Staged Crime Scene Investigations
Date/Time
4/16/2024 - 4/18/2024
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Eastern
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Eastern
Event Type(s)
Training
Event Description
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
WHAT TO BRING TO CLASS:
Casual attire is suitable. It is highly recommended that students bring a laptop computer as well as a digital camera however it is not required to attend this training.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This is a hands-on course that is specifically designed for patrol officers, investigators, detectives, and crime scene personnel or without experience.
Casual attire is suitable. It is highly recommended that students bring a laptop computer as well as a digital camera however it is not required to attend this training.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This is a hands-on course that is specifically designed for patrol officers, investigators, detectives, and crime scene personnel or without experience.
COURSE TOPICS:
• Equivocal death
investigations
• Historical perspectives
• Incidental altercation in
scenes
• Types of crime scene
staging
• Primary scenes
• Secondary vs tertiary
scenes
• Red flag indicators
• Note taking, report writing
• General documentation of
physical evidence
• Biological evidence
Detection and collection
• Other evidence to be aware
of and collected
• Profiling the stager
• Case examples of staged
scenes for problem solving
• Equivocal death
investigations
• Historical perspectives
• Incidental altercation in
scenes
• Types of crime scene
staging
• Primary scenes
• Secondary vs tertiary
scenes
• Red flag indicators
• Note taking, report writing
• General documentation of
physical evidence
• Biological evidence
Detection and collection
• Other evidence to be aware
of and collected
• Profiling the stager
• Case examples of staged
scenes for problem solving
Any deliberate effort made by an offender before police arrive to alter the pristine condition of a crime scene to purposely thwart the investigation and frustrate the overall criminal justice process is the essence of crime scene staging. Crime scene staging could be increasing due to public fascination with crime scene related media, enhanced awareness of forensic science application, and/or offenders’ belief in their understanding of how crime scenes should look. This comprehensive, 24-hour course is designed for crime scene investigators, detectives, crime laboratory analysts, and other forensic professionals involved in crime scene examination related work. This course explores what is known about crime scene staging and instructs students on how to use a new methodology for the early detection and analysis of potentially staged crime scenes. This course also integrates critical documentation techniques used to create a permanent record of bloodstain pattern evidence and/or firearms-related incident evidence for the purpose of a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary crime scene reconstruction towards supporting or refuting claims made by a would-be crime scene stager.
Location
Setting: In-Person
Pinellas County Sheriff's Office
4801 145th Avenue North
CLEARWATER, FL 33762
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Pinellas County Sheriff's Office
4801 145th Avenue North
CLEARWATER, FL 33762
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Contact Person
Amber Camacho
(phone: (727) 464-6370 )
(phone: (727) 464-6370 )
Details
$485 per student
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