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A - Professional Communication and Conduct Program

Ethics in Forensic Science

published by luc on Thu, 08/23/2012 - 12:57
Class Code: 
A130

Subject Area:

  • A - Professional Communication and Conduct Program
Class Location: 
California Criminalistics Institute / Los Angeles
Class Description: 
This one-day (eight-hour) course focuses on the practical application of forensic science ethics codes to ethical dilemmas encountered in forensic science and offers instruction in the background of ethics codes. The course is not intended to teach individuals to be honest or good, and it is not a forum for an instructor to impose his or her personal views of what constitutes ethical conduct. Instead, the class provides tools to readily access the content of roughly two dozen forensic science ethics codes from around the world and gives individuals the opportunity to apply that content to realistic scenarioes and discuss their results with the class. Lecture materials offer insight into the role of morals, motivations for unethical conduct, the various types of codes, their history, their features and purpose, their differences and similarities, and their enforcement policies. Issues surrounding filing an ethics complaint or being the subject of an ethics allegation are discussed. The target audience is individuals who work with evidence in traditional crime laboratory disciplines or who teach in a forensics science program (for example: criminalists, latent print examiners, questioned document examiners, evidence technicians, and forensic science educators). Class size is limited to fifteen students.
Instructor: 
Carolyn Gannett
Teaching Methods: 
Classroom lectures, class discussions, and small-group practical exercises.
Objectives: 
Students will be required to become familiar with the content of ethics codes from several forensic science professional associations, and to complete practical exercises in applying that knowledge to realistic ethical dilemmas.
Preparation: 
Prior to class, students must submit a short scenario (about one paragraph) describing an ethical dilemma in forensic science. The submitter shall redact any identifying information. The instructor will not link student names to those submissions that are used in class.
Materials Fee: 
$25.00 Materials fee will be charged to all non-CA DOJ students. This charge is due at the beginning of the class. Make check(s) payable to the California Department of Justice.
Tuition: 
No cost to POST-supported or State of California based law enforcement agencies. A $120.00 tuition fee will be required for all other public agency, private sector, or out-of-state applicants. Make check(s) payable to the California Department of Justice.

Program Manager:

  • CCI at (916) 464-0600, FAX (916) 464-5818
More Information: 

cci@doj.ca.gov

Technical Writing for Firearm and Toolmark Examiners

published by luc on Thu, 08/23/2012 - 12:49
Class Code: 
A121

Subject Area:

  • A - Professional Communication and Conduct Program
Class Location: 
California Criminalistics Institute / Sacramento
Class Description: 
A three-day (24-hour) course teaching clarity in technical writing with emphases on organization, sentence structure, grammar, word usage, and punctuation. Each class is limited to 12 students. This course is POST reimbursable, Plan IV.
Teaching Methods: 
A blend of lecture, class discussion, and individual and group work (24 hours); homework assignment for instructor to read and respond to with individual comments for correction and revision.
Objectives: 
Scientific English: A Guide for Scientists and Other Professionals by Robert A. Day, Oryx Press, 1996. A Writer's Reference by Diana Hacker, Bedford, St. Martin's.
Preparation: 
Pre-course reading materials may be assigned and student will be expected to provide exemplar reports.
Materials Fee: 
$75.00 Materials fee will be charged to all non-BFS students. This charge is due at the beginning of the class. Make check(s) payable to the California Department of Justice.
Tuition: 
No cost to POST supported or State of California based Law Enforcement agencies. A $360.00 tuition fee will be required of all other public agency, private sector, or out-of-state applicants.

Program Manager:

  • Christopher Gale, FAX (916) 464-5818

Technical Writing for the Criminalist

published by luc on Thu, 08/23/2012 - 12:47
Class Code: 
A120

Subject Area:

  • A - Professional Communication and Conduct Program
Class Location: 
California Criminalistics Institute / Sacramento
Class Description: 
A three-day (24-hour) course teaching clarity in technical writing with emphases on organization, sentence structure, grammar, word usage, and punctuation. Each class is limited to 12 students. This course is POST reimbursable, Plan IV.
Instructor: 
Ann Neumann, MA, JD
Teaching Methods: 
A blend of lecture, class discussion, and individual and group work (24 hours); homework assignment for instructor to read and respond to with individual comments for correction and revision.
Objectives: 
Scientific English: A Guide for Scientists and Other Professionals by Robert A. Day, Oryx Press, 1996. A Writer's Reference by Diana Hacker, Bedford, St. Martin's.
Preparation: 
Pre-course reading materials may be assigned and student will be expected to provide exemplar reports.
Materials Fee: 
$75.00 Materials fee will be charged to all non-BFS students. This charge is due at the beginning of the class. Make check(s) payable to the California Department of Justice.
Tuition: 
No cost to POST supported or State of California based Law Enforcement agencies. A $360.00 tuition fee will be required of all other public agency, private sector, or out-of-state applicants.

Program Manager:

  • Christopher Gale, FAX (916) 464-5818

Forensic Science Overview

published by luc on Thu, 08/23/2012 - 12:36
Class Code: 
A108

Subject Area:

  • A - Professional Communication and Conduct Program
Class Location: 
California Criminalistics Institute / Sacramento
Class Description: 
Forensic Science Overview is a five-day (38-hour) course designed to give criminalists with a moderate amount of experience a methodical approach to the more complex cases to which they are likely to be assigned. Students will learn practical tools to triage the complex investigation and to develop a tactical (analytical) approach to the evidence. Limited to 20 students per class. Not yet POST certified.
Instructor: 
Joseph Rynearson, California Department of Justice
Teaching Methods: 
Lecture, Guest case presentations, in-class practical exercises and discussions.
Objectives: 
Attendees are exposed to the broad spectrum of forensic disciplines, specific analytical procedures, and ultimately their function and interactions within an active investigation. Students will discuss, review, and evaluate major complex investigations presented by the instructor and guest lecturers. Students will learn to recognize the evidence most critical to the investigative process and to interpret the significance of physical evidence analyzed within a variety of forensic disciplines. Students will apply knowledge gained in lectures and discussions to exercise assignments that require them to triage cases.
Prerequisites: 
Criminalists with a moderate amount of experience who are likely to be assigned the more complex cases
Materials Fee: 
$35.00 Materials fee will be charged to all non-BFS students. This charge is due at the beginning of the class. Make check(s) payable to the California Department of Justice.
Tuition: 
No cost to POST supported or State of California based Law Enforcement agencies. A $600.00 tuition fee will be required of all other public agency, private sector, or out-of-state applicants.

Program Manager:

  • Professional Communication and Conduct Program Manager, FAX (916) 464-5818

Courtroom Presentation of Evidence

published by luc on Mon, 08/20/2012 - 10:47
Class Code: 
A103

Subject Area:

  • A - Professional Communication and Conduct Program
Class Location: 
California Criminalistics Institute / Rancho Cordova
Class Description: 
This two-day (16-hour) course focuses not so much on technical issues, but rather on communication methods employed by expert witnesses form effective testimony. The two-day workshop uses video taping and solid constructive critiquing. Throughout the workshop, participants will learn and practice the key elements to improve their overall testifying skills and become more confident. Witness effectiveness is increased by enhancing positive skills and modifying subconscious behaviors that interfere with the goal of successful public speaking. This is intended for criminalists, toxicologists, latent print and questioned document examiners, investigators, crime scene and identification technicians, and law enforcement specialists called to testify in court (applies for all levels of experience).
Instructor: 
Daniel Nathan
Teaching Methods: 
Classroom lectures, student presentations and viewing of recorded testimony from criminal trial.
Objectives: 
Students will be required to present their qualifications, give presentations and provide testimony on an actual case that either they or a colleague has worked
Prerequisites: 
While previous court testimony experience is useful , attendees need not have any prior court appearances.
Preparation: 
Before the start of the class, the students will provide a sample report to be used in the testimony portion of the class. Also, students will wear appropriate court attire to class.
Materials Fee: 
$0
Tuition: 
No cost to POST supported or State of California based Law Enforcement agencies. A $360.00 tuition fee will be required of all other public agency, private sector, or out-of-state applicants.

Program Manager:

  • Dan Nathan, CCI - LA (323) 307-4326 or (323) 351-4326
More Information: 

daniel.nathan@doj.ca.gov

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