Date/Time
2/23/2026 - 2/27/2026
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM Central
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM Central
Event Type(s)
Training
Event Description
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This comprehensive five-day, 40-hour course is designed for crime scene investigators, detectives, crime laboratory analysts and others in the field of forensic science that have the basic training and skills for shooting crime scene examinations. This course will assist law enforcement officers in connecting all of the forensic pieces for the purpose of shooting crime scene reconstruction. A crime scene is a huge puzzle, and piece by piece we compile the physical evidence in each case; the more difficult job is trying to connect those pieces to obtain the big picture, the shooting crime scene reconstruction. This course will also assist in the documentation of physical evidence at the scene which previously might not have been recorded. The attendees will learn by using string, dowel rods, and/or lasers about the flight path of the projectile from the moment it leaves a firearm muzzle to the moment it strikes the final target and is recovered. Also, students will examine the firearm residue for estimated distance determination from the position of the shooter to the victim and/or final target. Mock scenes for this course were designed to assist the student in the importance of scene documentation, and to obtain the maximum, accurate information for ultimate shooting crime scene reconstruction.
These 40 course hours have been approved by the International Association of Identification (IAI) to be applied to credit hours used to acquire IAI Crime Scene Certification as well as re-certification.
This comprehensive five-day, 40-hour course is designed for crime scene investigators, detectives, crime laboratory analysts and others in the field of forensic science that have the basic training and skills for shooting crime scene examinations. This course will assist law enforcement officers in connecting all of the forensic pieces for the purpose of shooting crime scene reconstruction. A crime scene is a huge puzzle, and piece by piece we compile the physical evidence in each case; the more difficult job is trying to connect those pieces to obtain the big picture, the shooting crime scene reconstruction. This course will also assist in the documentation of physical evidence at the scene which previously might not have been recorded. The attendees will learn by using string, dowel rods, and/or lasers about the flight path of the projectile from the moment it leaves a firearm muzzle to the moment it strikes the final target and is recovered. Also, students will examine the firearm residue for estimated distance determination from the position of the shooter to the victim and/or final target. Mock scenes for this course were designed to assist the student in the importance of scene documentation, and to obtain the maximum, accurate information for ultimate shooting crime scene reconstruction.
These 40 course hours have been approved by the International Association of Identification (IAI) to be applied to credit hours used to acquire IAI Crime Scene Certification as well as re-certification.
Location
Setting: In-Person
Hyatt Place - Pensacola Airport
2468 Skye Way
Pensacola, FL 32504
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Hyatt Place - Pensacola Airport
2468 Skye Way
Pensacola, FL 32504
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Contact Person
Crystal
(phone: 8503320141)
(phone: 8503320141)
Details
COURSE TOPICS:
Casual attire is suitable. Have a pen, paper, highlighter, note cards and laptop computer (if desired for note taking). A camera is recommended for the hands-on wallboard and vehicle
exercises, however a cellphone camera will suffice if traveling with equipment is an issue. Any student who has a trajectory kit that they prefer to gain knowledge and experience on their kit should bring it to the class.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This is a hands-on course that is specifically designed for Crime Scene Investigators or Analysts with or without experience. This course is taught in a manner in which the Crime Scene Investigator or Analyst can easily understand.
- Physical Evidence in Firearms Cases
- Photographic & Video Techniques
- Search, Sketching & Measuring Techniques
- Metal Detector Techniques
- Implementation of Grid Search
- Bloodstain Patterns
- Trigonometry & Trajectory
- Lasers & Shooting Reconstruction
- Chemical Applications
- Case Scenarios: Single-Shooting, Multiple-Shooting & Officer-Involved Shooting Crime Scenes
- Report Writing
- Courtroom Testimony
Casual attire is suitable. Have a pen, paper, highlighter, note cards and laptop computer (if desired for note taking). A camera is recommended for the hands-on wallboard and vehicle
exercises, however a cellphone camera will suffice if traveling with equipment is an issue. Any student who has a trajectory kit that they prefer to gain knowledge and experience on their kit should bring it to the class.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This is a hands-on course that is specifically designed for Crime Scene Investigators or Analysts with or without experience. This course is taught in a manner in which the Crime Scene Investigator or Analyst can easily understand.
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