Post-Bomb Blast Recovery: Documentation and Recovery of Human and Physical Evidence at the Terrorism Crime Scene
Mercyhurst College, Erie, PA
June 23 - 27, 2008
Department Applied Forensic Sciences
Mercyhurst Archaeological Institute
Tuition Cost: $ 750
Dorm Rooms: $ 20 per day
Hotel information available upon request
Course goals and objectives
The goal of the 5-day short course is to familiarize students and professionals with current methods in the documentation and interpretation of a small-scale bombing incident involving multiple victims. An introduction to common incendiary devices will be provided. Focus will be on the proper forensic archaeological documentation of the bomb scene (using a total station) and the collection of data in the temporary morgue leading to the identification of the victims. A car containing a number of animal carcasses will be detonated and the physical evidence (car, bomb and biological material) collected. This material will then be processed through all of the morgue stations found in a proper identification project.
The short course is open to college graduate and advanced undergraduate students, coroners, medical examiners, law enforcement personnel, criminalists, and forensic science specialists.
This course has been approved for eight (8.00) hours of continuing education by The Coroners Education Board under the provision of Act 22 of 1988 Pennsylvania.
Topics to be Presented
- Proper search, documentation and recovery methods
- Common incendiary devices and attributes
- Use of the Total Station to document outdoor crime scenes
- Bomb blast dynamics
- Discussion of roles of Anthropology/Pathology, Dental, Fingerprinting, Photodocumentation, DNA Collection and Preservation Stations in the Morgue
- Role of the coroner in mass fatality incidents
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