Crime Scene Management in Correctional Facilities
The Law Enforcement Innovation Center's (LEIC) National Forensic Academy (NFA) has completed the first two pilot courses of "Crime Scene Management in Correctional Facilities," a training initiative funded under a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance.
In December 2006, NFA staff, along with LEIC's Curriculum Development Team, met with subject matter experts from across the country to develop the new course.
"Crime Scene Management in Correctional Facilities" is a five-day, 40-hour, hands-on training program offering correctional investigators and security officers access to forensic evidence identification, documentation, collection, and preservation procedures.
The introductory level course blends facilitated learning and lecture periods with mock crime scenes and provides a safe and effective training environment for correctional personnel.
Thirty participants from across the state of Oklahoma participated in the first pilot course at the Mabel Bassett Correctional Facility, just outside of Oklahoma City. This working facility houses medium- and maximum-security female offenders, including those on death row.
The Oklahoma Department of Corrections hosted the course and provided all of the training space, including classrooms and prison cells for use as mock crime scenes. The course included lecture discussions, mock crime scene exercises, and a final mock crime scene.
The second pilot course was held in August at the Tennessee Corrections Academy in Tullahoma.
One student said it was the best training he had participated in during his 16 years with the Department of Corrections.
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