Crime Scene Photography

This course is designed for patrol officers, detectives, investigators, evidence technicians and CSIs. Officers will review camera and photography basics before exploring crime scene photography as it relates to the documentation of scenes involving vehicles, buildings, residences, outdoor crime scenes, and low light/no light crime scenes. Evidential and analytical photography for forensic analysis will be demonstrated and practiced during this course. Officers will review the history, advances, and new technology in crime scene digital photography. The impact of these techniques upon specific criminal investigative disciplines will also be discussed.

Topics

• Introduction to the functions of a digital camera.
• Camera and Photography Basics.
• Vehicle Photography, Processing and Documentation.
• Overall Crime Scene Photography and Tent Markers for Documentation
• Crime Scene Photography of a Residence or Building
• Outdoor Crime Scene Photography
• Footwear/Tire track/Latent Fingerprint Photography
• Analytical and Evidential Photography and the Forensic Laboratory Disciplines
• Low Light/No Light Photography.
• Victim Photography to include wounds, defects, identification and body positioning.