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First Responder News - December 2012 |
Greetings!
While managing our social media accounts, we came across a post entitled "A Christmas Wish for a Dying Boy". Six-year old Nathan Norman has terminal cancer and is reaching out to policemen, firemen and all emergency service workers to fulfill his final Christmas wish. He would like to obtain as many patches as possible to add to his collection. The Bethlehem Police Department and our EMS training department recently sent patches to Nathan. If you have some extra patches at your agency, please consider dropping them in the mail. I am sure he would love to hear from more of our local heroes! To find out more or to get Nathan's address, please click here.
As the year draws to close, we want to thank you for your continued support of the NFTC and we look forward to working with you in the New Year. May you and your families have a joyous holiday season.
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Upcoming NFTC Classes & Special Program
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Shooting & Bloodstain Pattern Documentation, Preservation & Collection
December 13-14, 2012
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Basic Medicolegal Death Investigation
December 20, 2012
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Special Programs
(Special programs are excluded from the subscription program)
March 11-13, 2013
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Investigative Tips & Techniques:
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
The staff at the NFTC wanted to illicit the experiences of our colleagues. We realized there is vast experience from all areas of First Responders that have attended our classes. We would like to tap into that knowledge and create a forum where that tremendous amount of experience can be shared by you to the benefit of other colleagues. We would welcome submissions of your Tips & Techniques for publication. Written submissions should be sent to NFTC@northampton.edu. Graphics can also accompany the submission.
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IAI CERTIFICATION TEST PREPARATION CCSI
March 11-13, 2013
The Northeast Forensic Training Center is pleased to welcome highly acclaimed Senior Crime Laboratory Assistant (Ret.), Jan Johnson for an IAI Certification Test Preparation CCSI class. Ms. Johnson has over forty years of forensic experience and has worked with the FBI, FDLE and has testified as an expert witness in several high profile criminal trials.
If you are interested in obtaining CCSI certification, please click here to review the International Association for Identification requirements. For those considering taking the examination at the end of the course, please have your completed application returned 60 days prior to the examination date. Please note: there are two textbooks that need to be purchased and read prior to the course start date. Those books can be found by reviewing the requirements listed at the theiai.org website.
This is a program that shouldn't be missed. For participants wishing to take an examination, this is an excellent tutorial and a must for increasing your chances of passing the examination and adding to your credentials and professionalism by adding the certification. Please click here to download the course flyer. | |
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BPA TRAINING RECAP
Andrew Kehm, D-ABMDI, Detective/Sergeant (Active) BPD FSU, Program Manager, NFTC
The Northeast Forensic Training Center hosted our first forensic specialty course, which was a complete success. Mrs. LeeAnn Singley, of Grayson Singley and Associates instructed a 40 hour Bloodstain Pattern Analysis course. The attendees consisted of Detectives, Coroners, and Crime Scene Investigators from local jurisdictions, as well as from western Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Maryland. During the course, the attendees were instructed, performed hands-on experiments, and documented the results of a variety of different characteristic aspects of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis.
The expectations of the attendees were varied at the start of the training. Some had some exposure or experience with Bloodstain Pattern Analysis. Some attended with reserved expectations. By mid-week persons with reservations was beginning to see or appreciate the value in what the Bloodstain Pattern Analysis can mean and add to the understanding of the crime scene.
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Making sense of computer forensics
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Alfonso Barreiro goes over the basics of computer forensics that all IT pros should know. Preparing your organization for the possibility of a legal investigation should be part of any security incident and response plan.
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Police patrolling social media
phys.org
From the city's mean streets to Facebook, the police are responding to ever-changing developments and have expanded their beat from the streets outside our door to the virtual pathways of social media, and in so doing, making sure that people are kept safe and criminals apprehended.
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Forensics @NIST 2012 offers look inside
towncourier.com
The sprawling federal campus of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is a geographic donut hole in the heart of Gaithersburg. Getting from one side of the city to another often requires driving around NIST's campus.
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