Crime Scene Reconstruction I

Dates:	15-19 November 2021
Location:	Michigan State Police Grand Rapids Forensic Laboratory 3460 Walker Ave. NW Grand Rapids, MI 49544
Offered By:	Bevel, Gardner & Associates
Instructors:	Tom "Grif" Griffin
Contact:	Craig Gravel
More Info:	http://www.bevelgardner.com
Description:	A course of instruction designed for investigators, crime scene technicians, forensic technicians, and others involved in criminal and medical-legal investigations and crime scene analysis. The course is intended to develop a fundamental knowledge of appropriate hypothesis development and testing procedures and provide an objective form of defining the events associated with a complex crime (Event Analysis). The course syllabus is not intended to create an “instant” expert. This course is not a crime scene processing course. Upon completion of the course the student should: • Demonstrate knowledge of the development, history and advancement of crime scene analysis. • Identify the steps of scientific method. • Identify the seven steps of the methodology used in crime scene analysis. • Demonstrate the ability to develop a hypothesis in a written format and set an objective foundation for any ultimate conclusion. • Demonstrate the ability to objectively flow chart an incident, distinguishing relative chronology from absolute chronology. • Demonstrate an ability to evaluate a complex crime scene.