SHOOTING INCIDENT DOCUMENTATION
PORTSMOUTH, NH | DECEMBER 5 - 7, 2022
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: Portsmouth Police Department 3 Junkins Avenue Portsmouth NH 03801 Hours: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Tuition: $479.00 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
Howard Johnson’s by Wyndham
383 Woodbury Avenue
Portsmouth, NH 03801
603-431-4400
Room Rate: $99 per night plus tax if applicable
Amenities: Free Breakfast, Free Wi-Fi, Free Parking
Booking Info: Call the hotel directly and mention Tri-Tech Forensics to receive the special rate.
Howard Johnson’s by Wyndham
383 Woodbury Avenue
Portsmouth, NH 03801
603-431-4400
Room Rate: $99 per night plus tax if applicable
Amenities: Free Breakfast, Free Wi-Fi, Free Parking
Booking Info: Call the hotel directly and mention Tri-Tech Forensics to receive the special rate.
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.