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When there has been a shooting incident, reconstruction efforts with the help of a professional forensic team can be the difference between holding the perpetrator accountable and a miscarriage of justice. Bevel, Gardner & Associates Inc. provides the training that you need to adequately perform a crime scene reconstruction and resolve the case questions.

At Bevel, Gardner & Associates Inc., we authored the book on crime scene reconstruction— literally. Bloodstain Pattern Analysis with an Introduction to Crime Scene Reconstruction (SIR) has been a leading textbook for forensic certification programs.

The evaluation of physical evidence associated with shooting scenes is an attempt to limit shooter and victim positions. This effort is an integral part of crime scene analysis, but due to the nuances involved, it is presented in a detailed one-week course designed to take the student from novice to competent analyst and ultimately to expert status.

Concept:

A comprehensive training program that addresses recent questions raised with regard to the technical training analysts receive.  BGA has revised and expanded its shooting incident reconstruction training curriculum beyond that found in the basic shooting incident course. The BGA Shooting Incident Reconstruction Program (SIR) is intended to better meet the needs of both the student and the discipline.

SIR Level I

Length:
One week
Purpose:
This course provides the experienced detective or crime scene investigator with the skills necessary to analyze and reconstruct shooting incidents. Students are taught to recognize and properly document the unique attributes of a shooting scene. Through a series of classes, laboratories, and practical exercises, students will learn to interpret the dynamic relationship between the scene, evidence, and victim(s) injuries. The methodology and techniques needed to properly analyze and reconstruct the scene are emphasized. Students will be able to apply these skills to determine the position of shooter(s), victim(s), and critical evidence and to determine the sequence of events.

Objectives:

• Firearms & Ammunition Design and Nomenclature.

• Projectile Trajectories and Bullet Stability.

• Wound Dynamics.

• Computation of Projectile Trajectories.

• Unusual Surfaces and Ricochet Laboratory.

• The Scientific Method.

• Scientific Method as it Applies to Experimental Design.

• Reconstruction Analysis Methodology.

• Original Experimentation Laboratory.

• Shooting Incident Reconstruction Practical Exercise.