Save the Date: International Academy of Forensic Professionals and Academy of Forensic Nursing Science in association with American Institute of Forensic Education presents it’s Inaugural Cutting Edge Forensic Conference. Date: April 14-16, 2011. Place: San Diego, California at the Town and Country Hotel. For more information click here or register online today.

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A Guide to Crime Scene Investigation
This book is a practical and informative introduction to the complexities of a crime scene investigation (CSI).The reader is given an introduction to the protocol and procedures of a crime scene investigation, including how to prepare a tool kit, how to secure and protect a crime scene, how to collect, preserve and transport evidence, how to recognize important evidence, and how to release the crime scene when the investigation is fully concluded.It further offers a comprehensive overview of how the elements of a crime scene investigation fit together like a jigsaw puzzle, from the discovery of the crime to the submission of evidence in court. Finally the book introduces the latest developments in the world of CSI with topics like virtual autopsies and the collecting of electronic evidence.

NEW COURSES
An Introduction to General Crime Scene Investigation
This comprehensive self paced online course is a practical and informative introduction to the complexities of crime scene investigation (CSI), from discovery of evidence to its presentation in courts of law. The student learns professional methods and procedures employed in a crime scene investigation, including how to secure a crime scene, how to collect, preserve and transport evidence, how to recognize and avoid contamination of physical evidence and biological specimens, and how to release the crime scene when the investigation is fully concluded. Other topics include chain of custody, investigative ethics, types of forensic evidence, blood spatter analysis, touch DNA, trace evidence, biological evidence, footwear, tire and tool mark impression evidence, wound identification, firearm evidence, medical-legal autopsy, bite mark evidence, fracture matching, illicit drug evidence, fire debris evidence, pollen evidence, photography, and new technologies in evidence collection. Finally, the course introduces the latest developments in the world of crime scene investigation, including such subjects as virtual autopsy, touch DNA and the collection of electronic evidence. This course is a must for crime scene investigators and forensic professionals interested or involved in crime scene investigation. For more information go to: Course SS-2920

Workplace Violence: Awareness and Prevention
This course is intended to assist those who wish to better understand the complexities of workplace violence as well as individuals and groups of people who are responsible for or who wish to establish workplace violence prevention initiatives at their work or agencies. This is much more than a planning course, although planning is certainly a part of what is being taught here. Many of the selections provide information that can be helpful for rank and file employees as well as managers and specialists as you deal with issues ahead of time with the hope of preventing workplace violence. This course reflects research and contributions from many professions. For more information go to: Course SS-2016