Courses available in 8 hour,16 hour, 24 hour and 40 hour formats

Forensics for Educators course includes training manual, certificate of completion, and complimentary
copy of Crime Scene Forensics Crime Scene Technician Field Guide

Forensics for Educators is a comprehensive basic course, designed for high school and college level
educators teaching courses in forensic science. Course presentations by career forensic experts will
combine basic forensic principles with real experience, to offer a realistic approach to forensic
investigations.

40 hour course topics include:

Day 1:

Overview of crime scene investigation and the Importance of background information

Coping with the CSI Effect

Role of the First Responder

Basic Observation and Documentation of Crime Scenes

Forensic Evidence and Equipment

Forensic Entomology

Composite Drawings and Suspect Descriptions

Documentation and Sketching


Day 2:

Documenting and Interpreting Blood Stain Patterns

Properties of Blood

Blood Enhancing Reagents

Lab exercise: Effect of distance fallen and surface texture

The application of DNA to Bloodstain Pattern Analysis

Lab exercise: Impact spatter and impact angle

Lab exercise: impact angle determination and directionality of blood drops


Day 3:

Crime Scene Photography

Digital Imaging

Lab exercise: Documenting Blood Stain Patterns

Lab exercise: Con’t Documenting Blood Stain Patterns

Lab exercise : Marking, sketching,  and presumptive testing


Day 4:

Fingerprint Science

History of fingerprints

Classifying Fingerprints

Developing Fingerprints        

Practical Exercise: Taking Rolled Impressions

Fingerprint Comparisons

Practical Exercise: Fingerprint Comparisons


Day 5:

Legal Issues

Scientific Method and the Law

Report writing and courtroom testimony

Course discussion and wrap up
Forensics for Educators
Forensics for Educators
Crime Scene Forensics,LLC
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