miamidade.gov
http://www.miamidade.gov/medicalexaminer/forensic-photography-training.asp
Tuition: $795.00: Includes all course materials and lunches
Shooting Reconstruction
October 28 - November 1, 2013
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
400 South Martin Luther King Blvd
Building A, First Floor Advanced Training Rm 4
Las Vegas, NV 89106
Hosted by Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
This comprehensive five day course is designed for crime scene investigators, detectives, crime laboratory analysts and others in the field of forensic science that have the basic training and skills for shooting crime scene examinations. This course will assist law enforcement officers in connecting all of the forensic pieces for the purpose of shooting crime scene reconstruction. A crime scene is a huge puzzle, and piece by piece we compile the physical evidence in each case; the more difficult job is trying to connect those pieces to obtain the big picture, the shooting crime scene reconstruction. This course will also assist in the documentation of physical evidence at the scene which previously might not have been recorded. The attendees will learn by using string, dowel rods, scientific calculators, and/or lasers about the flight path of the projectile from the moment it leaves a firearm muzzle to the moment it strikes the final target and is recovered. Also, students will examine the firearm residue for estimated distance determination from the position of the shooter to the victim and/or final target. Mock scenes for this course were designed to assist the student in the importance of scene documentation, and to obtain the maximum, accurate information for ultimate shooting crime scene reconstruction.
Course Topics
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Who Should Attend?
This is a hands-on course that is specifically designed for crime scene officers with or without experience. This course is taught in a manner in which the crime scene officer can easily understand.
Instructor
Jan Johnson, SCLA Retired Senior Crime Laboratory Analyst
Certified by State of Florida in Crime Scene Analysis and Bloodstain
Pattern Analysis
Certified by the International Association for Identification in Crime
Scene Analysis
Jan Johnson is retired from the State of Florida with over forty years experience in law enforcement. After ten years with the F.B.I., Jan made the transition to crime scene analysis. She is recognized by the IAI as a Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst and worked for FDLE in Pensacola, Florida for over twenty-two years. As a laboratory analyst and crime scene examiner, her field of experience includes detection, collection, and preservation of physical evidence, bloodstain pattern interpretation, trajectory analysis, buried body and skeletal remains recovery, clandestine laboratories, and numerous other procedures involving crime scene investigations. Due to her expertise in bloodstain pattern interpretation and crime scene reconstruction and analysis, Jan has testified in hundreds of criminal cases as an expert witness. Before retiring in 2004, Jan spent three years with the Escambia County Sheriff's Office as supervisor of the Crime Scene and Latent Print units, as well as overseer of ECSO's new crime lab, which she designed. Jan served in the highly distinguished role of President of the IAI in 2004, and Chairman of the Board in 2005, and considers herself honored to have been on the IAI's original Crime Scene Certification Board. Jan has served as President for the Florida Division of the IAI in 2007 as well as Chairman of the Board in 2008. She continues to serve on various committees within both the IAI and FDIAI. Jan has taught numerous courses in the areas of both Crime Scene and Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation and Crime Scene Reconstruction in the United States and abroad, including South Africa, Brazil, and Bermuda.
Contact Information
Thomas Maddox
(702) 828-7300 or t6871m@lvmpd.com
Basic Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
November 11 - 15, 2013
University of North Alabama
East Campus
1640 Tune Ave
Florence, AL 35630
Hosted by University of North Alabama Public Safety Institute
This comprehensive 40-hour workshop will provide participants training and assistance in the proper recognition of bloodstain pattern evidence. This includes actual laboratory experimentation of blood flight characteristics: motion and force. These experiments will be augmented with lecture material and case presentations for the ultimate purpose of reconstruction of the sequence of events which occurred at the scene of a crime. This is a hands-on workshop that will allow the participants to work individually and in small groups as they acquire the necessary knowledge and skills required of a bloodstain pattern analyst. The bloodstain evidence that will be analyzed will include that which is present at the crime scene, in a vehicle, on a victim and/or suspect's clothing, or on discarded evidence such as knives, firearms and other weapons. The instructional atmosphere will be informal and the dress attire will be casual. This course satisfies the International Association for Identification 40 hour basic bloodstain analysis workshop for the purpose of the Bloodstain Pattern Certification Examination.
Course 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 will continue where the documentation class left off. It is specifically designed for the Crime Scene Investigator or Analyst designated to be responsible for the detection, documentation, and collection of bloodstain evidence encountered at a crime scene for the purpose of reconstruction. This course is taught in a manner in which the Crime Scene Investigator or Analyst can easily understand.
About Your Instructor:
Jan Johnson, SCLA Retired Senior Crime Laboratory Analyst
Certified by State of Florida in Crime Scene Analysis and Bloodstain
Pattern Analysis
Certified by the International Association for Identification in Crime
Scene Analysis
President of Forensic Pieces, Inc.
Jan Johnson is retired from the State of Florida with over forty years experience in law enforcement. After ten years with the F.B.I., Jan made the transition to crime scene analysis. She is recognized by the IAI as a Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst and worked for FDLE in Pensacola, Florida for over twenty-two years. As a laboratory analyst and crime scene examiner, her field of experience includes detection, collection, and preservation of physical evidence, bloodstain pattern interpretation, trajectory analysis, buried body and skeletal remains recovery, clandestine laboratories, and numerous other procedures involving crime scene investigations. Due to her expertise in bloodstain pattern interpretation and crime scene reconstruction and analysis, Jan has testified in hundreds of criminal cases as an expert witness. Before retiring in 2004, Jan spent three years with the Escambia County Sheriff's Office as supervisor of the Crime Scene and Latent Print units, as well as overseer of ECSO's new crime lab, which she designed. Jan served in the highly distinguished role of President of the IAI in 2004, and Chairman of the Board in 2005, and considers herself honored to have been on the IAI's original Crime Scene Certification Board. Jan has served as President for the Florida Division of the IAI in 2007 as well as Chairman of the Board in 2008. She continues to serve on various committees within both the IAI and FDIAI. Jan has taught numerous courses in the areas of both Crime Scene and Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation and Crime Scene Reconstruction in the United States and abroad, including South Africa, Brazil, and Bermuda.
Contact Information
Terry Parker
(256)549-4531 or tmparker1@una.edu
Examination and Comparison of Footwear Evidence
November 18 - 22, 2013
Hosted by the Sandy City Police Department in Sandy, Utah
This course is approved by the International Association for Identification as credits towards certification and re-certification.
This training course is designed to present a series of interactive lectures using PowerPoint, Adobe Photoshop, and various other software programs. This training session will provide an overview with both lecture and hands on exercises of the proper methods and techniques in the examination and comparison of footwear evidence. There will be various discussions related to the proper techniques and methodologies in the examination and comparison process. There will be heavy discussions on the manufacturing of outsoles and how it pertains to the comparison process. Numerous practical exercises both in class and outside of the classroom are utilized and implemented to emphasize and critique the skills of the students to properly perform this level of training in footwear science. After each exercise the student's work will be critiqued and measured.
Course Topics
- History of Footwear Science
- Manufacturing of Footwear
- The Anatomy of the Human Foot
- Why Footwear Evidence is Overlooked
- Understanding Comparison Terms
- Understanding the Comparison Process
- Comparative Examinations
- Decision Making in the Comparison of Footwear Impression Evidence
- Case Note Preparation & Report Writing
- Legal Considerations & Courtroom Testimony
- Proactive footwear case work
- Shoe Print Date Base Systems
Who Should Attend?
This comprehensive, 40 hour course is designed for the criminal evidence analysts and forensic scientists with the responsibility for examining and comparing footwear impression evidence and for those wishing to start a career in the examination and comparison of footwear evidence.
Hotel Information
| Hilton Garden Inn 277 West Sego Lily Drive 801-352-9400 |
Residence Inn 10000 South 270 West 801-561-5005 |
Courtyard Marriott 10701 S. Holiday Park Drive 801-571-3600 |
Hampton Inn 10690 S. Holiday Park Drive 801-571-0800 |
Class Location
Sandy City Police Department
10000 South Centennial Parkway
Sandy, Utah 84070
About Your Instructor
Dwane Hilderbrand, M.Ed
CLPE, CFWE, CSCSA
Scottsdale, Arizona
Dwane Hilderbrand began his distinguished criminal justice career in 1975 with his employment in the Identification Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, located in Washington, D.C. In 1978 he accepted a position as Identification Technician with the Prince William County Police Department in Woodbridge, Virginia, where he was employed until 1981, when he was offered a forensic identification and crime scene position with the Scottsdale, Arizona Police Department. Dwane dedicated the remainder of his government career to the development of his advanced technical analytical and testimonial skills and retired in October of 2005 with twenty-four years of service to the citizens of Scottsdale, Arizona. He was the main instructor for Ron Smith & Associates, Incorporated for this particular class until 2009 when Dwane made the decision to open and manage his own private forensic consulting and training business.
Subsequent to Dwane's studies in Police and Forensic Science, he earned a Bachelor's Degree in Management from the University of Phoenix followed by a Master's Degree in Education from Northern Arizona University. He is one of the very few forensic professionals in the world who has earned professional certifications from the International Association for Identification as a "Certified Latent Print Examiner", "Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst" and "Certified Footwear Examiner". He was recently awarded Member Emeritus to the American Society of Forensic Podiatry.
Dwane Hilderbrand, a P.O.S.T. certified instructor, has been invited to speak on a wide variety of forensic related topics at professional conferences across the United States and abroad. His famous “involve them and they will learn” teaching style has made him one of the most sought after instructors in the criminal justice profession.
He was one of three Americans invited to be a presenter at the first International Shoeprint conference held in Finland. Dwane was responsible for the first computerized Automated Shoeprint Identification System with Scottsdale Police Department. He was also responsible for the footwear and tire track evidence and the latent print examiners training and procedure manuals. Dwane has assisted in many footwear cases throughout the United States as well as Jamaica and the Anguilla Islands.
This particular seminar, "Examination and Comparison of Footwear Evidence" is one of Dwane's most educational and enjoyable courses of instruction. He has done extensive research on the topic and has developed a methodology of teaching criminal justice professionals from all aspects of law enforcement on how to properly and effectively collection and preserve track evidence. He understands the needs of the beginning footwear examiner and he is able to assist them in reaching their goal. He is able to supply the student with the necessary information in such a way that it is not only understandable but also enjoyable. Dwane is an accomplished expert instructor in this area of examination and comparison.
Contact Information
Contact for Further Information at Forensic ITC Services at Dwane@forensicitc.com
CSI Certification Exam Book Review: CCSI, CCSA & CSCSA
November 18 - 22, 2013
St. Louis County & Municipal Police Academy
1266 Sutter Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63133
Hosted by St. Louis County & Municipal Police Academy
IAI Crime Scene Certification Preparation Course
Designed for Modular One, Two, and Four
| Modular One: Modular Two: Modular Four: |
Crime Scene Investigator Crime Scene Analyst Senior Crime Scene Analyst |
This course is specifically designed with the goal of enabling students to pass whichever crime scene certification level examination that they are preparing for in the near future. This is a concentrated and fast moving review of either two or three books depending on the examination that you are testing to pass. Every book review will have pre-testing and post-testing composed of hundreds of extracted questions covering every chapter so that students will know their areas of strengths and weaknesses. Whether novice or experienced, this class is a must for maximizing the chances of successfully passing the examinations to improve your credentials and professionalism by becoming certified in the crime scene specialty. Students who attend this course will have a distinct advantage over those who have not attended this dedicated and intensive review course when it comes to testing for the IAI certification examinations. Students will be able to take the certification examination on the last day of this course for modulars one, two & four. The application for testing must be received by the IAI Office at least sixty days prior to the course date if you intend to take the certification test on the week of the course book review.
Please view the website theiai.org/certifications for complete listing of qualifications required for testing. Failing to complete application in a timely manner can result in you not being able to take the certification test on the week of the book review course; however, you will be allowed to take the examination at a later date.
Course Topics
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Who Should Attend?
This course is designed to assist in the preparation for the IAI Crime Scene Investigator Certification- CCSI, CCSA and CSCSA examination. Please make sure that you have read the new books as of January 1, 2013. Please see the IAI website at www.theiai.org for current books to read, certification application, and requirements.
About Your Instructor:
Jan Johnson, SCLA Retired Senior Crime Laboratory Analyst
Certified by State of Florida in Crime Scene Analysis and Bloodstain
Pattern Analysis
Certified by the International Association for Identification in Crime
Scene Analysis
Jan Johnson is retired from the State of Florida with over forty years experience in law enforcement. After ten years with the F.B.I., Jan made the transition to crime scene analysis. She is recognized by the IAI as a Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst and worked for FDLE in Pensacola, Florida for over twenty-two years. As a laboratory analyst and crime scene examiner, her field of experience includes detection, collection, and preservation of physical evidence, bloodstain pattern interpretation, trajectory analysis, buried body and skeletal remains recovery, clandestine laboratories, and numerous other procedures involving crime scene investigations. Due to her expertise in bloodstain pattern interpretation and crime scene reconstruction and analysis, Jan has testified in hundreds of criminal cases as an expert witness. Before retiring in 2004, Jan spent three years with the Escambia County Sheriff's Office as supervisor of the Crime Scene and Latent Print units, as well as overseer of ECSO's new crime lab, which she designed. Jan served in the highly distinguished role of President of the IAI in 2004, and Chairman of the Board in 2005, and considers herself honored to have been on the IAI's original Crime Scene Certification Board. Jan has served as President for the Florida Division of the IAI in 2007 as well as Chairman of the Board in 2008. She continues to serve on various committees within both the IAI and FDIAI. Jan has taught numerous courses in the areas of both Crime Scene and Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation and Crime Scene Reconstruction in the United States and abroad, including South Africa, Brazil, and Bermuda.
Contact Information
Becky Murphy
bamurphy@stlouisco.com or (314) 889-8608