Crime Scene Photography (Advanced)

This course is designed to provide the student with the skills and knowledge to perform advanced photography investigations in the field and in the laboratory. Topics taught will include the photographic documentation of impression evidence, firearm trajectory paths, the documentation of major investigations, blood spatter patterns and specialty photography to include injury photography. It will also cover fluorescence photography and problem photography at night. It will introduce an overview of the usage of UAVs and crime scene documentation. The course is taught in a hands-on format.

Prerequisites: Attendees must have completed the 80-hour POST-certified Basic Crime Scene Investigation course. 

Tuition & Details 

• Cost: $370
• Certification Hours: 24 Hours
• POST Plan: IV

Training Sessions 

Registration

Classes can fill quickly, we recommend registering as early as possible. Have your training department call (562) 985-4940 or email the Center for Criminal Justice to reserve a spot. Click Request for Training to send your request.

Include the following:

• Class Name and Date
• Agency Name
• Training Manager’s Name, Email, and Phone
• Position with the Department
• Attendee Name(s)
• POST ID #
• Full-time or Part-time status
• Attendee Email Address

You will receive a confirmation email once registered for the course. Spots are first come, first served; a waitlist will be created when the class is full.

For those participants who will be flying in, the John Wayne Airport (SNA) is the closest airport.

Attendee General Information

The courses offered by the Center for Criminal Justice Research and Training are the intellectual property of California State University Long Beach.  Use or copying of this material is prohibited without prior written consent.