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Bevel Gardner & Associates forensic consulting and education providing instruction across the country and around the world. Located in Oklahoma, we are the largest independent forensic consulting company in the US. Follow our blog.

Several Training Opportunities With Bevel, Gardner & Associates.

Bevel Gardner & Associates offers courses to train individuals in the forensic science procedures they use. The purpose of Forensic Science is to examine and collect information to help determine the facts at the scene of the crime. It may be used to confirm or exclude a suspect from further investigation. BGA teaches the proper analysis techniques preparing for presentation in a court of law. Visit our website for more information about course offerings across the country.  Hurry!  Our courses have been filling quickly. 

BLOODSTAIN PATTERN ANALYSIS I, Instructors - Ross M Gardner & Tom "Grif" Griffin
This course  introduces the student to bloodstain pattern analysis with significant concentration on basic pattern recognition and documentation. 

Kent County Sheriff’s Office, Grand Rapids, MI
May 21-25, 2018  -  REGISTER


SHOOTING INCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION I, Instructor - Jonathyn Priest
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.

Lexington County Sheriff's Office, Lexington, SC
May 21-25, 2018  -  REGISTER


BLOODSTAIN PATTERN ANALYSIS I, Instructors - Ross M Gardner & Jonathyn Priest
This course  introduces the student to bloodstain pattern analysis with significant concentration on basic pattern recognition and documentation. 

Colorado Springs Police Department
June 11-15, 2018  -  REGISTER


CRIME SCENE RECONSTRUCTION I, Instructor - Craig Gravel
A course of instruction designed for investigators, crime scene technicians, forensic technicians, and others involved in criminal and medical-legal investigations and crime scene analysis.  The course is intended to develop a fundamental knowledge of appropriate hypothesis development and testing procedures and provide an objective form of defining the events associated with a complex crime (Event Analysis). The course syllabus is not intended to create an “instant” expert. This course is not a crime scene processing course. 

Oklahoma City Police Department
July 30-August 3, 2018  -  REGISTER