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FBI Laboratory Specialized Training Program
Interested applicants are directed to complete the registration form and fax it to the number provided on the form. Course descriptions may be obtained by accessing the Virtual Academy or by sending an e-mail request to Susan Myers or Patricia Kelleher. The FBI Virtual Academy allows students to register online, but applications must also be faxed to 703-632-8285 in order to be considered for these classes. There is no charge for FBI Laboratory training. The FBI in cooperation with MUFSC and the NIJ will pay for all travel expenses (lodging, meals, transportation to and from the training location) for domestic students. Students will be notified 30 days prior to the course if they have been accepted. Course Descriptions Examination of Tire Tread Impression Evidence Course Length: One Week Eligible Students: Crime laboratory examiners who conduct tire examinations and/or comparisons Pre-requisites: None Description: This course covers examination protocol and procedures for comparing known tires with questioned impressions. Numerous practical exercises of varying degrees of difficulty are assigned and reviewed in class. This course will also review the most current methods for the retrieval of tire impression evidence from a crime scene as well as the preparation of test impressions from known tires. Tire manufacturing and its significance in the examination process are covered. Crime Scene Survey, Documentation and Diagramming Course Length: One Week Eligible Students: Police investigator, evidence technicians and/or crime laboratory personnel responsible for documenting crime scenes Pre-requisites: None Description: This course covers basic manual crime scene survey and diagramming techniques. Instruction in diagramming methodology, reading scales and producing scale drawings, and finished drawings will be presented. Information on courtroom presentations will be provided. Students will participate in practical exercises and will be given the opportunity to practice surveying, documenting and diagramming mock crime scenes. Examination of Footwear Impression Evidence Course Length: One Week Eligible Students: Crime laboratory examiners who conduct footwear examinations and/or comparisons Pre-requisites: None Description: This course covers examination protocol and procedures for comparing known footwear with questioned impressions. Numerous practical exercises of varying degrees of difficulty are assigned and reviewed in class. This course will also review the most current methods for the retrieval of footwear evidence from a crime scene and will include physical and chemical methods of enhancement. Footwear manufacturing and its significance in the examination process are covered. Fundamentals of Handwriting Examinations Course Length: One Week Eligible Students: Crime Laboratory questioned document examiners and/or examiner trainees Pre-requisite: None Description: This course is designed to provide basic instruction on handwriting examinations. It includes all aspects of this discipline including Forgeries Obliteration Indented writing. The class will have formalized lectures and a broad range of practical exercises to expand the exposure of students to different types of handwriting problems. Moot court practice will be included. Digital Imaging of Evidentiary Photography Course length: Two Week This course is intended for law enforcement personnel whose agencies have electronic imaging capabilities and are currently working in this field. Candidates should have advanced concentrated studies in computer operating systems such as: Microsoft Windows XP Professional/Home Edition, Windows 2000 Professional and image management software such as Adobe Photoshop. This course will explore digital imaging technology (photography) and parallel it with traditional silver halide film photography (analog photography). The course introduces the student to imaging technology that involves: capture devices, capture storage media, enhancement techniques, archival media for storage, image management requirements for standard operating procedure (SOP) manual, legal admissibility in court, gathering, standardizing and publishing information for law enforcement agencies by the Scientific Working Group on Imaging Technologies (SWGIT), and Scientific Working Group on Friction Ridge Analysis Study and Technology” (SWGFAST). Additional information that will be covered is digital imaging and silver halide film photography of physical evidence at crime scenes and in crime laboratories. Throughout this course, the student will “set-aside” what their department’s involvements are with digital imaging and silver halide film photography; that is, the type of equipment used, how they use it, the advantages and limitations that exist, and the current SOP. Students will apply all the technology discussed as if their department has unlimited funding. At the end of this course, students will make recommendations for implementing these new technologies to improve productivity. The students will be able to recommend changes to their SOP to reflect the new approach using the current budget and for an enhanced budget. |
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Marshall University Forensic Science Center
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