DETECTION AND COLLECTION OF IMPRESSION EVIDENCE AT THE CRIME SCENE

For registration and information contact the WESTCHESTER COUNTY FORENSIC LABORATORY (914) 231-1630

THIS COURSE WILL CONSIST OF LECTURES AND HANDS-ON TRAINING IN THE

IDENTIFICATION, PRESERVATION, AND COLLECTION OF SEVERAL TYPES OF IMPRESSION

EVIDENCE (FOOTPRINTS, TIRE TRACKS, FABRIC IMPRESSIONS) COMMONLY FOUND AT

THE CRIME SCENE.

TOPICS WILL INCLUDE DETECTION TECHNIQUES, PHOTOGRAPHY, ENHANCEMENT,

CASTING, AND COLLECTION.

TRAINING WILL BE GIVEN IN PHOTOGRAPHY, CASTING (DENTAL STONE), USE OF THE

ELECTROSTATIC DUST PRINT LIFTER, CHEMICAL ENHANCEMENT, AND OTHER

TECHNIQUES.

Enrollment is limited to 15 applicants so please secure a position by contacting the Forensic Science Laboratory at (914) 231-1630

FOR THOSE PLANNING ON ATTENDING, PLEASE BRING YOUR DEPARTMENT’S PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT (CAMERA, TRIPOD, and LIGHT SOURCE).