SHOOTING INCIDENT DOCUMENTATION
SIMI VALLEY, CA | DECEMBER 8 - 10, 2021
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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Instructors:
Jackie Smithson, MS Location: Simi Valley Police Department 3901 Alamo Street Simi Valley, CA 93063 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
Courtyard by Marriott
191 Cochran Street
Simi Valley, CA 93065
805-915-5000
Booking Rate: $122 plus tax | Free Wi-Fi, Free Parking
Booking Info: Call the hotel directly to receive the special rate.
Courtyard by Marriott
191 Cochran Street
Simi Valley, CA 93065
805-915-5000
Booking Rate: $122 plus tax | Free Wi-Fi, Free Parking
Booking Info: Call the hotel directly to receive the special rate.
REGISTRATION
To register for this course, please download the Course Registration Form (PDF file). Fill out the form and email the completed PDF file to Phil Sanfilippo at phil@tritechusa.com.
To register for this course, please download the Course Registration Form (PDF file). Fill out the form and email the completed PDF file to Phil Sanfilippo at phil@tritechusa.com.