About this workshop
The full mock grave excavation will cover special topics including:
- Remote sensing techniques such as aerial photography and drone / FLIR footage
- Hands on experience with scent dogs, GPR, GPS, and Faro 3D mapping
- Forensic archaeological methods
- Scene photography
- Proper evidence collection.
Additionally, you will learn about analysis in a laboratory. Laboratory analysis of skeletal material (in the form of the complete human skeleton) will include the inventory, measurement, and estimation of age, sex, ancestry, stature, pathology, individuating features.
Credits Available: ABMDI (40 credit hours), POST / LESB and Department of Safety and Professional Services credits pending.
Disclaimer: As this course is organized independently, the views and opinions of the presenters are also independent and do not represent those of the American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators
This workshop caters to all levels of experience including medico-legal death investigators, and law enforcement seeking continuing education credits.
Summer 2023
Timeline: June 26- July 1 | 8 AM-5 PM
Location: UW-Parkside campus and grounds, Room TBD
Investment: $749 for full workshop, $125 per day (10% price increase after June 12)
Credits Available: ABMDI (40 credit hours), POST/LESB and Department of Safety and Professional Services credits pending
Workshop Schedule
June 26 - July 1 | 8 AM-5 PM
Summer 2023
Schedule
Monday, June 26| Intro, Human/Non-Human Bone Tissue, Mapping, Decomp & PMI
Tuesday, June 27 | Search methods, Drones & Dogs, GPR, Scene Identification and Preservation
Wednesday, June 28 | Excavation, Evidence Collection, Scene Photography, Site Clean up, Transport Evidence
Thursday, June 29 | MNI, Age, Sex, Stature, Ancestry
Friday, June 30 | Photography, Report Construction, Pathology, Taphonomy, Trauma
Saturday, July 1 | Report, Closing Inventory, Sealing Evidence Bags/Boxes, Questions, Networking
PROFESSIONAL AND
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Mon-Fri | 8 am-4:30 pm
Kenosha, WI 53144
The University of Wisconsin-Parkside is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation in its services, program activities, education, and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodations, contact Professional and Continuing Education at least eight weeks in advance at: 262-595-3340 (V), 262-595-2513 (FAX), or email continuing.ed@uwp.edu.
