Shooting Incident Reconstruction

Purpose

Shooting Incident Reconstruction
This course provides the experienced detective or crime scene investigator with the skills necessary to analyze and reconstruct shooting incidents. Students are taught to recognize and properly document the unique attributes of a shooting scene. Through a series of classes, laboratories and practical exercises, students will learn to interpret the dynamic relationship between the scene, evidence, and victim(s) injuries. The methodology and techniques needed to properly analyze and reconstruct the scene are emphasized. Students will be able to apply these skills to determine position of shooter(s), victim(s), and critical evidence, and to determine sequence of events.

Length

1 week

Topics Covered

  • Firearms & Ammunition Design and Nomenclature
  • Projectile Trajectories and Bullet Stability
  • Wound Dynamics
  • Computation of Projectile Trajectories
  • Unusual Surfaces and Ricochet Laboratory
  • The Scientific Method
  • Scientific Method as it Applies to Experimental Design
  • Reconstruction Analysis Methodology
  • Original Experimentation Laboratory
  • Shooting Incident Reconstruction Practical Exercise

Cost

$900.00 (U.S.)