Crime Scene Photography for Law Enforcement
Idaho POST-certified. 40 credit hours. In-person, agency-hosted delivery only.
Crime Scene Photography for Law Enforcement is a four-day program that takes officers from basic camera operation through advanced evidence documentation. The course runs on a progressive case design: evidence is seeded in the scenario environment on Day 1 and staged throughout the week. By Day 4, each officer has contributed photography to a single fictional case. That case goes on trial in a courtroom integration debrief. What holds up? What gets challenged? You find out before a defense attorney does.
No skill is applied in the scenario environment before it has been introduced and drilled in the classroom. The sequence is always: lecture with hands-on, then scenario application. Up to 20 students per session. No more than 60 to 90 minutes of instruction passes before a hands-on component.
Crime Scene Photography for Law Enforcement
$500.00
Description
What the Course Covers
- Camera operation in manual mode: exposure triangle, back button focus, focus modes, and drive settings under field conditions
- The three-photo-type sequence (overall, midrange, close-up) and linking technique for court-ready scene documentation
- Evidence photography for footwear impressions, tire impressions, latent prints, injuries, and bloodstain patterns with correct lighting, scale placement, and sequencing
- On-camera and off-camera flash: bounce, diffusion, oblique lighting, and sync speed
- Alternate light source evidence photography: barrier filters, camera settings, and documentation sequence
- Cross-polarization: when to use it, how it works, and how to defend it under Daubert challenge
- Laser trajectory setup, illumination, and documentation
- Low-light and no-light scene documentation using timed exposure and painting-with-light technique
- Reflective surface documentation using a systematic problem-solving hierarchy
- Chain of custody, EXIF metadata, photo log standards, and admissibility requirements
- Courtroom testimony: authentication, lay vs. expert witness, and common photo exclusion grounds
Accreditation
Idaho POST-certified for 40 credit hours. RTI obtained IAI approval for the inaugural delivery of this course and pursues IAI-approved credit hours for each scheduled session. Contact us to confirm IAI credit availability for your session before scheduling.
