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Elements of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis: Required Knowledge for the Bloodstain Pattern Analyst
IAI APPROVED – 16 Hours
This training has been approved for 16 hours of continuing education credits for Certification and Re-Certification by the Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Certification Board and 16 hours of continuing education credits for Re-Certification by the Crime Scene Certification Board.
This course is being offered as a 4-week series, with one live webinar occurring each week. When registering, you will have the option to register for the entire series or to register for individual weeks only.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Students attending this course will walk away with increased knowledge of bloodstain pattern analysis fundamentals, pattern identification, crime scene interpretation, and the mathematical components of area of origin calculation and determination.
This course is also designed to help prepare any individual who seeks to specialize in bloodstain pattern analysis with the aim of testing for the Certified Bloodstain Pattern Analysis certification. The course will focus on lecture instruction, practical exercises, and case studies to promote the aforementioned components of the practice of bloodstain pattern analysis.
The individual weeks and their content will be as follows:
Week 1 – Friday, July 19th, 2024:
Week 1 will focus bloodstain pattern analysis fundamentals and composition of blood, principles and theories, proper terminology, and bloodstain characteristics based on variables of height, angle variance, and surface. Students will be exposed to the historical components of the field of bloodstain pattern analysis as well as wounds that are associated with bloodletting events.
Week 2 – Friday, July 26th, 2024:
Week 2 will focus on the proper identification, description, and interpretation of bloodstain patterns. Students will have the opportunity to practice properly describing bloodstain patterns utilizing the criteria of size, shape, distribution, appearance, and location.
Week 3 – Friday, August 2nd, 2024:
Week 3 will focus on the foundations of bloodstain pattern interpretation as
well as the detriments of the improper interpretation of patterns and bloodstained scenes.
Week 4 – Friday, August 9th, 2024:
Week 4 will focus on the mathematical fundamentals for calculating angle of impact, area of convergence, and area of origin. Students will be provided with numerous exercises to practice calculations as well as the steps for both trigonometric and stringing methods of area of origin.
COURSE LOGISTICS
Instructor: Dr. Heidi Sievers
Dates:
Week 1 – Friday, July 19, 2024
Week 2 – Friday, July 26, 2024
Week 3 – Friday, August 2, 2024
Week 4 – Friday, August 9, 2024
Times: 12:00pm – 4:00pm EDT
Location: Wherever you can login!
Tuition Cost: $175 per class or $475 for the entire series!
WEBINAR PLATFORM
Attendees must be able to access the Demio webinar platform to attend the course and Google Forms to complete the final exam. Please note that the Demio platform is only supported on Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari, and Microsoft Edge (Internet Explorer is NOT supported). If you are using a work computer, you may also want to check with your IT department to ensure there are no firewalls for Demio or Google Forms.
Once you have registered for the webinar, you will receive an email containing your unique link to access the live webinar. If payment is not received within 24 hours of the webinar, your unique access link will be deactivated.
ATTENDANCE POLICY
This webinar can only be attended by the individual that has registered for the course. Gap Science LLC does not permit the watching, listening, broadcasting or distributing of this webinar to any individuals that are not registered for this course.
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Tuition Cost: $175 – single week, $475 – entire series
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