Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 4030 AMERICAN POLICE BEAT: AUGUST 2016 Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio, a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy. Students get a hands on foren- sic experience at the Museum’s Forensic Camp. T he National Law Enforcement Mu- seum recently held the Forensic De- tectives Summer Camp in Washington, DC. During the week-long summer program, funded by Battelle, 11 campers jumped into the world of forensic science. Forensic detectives gave campers the unique hands- on experience of investigat- Kids have a blast at NLEOMF’s Museum Forensic Detective Summer Camp ing a mock forensics case, which allowed the campers to follow the actual process of a crime investigation from securing the scene to processing evidence and, ul- timately testifying in court. Developing their own forensic cases made from Legos, the campers learned how crime scene investiga- tors examine a scene and identify key evidence. The campers dusted and lifted latent fingerprints, created cast stone shoe print molds, and analyzed blood stain patterns. The young detectives had one day to process the crime scene, so they had to collect sufficient evidence for their upcoming trial. Campers stepped into the lab coats of forensic scien- tists by analyzing the evi- dence they collected from the mock crime scene. They learned how sci- entists analyze biological evidence, such as blood, by looking for DNA and physi- cal evidence like fibers. Investigators from the DC Department of Forensic Sci- ence conducted hands-on forensic activities such as taking inkless shoeprints and locating fingerprints using fluorescent lighting. Campers also explored the work of the medical ex- aminer when they examined fetal pigs for fatal wounds. They toured the FBI Museum, located at the Bureau’s Washington, DC, headquarters, where they learned about how a federal investigation works. The week culminated in a mock trial where camp- ers mimicked the roles of prosecution attorneys and forensic experts to make their case for convicting their suspect. The summer camp experi- ence provided participants with a greater understanding of forensic science, its role in the criminal justice system, and exposure to related ca- reers in the law enforcement profession. Due to the popularity of CSI shows on television, forensics is a great way to get kids interested in pursuing law enforce- ment careers. I want my children to have all the things I couldn’t afford. Then I want to move in with them. – Phyllis Diller October 9-13, 2016 Cost of seminar $ 250.00 Areas of Concentration / Certification Patrol - Narcotics - Explosive Detection-Search and Rescue Person Borne Explosive Device along with Firearms Detection Hosting Agency: Sevierville County Sheriff's Dept. Contact: Master Trainer Darrell Sexton IPWDA Accreditation Chairman (865) 548-8493 | dexton@ipwda.org