Description
This 24-hour course is an experiential learning opportunity, introducing the real-world application of multiple scientific disciplines to investigations and the criminal justice system. The materials, techniques, and equipment presented are the same as those used every day at the local, state, and Federal levels. Our instructors have decades of experience working and testifying as forensic science experts. Their work has brought justice and closure to victims of crime.
- Digital Forensics – Any piece of technology that processes information can be used in a criminal way which generates an electronic trail of information for an investigation team to recognize, seize and exploit.
- Serology – All cells, except mature red blood cells, contain DNA, can be left behind at a crime scene, and can be examined to possibly link a person to the sample.
- Bloodstain Pattern Analysis – From what may appear to be a random distribution of bloodstains at a crime scene, analysts can categorize the stains by gathering information from spatter patterns, transfers, voids and other marks that assist investigators in recreating the sequence of events that occurred after bloodshed.
- Evidence Examination – The quality of the evidence and the manner in which it is handled can impact the ability of attorneys to argue the facts of the case and ultimately the jurors’ ability to come to conclusions regarding guilt or innocence.
3-Day Agenda
Day 1
8:00 AM Student Role-Call, Facility Security Brief, Introduction
8:15 AM Digital Forensics Lecture with Data HyD/Recuva Labs
9:15 AM Triage with Magnet Response/ADF
10:45 AM Imaging
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Cellphone Fundamental Lecture
2:00 PM SIM Extraction with XRY
3:00 PM Analysis with XAMN
4:30 PM Drone Extraction & Analysis with CFID
5:00 PM Class Dismissed
Day 2
8:00 AM Serology Introduction and Overview
8:15 AM Evidence Examination: Note Taking
9:00 AM Blood Testing with Hemascein, Kastle-Meyer, and Hematrace
10:00 AM Semen Testing with Alternate Light Sources, AP Testing, P30 Testing, and Microscopy
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Unknown Samples – Presumptive Testing for Blood and Semen
2:30 PM Mock Case with Evidence Handling, Note-Taking, Blood Testing, and Semen Testing
5:00 PM Class Dismissed
Day 3
8:00 AM Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Overview
8:15 AM Introduction to Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Principles
9:00 AM Bloodstain Pattern Identification and Interpretations
10:30 AM Analysis of Bloodstain Patterns on Scenes and Evidence
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Practical Lab Stations including Pattern Identification, Distance Variation Lab: Impact Splatter, Surface Variation Lab: Drip Stains, Visual Angle of Impact Differences, Time Since Deposition Comparison, and Spatter v. Transfer
3:00 PM Case Study
5:00 PM Class Dismissed
To schedule or build custom, hands-on training for your agency or team, please contact forensics@fiu.edu.
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