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Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Course
Grant recently taught a bloodstain pattern analysis course for the Fayetteville Police Department, NC. Here a student conducts the gunshot forward and back spatter experiment during the courses two days of bloodstain experimentation.
Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Course
Student teams evaluate the resulting pattern in the forward and back spatter experiment, noting the physical characteristics associated with this type of pattern.
Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Course
Lectures in the bloodstain pattern analysis course are followed by practical application exercises. Here, students complete the impact pattern area or origin stringing exercise.
Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Course
Evaluating cast-off patterns on the back of a student’s Tyvek suit produced during the cast-off pattern experiment. This experiment highlights the importance of evaluating bloodstains on a suspect’s clothing.
Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Course
Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Course
Students enjoy a relaxing moment while conducting the course’s bloodstain pattern experiments.
Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Course
Student teams complete the final comprehensive bloodstain pattern exercise. The exercise encompasses all of the skills learned during the course and each team must give a class briefing of the results of their scenario.
Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Course
Students complete the tangent formula area of origin exercise during the bloodstain pattern analysis course.
Investigating Sexual Assault Cases
Steve recently taught the 4.5 day Investigating Sexual Assault Cases Course at Fort Stewart, GA. The course was a great success with 100+ students attending.
Investigating Sexual Assault Cases
Steve talks about physical evidence encountered during sexual assault investigations.
Investigating Sexual Assault Cases
Steve talks about offender dynamics to consider when conducting investigations of sexual assaults.
Steve Chancellor Receives Award
Steve Chancellor is awarded The Military Police Regimental Association’s Order of the Marechaussee. Steve was recognized with the Silver Order of the Marechaussee for his 40 years of extraordinary service as a Military Policeman, active duty Army CID Special Agent and civilian CID Special Agent. Congratulations Steve!!!
Garden City, ID, Staged Crime Scenes
Getting crime scene staging admitted in court: Grant explains the importance of using the scientific method when examining a staged crime scene and preparing the report from a crime scene reconstruction perspective for court testimony.
Garden City, ID, Staged Crime Scenes
Steve explains the victimology and offender behavior Red Flags for identifying staged crime scenes at the Garden City, Idaho, Investigating Staged Crime Scenes Course.
Evaluating Bullet Impacts
Grant explains the application of the sodium rhodizonate test for the presence of lead and the dithiooxamide test for the presence of copper when evaluating bullet impacts during the Forensic Aspects of Death Investigation Course at the Potter County Sheriff’s Office in Amarillo, Texas.
Book Presentation
Steve presents Sgt Kory Brown of the Potter County Sheriff’s Office a copy of his book, Death Investigations, for his outstanding work and assistance in organizing the Forensic Aspects of Death Investigation Course at the Potter County Sheriff’s Office in Amarillo, Texas.
Adult Sexual Assault Investigation
Steve recently taught his Adult Sexual Assault Investigations Course at Fort Drum, New York. The class had 40 students from the Army, local Sheriff’s Office, the New York State Patrol and the New York Attorney General’s office. It was a big success.
Sandy PD, Utah; Staged Crime Scenes
Investigating Staged Crime Scenes Course hosted by the Sandy Police Department, Utah. The Sandy PD were wonderful hosts and the students were true law enforcement and forensic professionals. Special thanks to the Training Coordinator, B.L. Smith who has a great facility. In the picture, Steve explains the importance of recognizing the characteristics “offender dichotomy” as a red flag to determining if a crime scene has been staged.
Sandy PD, Utah; Staged Crime Scenes
Grant and Steve presented Stephanie Davies with a copy of their book, “Crime Scene Staging: Investigating Suspect Misdirection of the Crime Scene.” Stephanie works at the Cheshire Constabulary in the United Kingdom and is a PhD Student. Stephanie traveled all the way from the UK to attend the course hosted by the Sandy Police Department, Utah. Thanks Stephanie for attending the course.
Sandy PD, Utah; Staged Crime Scenes
Grant and Steve with Stephanie Davies and Barbara Peters who traveled from the United Kingdom to attended the Investigating Staged Crime Scenes Course hosted by the Sandy Police Department, Utah.
Staged Crime Scenes
Steve was recently invited to the Netherlands where he lectured to the Dutch Police Academy on investigating staged crime scenes.
Camp Humphreys S. Korea
Steve spent some time on the road teaching staged crime scene investigation to Army CID and civilians at various bases in S. Korea.
Yongsan S. Korea Class Photo
Steve spent some time on the road teaching staged crime scene investigation to Army CID and civilians at various bases in S. Korea.