
Crime Scene Investigation I
CPD Course

Presented by Lancashire Forensic Science Academy,
Crime Scene Management Trainers
With over decades long experience in managing, coordinating and orchestrating real crime scene cases, the Academy's trainers remain operationally active while providing teaching based on real cases experiences in their professionas. This allows the trainers to continuously advance their competencies while teaching the new generations of professionals within policing and other public sector customers.
In this course we will cover
Curriculum
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Photography
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Courtroom skills
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Investigative mind-set
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Fingerprint, Footwear, Forensic and DNA enhancement and recovery skills
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Anti-contamination
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Cognitive Bias
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Firearms awareness
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Counter Terrorism awareness
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Cannabis and Illicit drugs labs.
Objectives
By completing this course, delegates will be able to:
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Provide an explanation of the role of the CSI.
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Provide an explanation of the difference between volume, serious and major crime.
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Provide a definition for a critical incident and explain the limitations of the role of the VCSI.
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List legislation governing CSI and know where to find it.
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Identify which aspects of the legislation affects the role of CSI.
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Explain the role of the Forensic Science Regulator and the impact of quality standards.
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Provide a definition of Locard’s principle and explain how it relates to the contamination of crime scenes and evidence.
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List the legislation and regulations around Health and Safety and outline their relevance to the role of CSI.
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Define the terms hazard, risk, dynamic and control measures in relation to risk assessment.
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Explain the need to be specific when recommending control measures.
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Explain the difference between barrier clothing provided to CSI’s protecting the evidence (anti-contamination) and PPE protecting them from the hazard.
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List their responsibilities with regards to health and safety for themselves and others when attending crime scenes.
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Explain their responsibility to obtain information relating to the scene from a health and safety point of view.
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Provide a definition for the overall term cognitive bias and have an appreciation of the different forms of bias.
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Explain the relevance of bias reduction methods.
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Explain the link between bias mitigation and employing a systematic approach to investigations.
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Explain the balance between the advantages of gathering information before attending a crime scene against the effects of contextual bias.
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Explain what cognitive bias is and how it can occur in different forms.
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Explain contextual bias and the balance between initial information being of use and how it can be of influence.
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Explain unnecessary information that should be avoided.
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Explain anchoring bias and the balance between proportionality and the influence of replying on a single piece of evidence.
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Explain methods to reduce bias.
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Explain the duty to act in a fair and balanced manner.
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Provide an overview of the effects of light on photography.
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Provide a definition for depth of field, explain and demonstrate how to produce photographs with a large or a small depth of field.
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Describe and provide examples of situations or the types of photograph that requires a large depth of field.
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Explain the reasons for having default settings, and when and why they should be overruled.
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List the different stages involved in recording images for comparison purposes.
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Explain the various settings of the flash unit in use and how they can be adjusted.
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Describe the different uses of flash.
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Explain the benefits of each technique.
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Explain their responsibilities regarding health and safety.
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Explain the rules of disclosure in relation to photography specifically in relation to deleting images.
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Describe the protocols around submitting material to the imaging unit.
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List the legislations and examples of its governance in relation to taking sampling victims, witnesses and suspects.
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Explain and apply;
o Legal powers to take samples
o Why victims, witnesses and suspects must be considered as a potential source of forensic material/evidence. -
Provide robust reasoning why samples may be requires.
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Explain how to transfer and store samples.
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List the different types of trace evidence that may be found at volume crime scenes.
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Discuss the reasoning behind their actions at a scene with respect to the location, recovery and packaging of trace evidence.
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Explain how footwear marks are formed and how this information can assist when deciding which recovery method is more appropriate.
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Explain how footwear marks and ground signs can be used to track offender’s movements with a scene.
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Explain what DNA is and list examples of sources of DNA from the person and from the crime scene.
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Explain the circumstances of when they have/have not got the power the take fingerprints from victims, witnesses and suspects.
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Review fingerprints taken by others and make relevant comments regarding the quality of fingerprints taken.
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Describe fingerprint bureau procedures and how fingerprint databases are used.
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Describe techniques which may be used to visualise friction ridge details when powders may not be suitable.
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Describe the impact their attendance at the crime scene has on the digital environment.
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Describe how they can affect technology at the scene and how their devices can interact with technology at the scene.
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Describe what recommendations are available to prevent this interaction between devices.
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Explain what a crime scene assessment is, its purpose and how it can be linked to the investigative mind-set.
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Explain how to review their actions.
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Explain why it is necessary to clean the scene after their examination.
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Explain how to submit intelligence (including forensic intelligence into the force intelligence systems).
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Explain how to contribute intelligence that can potentially identify suspects.
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Explain the impact of CPIA, MoPI and force SOP’s in relation to retention powers and times.
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Explain how and where to store different types of material.
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Explain their duty to adopt an investigative approach.
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Explain the value and potential value of trace material within the context of the investigation .
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Explain the value and potential value of DNA within the context of the investigation.
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Describe how the National DNA database and Elimination Databases operates.
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Identify appropriate DNA profiling techniques for samples recovered.
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Differentiate between forensic material constituting information, forensic material constituting intelligence and forensic material constituting evidence.
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Explain what streamlined forensic reporting is and how it affects what is submitted for further analysis.
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Explain the role of the fingerprint bureau including procedures and protocols for dealing with fingerprint evidence.
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Define the terms terrorism and terrorist.
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Describe what the UK counter –terrorism strategy is and how CSIs can support it.
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Identify potential drugs paraphernalia.
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Describe how to deal with drugs evidence.
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Recognise the potential need to call for assistance.
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Explain health and safety guidelines when dealing with suspected drugs.
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Describe an illicit drugs laboratory and the processes for dealing with it.
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Define a firearm and what constitutes ammunition.
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Describe health and safety guidelines relevant to dealing with, transportation of firearms.
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Explain the need to call for assistance when required.
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Explain the main aim of NaBIS and recognise the intelligence value of firearms.
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List the relevant legislation.
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Provide a definition of a cannabis farm.
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List the key roles of the individuals involved in large scale cannabis cultivation.
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Identify the key features of a cannabis cultivation site.
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Describe the growing cycle and psychoactive constituent of cannabis.
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Describe the potential intelligence opportunities of a cannabis farm.
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Explain health and safety issues inherent with cannabis farms.
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Describe the correct storage of cannabis plant life.
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Discuss the submission of cannabis plant life and material to forensic science providers.
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Discuss the evidential value of cannabis related material.
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Outline the purpose of various courts of law, related process and sentencing options available.
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State the three categories of offence.
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Explain the level of proof required by the prosecution.
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Explain the different types of evidence admissible
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Outline what is meant by swearing an oath.
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Describe the professional standards of behaviour expected of officers in court

Intro
This 4-week course consists of a combination of classroom taught theory and practical work focussing on Volume Crime.
We provide a challenging yet realistic learning environment for our delegates where core skills are taught and practiced in our laboratories and then transferred to our simulated crimes scenes in our crime scene houses and vehicles examination bays. During this time delegates will get the opportunity to visit our onsite active working forensic laboratories and attend Crown Court.
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