Other Training

Forensic Mapping System
Dates: October 25^th – 29^th, 2010
Cost: $595.00
Location: Oakley, CA (Bay Area)
3231 Main Street, Oakley, CA 94561

Course Description: This five-day, 40-hour course teaches the investigator the skills necessary to put this effective system into use as simply as possible whether it’s a crime scene or collision scene. The course starts in the classroom with the background and theory behind the Forensic Mapping System. This will allow attendees to provide foundational testimony to ensure their scale diagrams are admitted as evidence.

Course tuition includes a copy of Fundamentals of Forensic Mapping, ISBN 978-0-9716634-0-4
Topics include:
§ What is Forensic Mapping?
§ Nomenclature & terminology
§ Where to set up & position the instrument
§ Leveling the instrument
§ Data collector & software familiarization
§ Reference points and reference measurement protocol
§ Field sketches & shot codes
§ How to document physical evidence
§ Shot code description libraries
§ Setting up over a known point
§ Mapping contours and profiles
§ Moving reference points
§ Vehicle damage documentation
§ Court testimony

For further information, please visit www.FactualDiagrams.com or contact training@FactualDiagrams.com or call (916) 770-9475
To register: Please visit www.factualdiagrams.com/forensicmapping.html

Fingerprint Identification & Classification, Sacramento
Dates: September 13 - 17, 2010
Who May Attend: This course is open to non-law enforcement with no prerequisites
Cost: $86 California Resident -- $426 Non-Resident
Certified: California POST Plan IV
Location: The Sacramento Regional Public Safety Training Center, McClellan, CA
College Credit: 2 Units

Course Description: This five day 40 hour course is designed for law enforcement and correctional professionals who desire to learn how to identify and classify fingerprints. It is especially suited for those who desire to become Certified Ten-Print Examiners. The course will consist of lecture, demonstrations and many hands-on practical exercises. The student will be equipped with essential skills and knowledge in regards to…

Accurately identify the eight types of fingerprint patterns according to the Henry System of Fingerprint Classification and the NCIC System
Analyze, compare, evaluate and verify fingerprint identifications - (The ACE-V Method)
Methods for taking legible inked fingerprints and Major Case / Elimination prints
Develop and recover latent fingerprint impressions through the use of powders, forensic light sources, and cyanoacrylate ester (Superglue) fuming
Photography of latent crime scene fingerprint impressions
The presentation of expert fingerprint testimony

A three ring binder containing the course material will be provided and fingerprint magnifiers will be loaned to the students. The class is limited to 30 students.
Instructor: FBI Special Agent Mike Stapleton, M.A. (Retired)
E-mail Mike Stapleton at stapleton.associates@comcast.net or call (916) 939-2211 for more information
To register, contact the Sacramento Regional Public Safety Training Center, McClellan, CA, phone number - (916) 570-5000.

Advanced Latent Print (Palm & Finger) Comparison & Identification
Dates: November 15 - 19, 2010
Who May Attend: This course is open to non-law enforcement who meet the prerequisite cited below
Cost: $79 California Resident -- $341 Non-CA Resident
Certified: California POST Plan IV
Location: The Sacramento Regional Public Safety Training Center, Sacramento,CA
College Credit: 1.5 Units
Prerequisite: Must have successfully completed the 5 day Fingerprint Identification & Classification course, or the 40 hour FBI Basic Fingerprint Classification Course, or an equivalent course recognized by the instructor.

Course Description: This intensive five day course is designed for law enforcement and correctional professionals who desire to learn how to compare and identify partial latent prints to inked fingerprint and palm print impressions. Others who may consider this course would be AFIS and Ten-Print Technicians and those preparing to become Certified Latent Print Examiners. The course will consist of lecture, demonstrations, and extensive hands-on practical comparison exercises. The student will be equipped with the essential skills and knowledge in regards to…

An understanding of the basis for the science of absolute identification by friction ridge impressions
Familiarization with the various friction ridge formations and ridge flows found on the fingers, thumbs, and palmer surface of the hand
"Roadmaps" to use to help locate and orient the latent print impression for comparison to the known impression
Verification protocols, note taking, and documentation matters
The initial elimination or inclusion of a suspect by fingerprints or palm prints
Developing proficiency with the ACE-V Scientific Method to compare and identify partial friction ridge impressions
Preparation of fingerprint charts with Adobe Photoshop® to illustrate an identification to a jury
The presentation of expert testimony in a court of law
An understanding of what juries want to see & hear from a latent fingerprint expert
Developing a list of “qualification questions” and answers to use when testifying as an expert fingerprint witness in the future

A rigorous pre-test / post-test examination will be conducted during the first and last day of the course. The test will be composed of many of the types of questions that are likely to appear on the IAI Latent Print Examiner Certification test. The questions will be taken from the reading material the IAI recommends for those preparing to become certified examiners. The test will also include difficult and complex partial fingerprint and palm print comparison material. Certificates of completion will be awarded to those who successfully pass the course.
Fingerprint magnifiers will be loaned to the students. The course fee includes a three binder containing copies of reference material, practical exercises, and lecture notes.
Class size limited to 30 students.
Instructor: FBI Special Agent Mike Stapleton, M.A. (Retired)
For more information contact e-mail Mike Stapleton at stapleton.associates@comcast.net or call (916) 939-2211
To register: Contact the Sacramento Regional Public Safety Training Center, Sacramento, CA, phone number - (916) 570-5000.

Crime Scene & Forensic Photography Course
Dates: October 19 - 21, 2010
Who May Attend: This course is open to non-law enforcement with no prerequisites
Cost: $53
Certified: California POST Plan IV
Location: The Sacramento Regional Public Safety Training Center, McClellan, CA
College Credit: .5 Units

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This training course provides the student with extensive knowledge and practical experience pertinent to crime scene and forensic photography of physical evidence and latent prints found or developed on evidence. Also, equipment and procedures pertinent to crime scene and forensic photography and the detection and preservation of physical evidence will be covered in this course. Additional major topics included in this course are the proper selection of cameras, lenses, tripods, films, filters, specialized lighting techniques and high energy forensic lights.

COURSE GOALS: The student will become familiar with the operation of typical camera controls and obtain a basic understanding of how best to photographically record and document a crime scene and all its pertinent features

COURSE OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this course students will…

Select camera settings to properly expose digital film
Demonstrate the ability to use Program, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, and Manual Modes on modern digital cameras
Demonstrate the use of available light and electronic flash to properly expose digital film
Explain how lens aperture settings may be used to increase or decrease depth-of-field
Explain and demonstrate how to properly photograph a crime scene and individual evidence
Demonstrate the ability to operate digital cameras in general photography, crime scene, and macro photography
Explain the importance of documenting every photograph taken at a crime scene via photographic logs, sketches, evidence recovery logs, latent print lift logs, and identification tags
Demonstrate the techniques of "painting" a scene with light
Demonstrate the techniques to photograph fluorescent latent prints with forensic light sources
Explain the four major vantage points (view positions) of crime scene photography
Explain the requirements to present digital photographic evidence in a court of law

A three ring binder containing the course material is included. The class size is limited.
Instructor: FBI Special Agent Mike Stapleton, M.A. (Retired)
E-mail Mike Stapleton at stapleton.associates@comcast.net or call (916) 939-2211 for more information
To register, contact the Sacramento Regional Public Safety Training Center, McClellan, CA, phone number - (916) 570-5000.

Link to Georgia IAI Training Calendar

http://www.gaiai.org/calendar.htm