Instructor: John Volek
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What’s the best and most underutilized tool in the crime scene investigators tool kit? It could be argued that it is the CSI metal detector. This tool provides an investigator with the greatest possibility of finding shell casing, projectiles, and other metallic evidence at a crime scene. Metal Detectors are an enormously useful tool for crime scene investigators. While most law enforcement agencies have metal detectors available for investigations, far fewer agencies have personnel trained and qualified who know how to use them correctly.
Some departments don’t buy metal detectors or don’t use them is because they find the equipment to be too intimidating. They might never use the metal detector because they have never had any success with one. Additionally, untrained investigators using metal detectors might cease to use them because they feel they don’t produce successful results.
This course provides the crime scene investigator with two days of hands-on crime scene metal detector training. The course is designed to enhance the crime scene investigator’s detecting skills by covering a host of topics including crime scene safety, evaluation of crime scene information, crime scene search techniques, and ultimately provide the investigator with a strong proficiency in the use of their metal detector.
Students will be evaluated daily through means of written and practical exercises to evaluate their competency in the learning objectives. The course final examination will include five simulated crime scenes where known and unknown forensic evidence must be successfully located and recovered by the student.
Course Outline
This course has been approved for 16 hours of certification/re-certification training credit in the IAI Crime Scene Certification Board.
Some departments don’t buy metal detectors or don’t use them is because they find the equipment to be too intimidating. They might never use the metal detector because they have never had any success with one. Additionally, untrained investigators using metal detectors might cease to use them because they feel they don’t produce successful results.
This course provides the crime scene investigator with two days of hands-on crime scene metal detector training. The course is designed to enhance the crime scene investigator’s detecting skills by covering a host of topics including crime scene safety, evaluation of crime scene information, crime scene search techniques, and ultimately provide the investigator with a strong proficiency in the use of their metal detector.
Students will be evaluated daily through means of written and practical exercises to evaluate their competency in the learning objectives. The course final examination will include five simulated crime scenes where known and unknown forensic evidence must be successfully located and recovered by the student.
Course Outline
- Introduction to the Garrett Metal Detector
- Target Information
- Ground Balancing
- Frequency Adjustment
- Tone ID and Tone Roll Audio
- Search Modes
- Notch Discrimination
- Iron Discrimination
- Iron Audio
- Bench or Air Testing
- Field Metal Detecting
This course has been approved for 16 hours of certification/re-certification training credit in the IAI Crime Scene Certification Board.
John Volek
Holding a Master Peace Officer license and a Police Instructor certification, John Volek has a strong background in law enforcement training having previously served six years as his department’s training officer and training coordinator.
He has been assisting law enforcement agencies with training and techniques to help them improve their evidence recovery success rates since 2007.
John is also owner and operator of Houston Metal Detecting Services and franchise owner of The Ring Finders Metal Detecting Services in Houston, Texas. He also owns XTREME Scoops, a metal detecting sand scoop manufacturing company.
He has been assisting law enforcement agencies with training and techniques to help them improve their evidence recovery success rates since 2007.
John is also owner and operator of Houston Metal Detecting Services and franchise owner of The Ring Finders Metal Detecting Services in Houston, Texas. He also owns XTREME Scoops, a metal detecting sand scoop manufacturing company.
Student Testimonials
I have been a CSI for 9 ½ years. I have processed hundreds of shooting scenes. (The instructor), Sgt. Volek, has taught me valuable tips to better recover ballistic evidence on crime scenes. Regardless of your experience, I highly recommend this course. This course will give you the confidence you need while utilizing your metal detector on shooting scenes.
CSI A. Clate
Fort Lauderdale Police Department
CSI A. Clate
Fort Lauderdale Police Department
(The instructor), John (Volek) was wonderful. I know he asked for some negative feed so he can make his course better. Unfortunately, I don’t have any to provide. I thought John was great, knowledgeable, and a pleasure to be around. The love and passion he has for what he does really shows.
Bridget Coghlan
Bridget Coghlan
Great class. Allows the operator the added capabilities to better understand the use of metal detection devices and their applications in a CSI/law enforcement environment.
Det. D. Rosario
IRCSO CSI
Det. D. Rosario
IRCSO CSI
I thoroughly enjoyed this class. I’ve used my metal detector before and I have found guns, shell casings, and knives. But it was painstaking, and honestly more about luck than skill or knowledge. Now that I have attended the course, I feel much more comfortable and competent when using my equipment. I know that this will help me locate more evidence, and much more quickly and efficiently. Very fun class.
Katherine B.
Sanford Police Dept.
Katherine B.
Sanford Police Dept.
(It was) a course that was relevant, hands on, and practical that can help a new person to metal detecting and also help a person like me with prior metal detecting knowledge. Great teaching. (The instructor is) very knowledgeable on metal detecting and how it relates to law enforcement. Answered all questions that were asked, even from me who has prior metal detecting knowledge. (I'd suggest offering) more of these classes and to be able to have these classes throughout the country (Northeast), and maybe also an advanced class if needed.
James M. Burkhart #391
Reading Police Dept.
James M. Burkhart #391
Reading Police Dept.