SHOOTING INCIDENT DOCUMENTATION
BALTIMORE, MD | MARCH 4 - 6, 2024
This course has been approved for the following certification/re-certification training credits: the IAI Crime Scene Certification Board - 24 hours
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Instructor:
Jackie Smithson, MS Location: Baltimore City Police Headquarters 601 E Fayette Street Baltimore, MD 21201 Hours: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Tuition: $519 This course is presented in partnership with the International Association for Identification. |
Shooting Incident Documentation
Detectives and forensic investigators are frequently summoned to scenes of violence involving firearms. These incidents, including homicides and officer-involved shootings, should be investigated to their logical conclusion. That requires an understanding of the firearms related evidence at the scene, and how to properly document it.
This two and one-half-day, Shooting Incident Documentation course teaches the student how to properly interpret physical evidence, and to document the scene through note taking, diagramming, and photography. Use of rods, lasers, and protractors will be covered, as will the use of mathematics in determining bullet flight paths.
This Shooting Incident Documentation course is designed as an introduction to the 40-hour Shooting Incident Reconstruction course, or as a standalone course for those students more concerned with documenting scenes as opposed to reconstructing them.
Course Content:
Day 1 Intro / Shooting Reconstruction Concepts
Firearms & Ammunition Components
– Exercise 1: Firearms & Ammunition Practical
Shooting Scene Documentation
Defect Characteristics & Target Surface Considerations
– Exercise 2: Bullet Impact Exercise
Day 2 Review Defect Characteristics & Day 1 Exercises
– Exercise 3: Defect Characteristics & Target Surface
Chemical Testing of Defects
– Exercise 4: Chemical Testing
The Laboratory’s Role in Shooting Reconstruction
Flight Path Rods
– Exercise 5: Flight Path Rods / Use of Lasers
Vehicles
– Exercise 6: Vehicles
Day 3 Mathematics in Shooting Reconstruction
– Exercise 7: Mathematics
Class Wrap-up & Certificates
This course does not include live-fire exercises
Detectives and forensic investigators are frequently summoned to scenes of violence involving firearms. These incidents, including homicides and officer-involved shootings, should be investigated to their logical conclusion. That requires an understanding of the firearms related evidence at the scene, and how to properly document it.
This two and one-half-day, Shooting Incident Documentation course teaches the student how to properly interpret physical evidence, and to document the scene through note taking, diagramming, and photography. Use of rods, lasers, and protractors will be covered, as will the use of mathematics in determining bullet flight paths.
This Shooting Incident Documentation course is designed as an introduction to the 40-hour Shooting Incident Reconstruction course, or as a standalone course for those students more concerned with documenting scenes as opposed to reconstructing them.
Course Content:
Day 1 Intro / Shooting Reconstruction Concepts
Firearms & Ammunition Components
– Exercise 1: Firearms & Ammunition Practical
Shooting Scene Documentation
Defect Characteristics & Target Surface Considerations
– Exercise 2: Bullet Impact Exercise
Day 2 Review Defect Characteristics & Day 1 Exercises
– Exercise 3: Defect Characteristics & Target Surface
Chemical Testing of Defects
– Exercise 4: Chemical Testing
The Laboratory’s Role in Shooting Reconstruction
Flight Path Rods
– Exercise 5: Flight Path Rods / Use of Lasers
Vehicles
– Exercise 6: Vehicles
Day 3 Mathematics in Shooting Reconstruction
– Exercise 7: Mathematics
Class Wrap-up & Certificates
This course does not include live-fire exercises
LODGING
Staybridge Suites Baltimore Inner Harbor
17 Commerce Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
410-624-7333
Room Rate: $129 plus tax
Amenities: Free Breakfast, Free Wi-Fi, Discounted Parking
Parking: $24 Valet/Self Park (Normally $34)
Booking Info: Call the hotel directly to receive the special rate.
Cutoff Date: 02/11/24
Staybridge Suites Baltimore Inner Harbor
17 Commerce Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
410-624-7333
Room Rate: $129 plus tax
Amenities: Free Breakfast, Free Wi-Fi, Discounted Parking
Parking: $24 Valet/Self Park (Normally $34)
Booking Info: Call the hotel directly to receive the special rate.
Cutoff Date: 02/11/24
REGISTRATION
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We have a new registration process. To make a payment and register for this course, please click the registration button below.