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 2022
Timeline: June 6-11 | 8 AM-5 PM
Location: UW-Parkside campus and grounds, Room TBD
Investment: $749 (10% price increase after May 23)
Credits Available: ABMDI (40 credit hours), POST / LESB and Department of Safety and Professional Services credits pending
Workshop Schedule
JUNE 6-11 | 8 AM-5 PM
Summer 2022
June 6
Morning | Intros / rules, lecture, case intro, drone search, scent dogs
Afternoon | Finding the region of interest (line search, flagging, clearing the land)
June 7
Morning | Geophys, mapping, etc
Afternoon | Establishing the grave, gridding
June 8
Morning | Begin excavation / evidence collection
Afternoon | Continue excavation / evidence collection
June 9
Morning | Continue excavation / evidence collection
Afternoon | Close site
June 10
Morning | Lab analysis (including anthropology lecture)
Afternoon | Lab analysis
June 11
Morning | Surface remains
Afternoon | Lab analysis / close of class
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.
