A mock crime scene will be set up so that attendees can observe actual crime scene processing techniques used to identify, protect, and collect physical evidence. Attendees will be able to interact with Crime Scene Specialists processing the crime scene by asking questions related to physical evidence including a victim’s body, cartridge casings, knives, bullets, firearms, fingerprints, bloodstain patterns, blood, hairs, fibers, documents, drugs, and alcohol. Various forensic equipment and supplies will be used and explained. The goal of this demonstration is to provide attendees with basic knowledge as it relates to how a crime scene is processed and the attention to detail that is required for complex physical evidence recovery.
The Kaleidoscope System is the newest and most innovative bloodstain impact pattern reconstruction system in the world. It's designed to reconstruct impact patterns often found in beatings and stabbings. Come inside an entirely recreated crime scene that is reconstructed using the same tools employed by the best experts in the world.
Introducing the Midwest Search Dogs! In this session you'll learn who we are and what we do. We'll have 4 of the newest K9 team members doing demos in Trailing, Live Area Search, and Human Remains Detection. In addition you'll learn about:
*Required certifications for team members and dogs.
*How we start new dogs.
Plus plenty of time for Q&A!
Note: The dogs in this demo are still learning so expect them to make mistakes, or be distracted by all the people, or even decide they don't want to work.
Introducing the Midwest Search Dogs! In this session you'll learn who we are and what we do. In addition you'll learn about:
*Required certifications for team members and dogs.
*The different type of Live search dogs on the team.
*The difference between Live Area Dogs and Trailing dogs.
*Different type of Live Area dog alerts: Bark and Refind, with a demo of both
*Training dogs demo
*Myths about Live area and Trailing dogs and what they can and can't do.
Plus plenty of time for Q&A!
Note: We'll have wipes for anyone that comes in contact with bloodhound slobber. When they shake their head no one is the room is safe.
Introducing the Midwest Search Dogs! In this session you'll learn who we are and what we do. In addition you'll learn about:
*Required certifications for team members and dogs.
*How we get training material for the HRD dogs
*How we train the dogs with demos of them finding training material hidden in the room.
*Myths about HRD dogs and what they can and can't do
Plus plenty of time for Q&A!
Note: The training material will be inside boxes so you can't see anything, but you may be able to smell it. We'll point out where things are hidden so you can pick your seat accordingly.
Bloodstain pattern analysis (BPA) is the examination of bloodstain patterns in order to reconstruct the movement that caused it. This session offers real bloodstain pattern analysis reconstruction to show how experts examine the size, shape, angle of origin, and location of the bloodstains in order to better interpret what happened.
Police procedurals and criminal investigation shows on television make it look easy, but digital forensics is a discipline that requires a unique amount of skill and care to conduct a successful investigation. In this presentation, participants will learn what it is like to assist in the collection and analysis of electronic evidence by getting the opportunity to make decisions themselves.
Make the right choices and your case will be successful. But make the wrong ones and a criminal could easily walk free. After running through the mock scenario and comparing participant choices with best practices, our experts will discuss the importance of digital evidence using real-world examples of good and bad investigatory decisions.
Participants will leave this presentation with a more complete understanding of the capabilities of digital forensics and the importance of data that can be found on mobile phones, laptops, GPSs, and other commonly used electronic devices.
