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“Truth Through Evidence”

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The program is taught from a hands-on point of view by investigators and forensic practitioners active in the field. The class is intended for law enforcement officers, crime scene investigators, evidence technicians and crime laboratory personnel involved in the investigation, identification, collection and preservation of evidence at violent crime scenes. The objective is to provide information needed to ensure critical pieces of evidence will be collected, fewer cases will be jeopardized by mishandled evidence and more cases will be solved through the proper use of these advanced investigative techniques. Participants will have the opportunity to apply newly acquired knowledge with practical exercises.

BLOOD, BULLETS AND MORE 24 HRS

TxFACT Training

Our training classes are hosted by colleges, law enforcement agencies and training academies across Texas and in surrounding states. Visit our home page for a class near you.

At TxFACT, we focus on developing skills the attendee can use.

“Forensics Without Fluff”

***For information about how your agency can host a class, contact us!***

Training

This is a hands-on course designed to teach the basic fundamentals, as well as forensic applications, of digital photography at various types of scenes. The participant will be taught how to use their department camera equipment, focusing on manual modes, automatic modes, digital SOP’s, flash operation and many other practical applications. A variety of photographic assignments will be covered to challenge each student and help prepare them for any situation they may encounter as a crime scene specialist, crime scene investigator or forensic scientist involved in investigative photography.

***Required Equipment***

A digital SLR camera, tripod, shutter release cable, external flash with sync cord and flashlight are required for the practical exercises. Students should also have the camera user manual. (Point and Shoot Cameras are not acceptable.)

DIGITAL POLICE PHOTOGRAPHY 24 HRS

This is a 40-hour basic course of instruction in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis. The course is designed for investigators, crime scene technicians, forensic scientists, and others involved in criminal, medical, or legal investigations. This course takes a hands-on approach to understanding bloodstain patterns. Approximately 50% of the course consists of experiments and practical exercises. It provides basic knowledge of bloodstain pattern analysis and the fundamentals of bloodstain pattern interpretation, documentation and reporting. The curriculum is designed to meet or exceed the requirements as described by the IABPA and IAI for a 40 hour basic Bloodstain Pattern Analysis course.

*Note: Attendance in this course will not qualify you as an expert in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis. Only a court or certifying entity can designate an expert.

YOU WILL LEARN:

 To recognize and identify bloodstain pattern evidence at the scene.

 To properly document and preserve bloodstain evidence.

 To identify the various bloodstain patterns constituting evidence at the crime scene.

 To properly collect and preserve suspected blood samples to be submitted to a qualified crime laboratory for confirmatory testing.

 The proper evaluation of the bloodstain evidence and patterns.

 To document their observations in written reports.

 To properly identify mechanisms by which specific stains may have been created.

 Equipment selection and use for investigating crimes scenes with bloodstain evidence.

 Investigative protocols for violent crime scenes.

 Recognize biohazards and personnel safety procedures.

BLOODSTAIN PATTERN ANALYSIS 40 HRS

This is a hands-on course designed to teach the forensic investigation and reconstruction of shooting incidents. Live-fire demonstrations will be utilized to illustrate the physical characteristics and dynamics of bullet impacts on metal, glass and other common substrates. Mock crime scene assignments and exercises will be used to challenge each student and help prepare them for any situation they may encounter as a crime scene specialist, criminal investigator, death investigator, or forensic scientist involved in shooting scene investigations.

YOU WILL LEARN:

 Firearm safety and nomenclature

 Impact angle calculation using elementary geometry and basic physics

 Bullet pathway identification using lasers, trajectory rods and string

 Interpretation of bullet impacts on different objects such as a vehicle and walls

 Photographic documentation for shooting scenes

 Bloodstain patterns at shooting incident scenes

 Collection of shooting incident scene evidence

 Fundamentals of interior, exterior, and terminal ballistics

 Examination of bullet holes and measurement of impact angles

 Shot sequencing in certain substrates

 Determine likely locations of victim(s) and suspect(s) based on evidence

 Measuring methods and devices

*Note: Attendance in this course will not qualify you as an expert in Shooting Reconstruction. Only a court or certifying entity can designate an expert.

INVESTIGATION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF SHOOTING INCIDENTS

40 HRS

This course is for criminal justice personnel, officers and laboratory technicians who work with fingerprints and is designed for beginners. No experience is necessary. The objective is to train the student in fingerprint pattern recognition and to compare and identify fingerprints. Instruction on the history of fingerprints, basic physiology of friction ridge formation, the taking of inked fingerprints, basic tools/ methodology used in fingerprint comparison and basic courtroom testimony dealing with enhanced punishment (pen packet testimony) is included. Note: This course does not include work with latent prints.

YOU WILL LEARN:

 Introduction to Fingerprints

 Fingerprint History

 Fingerprint Physiology

 Fingerprint Definitions

 Fingerprint Pattern Identification

 Fingerprint Pattern Interpretation

 Fingerprint Pattern Comparison

 Recording Inked Fingerprint Impressions

 Courtroom Testimony and Demeanor for Fingerprint Evidence

 Introduction to AFIS

BASIC FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION 40 HRS

This course provides an extensive practical application of Friction Ridge Comparisons using both fingerprints and palm prints. Instruction also encompasses the scientific methodologies of examinations on friction ridge impressions as well as the scientific basis for friction ridge identification (individualization). Students will be trained in the presentation of expert testimony as well as courtroom demeanor. The class will then participate in an introduction to moot court presentations.

YOU WILL LEARN:

 Fingerprint Identification

 Palmprint Identification

 ACE-V Methodology

 Friction Ridge Comparisons

 Fingerprint Individualization

 Fingerprint Pattern Interpretation

 Fingerprint Pattern Comparison

 Comparison of Latent Fingerprint Impressions

 Courtroom Testimony and Demeanor for Fingerprint Evidence