40-Hour Documentation, Enhancement, and Detection Workshop
Santa Cruz, CA
Cost: $650/student
Updated instructor: Cherie Johnson, CSCSA
December 2-6, 2024
8AM-5PM PST
Hosting Agency: Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office
Training Site:
Community Room (1st floor)
5200 Soquel Avenue
Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Course Overview:
This course is designed for any investigator who seeks to improve and enhance their abilities in properly documenting bloodstained scenes and/or evidence. The course will focus on incorporating proper bloodstain terminology, pattern identification, and various documentation methods, including photography, note taking, and report writing, that will ensure the patterns can be analyzed at a later time. The course will also cover detection and enhancement of latent bloodstains, including documentation and preservation methods. Students will be exposed to various chemical presumptive tests, and enhancement and detection chemicals. Students will also be tasked with photographing their results.
It is recommended that students have previously completed a basic crime scene processing workshop course or have experience in the field. Students will need to bring the following equipment, if possible: DSLR camera, tripod, macro lens, and external flash.
Learning Objectives:
Understand and apply proper bloodstain terminology when describing bloodstain patterns
Classify bloodstain patterns through an understanding of bloodstain characteristics
Employ proper documentation methods for bloodstains and bloodstained evidence
Understand and apply proper bloodstain detection and enhancement methods to bloodstains and bloodstained evidence
Employ the principles of sequential processing techniques to best document and preserve bloodstained evidence
Apply presumptive blood testing methods
ADA/Special Accomodations:
To provide our students with the best possible learning environment, please notify of any
requested accommodations when registering. This can be done on the registration form or by
contacting Heidi Sievers directly by email or phone (727-247-4075).
This course has been approved by IAI Crime Scene and Bloodstain Pattern boards.
Please complete our registration form to provide all necessary information. Click here to access the form.