This session is presented by the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service/ Texas Forensic Science Academy.

Phase 1 is a 3-day (8 hours per day) session that includes

Day 1:

• Photography Concepts (Aperture, Shutter Speed, ISOU; Use of Light, Low Light; Progression Photographs)
• Sketching (Survey Methods; Data Collection; Rough & Finished Sketches)
• Crime Scene Methodology (Evidence Collection; Applicable Laws; Inherent Risks and Hazards; Sequence of Work)

Day 2:

• Collecting Inked Fingerprints (10 Print Card; Palm; Major Case Prints)
• Fingerprint Comparison (Methodology; Comparison Tools)
• Fingerprint Processing (Cyanoacrylate Ester; Graphite Powder; Magnetic Powder)

Day 3:

• Bloodstain Pattern Analysis (Terminology / Pattern Recognition; Determining Angle of Impact; Determining Area of Origin of Impact Patterns; Using blood enhancement techniques (ex. Luminol, BLUESTAR))