FORENSICS: The SCIENCE Detectives

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Updated: 2008.06.01
CONTENT AND SCHEDULED SPEAKERS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

WEEK 1

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Guest Lecturers:

  • Jennifer Whitfield and Mike Carroll, Homicide Detectives, Tucson Police Department, Violent Crimes Section
  • Kimberly Warner, Latent Print Examiner, Tucson Police Department Crime Lab
Intro to Forensic Sciences, Criminal Investigations
7:45 - 7:55

Meet at the DESIGNATED MEETING PLACE - Marley Building 1145 E 4 ST/Santa Rita, to check in.
8:00 - 8:30
Forensic Discussion Session (Marley 230)
8:30 - 9:20
Welcome Seminar (Marley 217), Lecturer: Al Agellon
9:20 - 9:30
Break
9:30 - 11:00
 Introduction to the Forensic Sciences (Marley 217), Lecturer: Al Agellon
11:00 - 11:10
Break
11:10 - 12:00
DNA Sampling, Overview and Expectations (Marley 217)
12:00 - 1:00
Lunch - Student Union - (student responsible for lunch)
1:00 - 2:20
 Criminal Investigations (Marley 230), Lecturers: Detectives Jennifer Whitfield and Mike Carroll
2:20 - 2:30
Break
2:30 - 4:00
Introduction to Latent Prints (Marley 230), Lecturer: Kimberly Warner
4:00 - 4:10
Break
4:10 - 4:50
Latent Prints Exercise (Marley 217)
4:50 - 5:00
Debriefing and Students Dismissed

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Guest Lecturers:

  • Dr. Cynthia Porterfield, Medical Examiner, Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner
Intro to Forensic Pathology and CSI Training
7:45 - 7:55

Meet at the DESIGNATED MEETING PLACE - Marley Building 1145 E 4 ST/Santa Rita, to check in.
8:00 - 9:00
Forensic Discussion Session (Marley 230)
9:00 - 9:50
Intro to Scientific Investigations and Laboratory Techniques (Marley 217), Lecturer: Al Agellon
9:50 - 10:00
Break
10:00 - 11:45
 Introduction to Forensic Pathology (Marley 217), Lecturer: Dr. Cynthia Porterfield
11:45 - 12:00
Briefing
12:00 - 1:00
Lunch - Student Union - (student responsible for lunch)
1:00 - 2:00
CSI Training 1 - Processing (Marley 230), Lecturer: Cathy Burg
2:00 - 3:00
CSI Training 2 - Scene Documentation and Photography (Marley 230), Lecturer: Cathy Burg
2:30 - 2:40
Break
3:00 - 4:00
CSI Training 3 - Sketching and Mapping Techniques (Marley 230), Lecturer: Cathy Burg
4:00 - 5:00
Intro to Scientific Investigations and Laboratory Techniques (Marley 230), Lecturer: Al Agellon
5:00
Students Dismissed

 

Thursday, June 12, 2008

Guest Lecturers:

Intro to Forensic Pathology and Forensic Anthropology
7:45 - 7:55
Meet at the DESIGNATED MEETING PLACE - Marley Building 1145 E 4 ST/Santa Rita, to check in.
8:00 - 8:30
Trip to the Tucson Area Agricultural Center - The Karsten Turfgrass Conference Room
8:30 - 10:30
The BUG Detectives
Introduction to Forensic Entomology, Lecturer: Carl Olson
10:30 - 12:00
 Forensic Entomology - Observations and Discussion
12:00 - 1:00
 Lunch - (make your own sandwich provided)
1:00 - 2:20
 The BONE Detectives
Introduction to Forensic Anthropology (Part 1), Lecturer: Dr. Bruce Anderson
2:20 - 2:30
Break
2:30 - 3:50
 Introduction to Forensic Anthropology (Part 2), Lecturer: Dr. Bruce Anderson
3:50 - 4:00
Break
4:00 - 4:30
Crime Scene Plan
4:30 - 5:00
Return to U of A Main Campus, CHMSB
5:00
Students Dismissed

13th June 13, 2008

Guest Lecturers:

  • Dr. Bruce Anderson, Forensic Anthropologist, Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner
  • Dr. Walter H. Birkby, Forensic Anthropologist, Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner
  • Pima County Sheriff's Office Detectives
The BONE Detectives
7:45 - 7:55

Meet at the DESIGNATED MEETING PLACE - Marley Building 1145 E 4 ST/Santa Rita, to check in.
8:00 - 8:35
Trip to the Pima Regional Training Center (PRTC)
10001 S. Rita Road, Tucson AZ
8:35 - 9:45
 Briefing: PCSO Detectives
9:45 - 12:00
Forensic Anthropology Lab Practical
12:00 - 1:00
 Lunch - (make your own sandwich provided)
1:00 - 3:00
Forensic Anthropology Lab Practical (Continued)
3:00 - 4:35
 Trip back to U of A Main Campus, S LIB
4:35 - 5:00
Processing of Anthropological Evidence (Koffler 541)
5:00
Students Dismissed

WEEK 2

Monday, June 16, 2008

Guest Lecturers:

CSI Lab Practical
7:45 - 7:55

Meet at the DESIGNATED MEETING PLACE - Marley Building 1145 E 4 ST/Santa Rita, to check in.
8:00 - 8:45
Trip to Southern AZ Law Enforcement Training Center (SALETC) 10001 S. Wilmot Road, Tucson AZ ( 206)
8:45 - 12:00
CSI: Tucson
CSI Lab Practical (Part 1)
12:00 - 1:00
Lunch - (make your own sandwich provided)
1:00 - 3:00
CSI Lab Practical (Part 2)
3:00 - 3:45
 Trip back to U of A, S LIB
3:45 - 5:00
Processing of Physical and Biological Evidence (Koffler 541)
5:00
Students Dismissed

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Guest Lecturers:

Intro to Engineering Sciences, Entomology and Anthropology Final Report
7:45 - 7:55

Meet at the DESIGNATED MEETING PLACE - Marley Building 1145 E 4 ST/Santa Rita, to check in.
8:00 - 9:00
Forensic Discussion Session (Marley 230)
9:00 - 10:20
Anthropological Identification Lab Practical (Koffler 541)
10:20 - 10:50
Final Reports Preparation 1 (Koffler 541)
10:50 - 11:50
 Laboratory Math (Koffler 541), Lecturer: Al Agellon
12:00 - 1:00
Lunch - Student Union - (student responsible for lunch)
1:00 - 1:50
 Intro to Engineering Sciences, Process and Failure Analysis (Marley 230), Lecturer: David R. Smith
1:50 - 2:00
Break
2:00 - 2:50
 Intro to Engineering Sciences, Process and Failure Analysis (Conclusion) (Marley 230), Lecturer: David R. Smith
2:50 - 3:00
Break
3:00 - 4:00
Final Report Preparation 2
4:00 - 5:00
 Crime Scene and Anthropology Final Reports
5:00
Students Dismissed

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Guest Lecturers:

  • Cheryl Straub-Lopez, Toxicology Unit, Tucson Police Department Crime Lab
  • Dr. Deirdre Belle-Oudry, Dept. of Chemistry, The University of Arizona
The CHEM Detectives
7:45 - 7:55

Meet at the DESIGNATED MEETING PLACE - Marley Building 1145 E 4 ST/Santa Rita, to check in.
8:00 - 9:00
Forensic Discussion Session (Marley 230)
9:00 - 10:20
 Practical Laboratory Skills (Koffler 541)
10:20 - 10-35
 Lab Clean UP
10:35 - 10:45
Break
10:45 - 12:00
Intro to Forensic Toxicology (Marley 217), Lecturer: Cheryl Straub-Lopez
12:00 - 1:00
Lunch - Student Union - (student responsible for lunch)
1:00 - 4:40
The CHEM Detectives
Chemistry Lab (Koffler 111), Lecturer: Dr. Deirdre Belle-Oudry
4:40 - 5:00
Debriefing and Students Dismissed

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Guest Lecturers:

  • Instructional Team
The DNA Detectives
7:45 - 7:55

Meet at the DESIGNATED MEETING PLACE - Marley Building 1145 E 4 ST/Santa Rita, to check in.
8:00 - 8:30
Forensic Discussion Session (Marley 230)
8:30 - 10:50
 The DNA Detectives
Intro to Forensic Biology - Molecular Biology (Marley 217), Lecturer: Al Agellon
10:50 - 11:00
Go to Koffler 541
11:00 - 12:00
DNA Detectives - DNA Lab (Continued) (Koffler 541)
12:00 - 1:00
Lunch - Student Union - (student responsible for lunch)
1:00 - 4:40
DNA Detectives - DNA Lab (Continued) (Koffler 541)
4:40 - 5:00
Debriefing and Students Dismissed

Friday, June 20, 2008

Guest Lecturers:

  • Veronica Kearney, Criminalist, Tucson Police Dept. Crime Lab
  • Andrea Gemson , Sr. Criminalist, Tucson Police Dept. Crime Lab
  • Instructional Team
The DNA Detectives
7:45 - 7:55

Meet at the DESIGNATED MEETING PLACE - Marley Building 1145 E 4 ST/Santa Rita, to check in.
8:00 - 8:30
Forensic Discussion Session (Marley 230)
8:30 - 12:00
DNA Detectives - DNA Lab (Continued) (Koffler 541)
12:50 - 1:00
Lunch - Student Union - (student responsible for lunch)
1:00 - 2:20
Forensic Biology - Processing of Biological Evidence and Intro to Forensic Serology (Marley 230), Lecturer: Veronica Kearney
2:20 - 2:30
 Break
2:30 - 3:50
 Forensic Biology - Interpretation of DNA Typing Data (Marley 230), Lecturer: Andrea Gemson
3:50 - 4:00
Break
4:00 - 4:40
Forensic Biology - Interpretation of DNA Typing Data (Practical Exercise) (Marley 230)
4:40 - 5:00
Debriefing and Students Dismissed

WEEK 3

Monday, June 23, 2008

Guest Lecturers:

  • David Bentley and Gary Chandler, Executive Co-Directors, University Spectroscopy and Imaging Facilities
  • Mark Huntzinger, Forensic Division Commander, Tucson Police Department Investigative Services
  • Patty Jansma, Imaging Facility Manager, ARL - Division of Neurobiology
  • Alice Stone, ARL - Division of Neurobiology
Intro to Questioned Documents, Microscopy and Imaging Technologies
7:45 - 7:55

Meet at the DESIGNATED MEETING PLACE - Marley Building 1145 E 4 ST/Santa Rita, to check in.
8:00 - 8:30
Forensic Discussion Session (Marley 230)
8:30 - 9:50

Introduction to Microscopy and Imaging Technologies (Marley 217), Lecturer: David Bentley
Introduction to Electron Microscopy and Image Fundamentals (Marley 217), Lecturer: Gary Chandler
9:50 - 10:00
Break
10:00 - 12:00
Introduction to Questioned Documents (Marley 217), Lecturer: Mark Huntzinger
12:-00 - 1:00
Lunch - Student Union - (student responsible for lunch)
1:00 - 2:20
 ROTATION SESSION - Foundations for Microscopic Examinations (Marley 217), Lecturers: Patty Jansma and Alice Stone
2:20 - 2:30
Break
2:30 - 3:50
ROTATION SESSION - Electron Microscopy Lab (Marley, SUITE:101), Lecturers: University Spectroscopy and Imaging Facilities Personnel
4:00 - 5:00
Group Reports and Students Dismissed

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Guest Lecturers:

  • Susan Shankles, Crime Lab Superintendent, Tucson Police Department
  • Matt Kaplan, Human Origins Genotyping Laboratory
  • Shawn Jensvold, Special Victims Unit Prosecutor, Pima County Attorney's Office
Crimelab Visit, Tour of GATC/HOGL
Intro to Law and the Court System
7:45 - 7:55

Meet at the DESIGNATED MEETING PLACE - Marley Building 1145 E 4 ST/Santa Rita, to check in.
8:00 -9:00
Forensic Discussion Session (Marley 230)
9:10 - 9:30
Trip to the Tucson Police Department Crimelab
9:30 - 11:00
Tour of the Crimelab, Guide: Crimelab Staff
11:00 - 12:30
Meet and Greet Lunch Session (lunch is provided)
12:30 - 12:50
Trip back to the U of A, North Campus, Drachman
1:00 - 2:00
Other Uses of DNA Typing Technologies (Drachman B111), Lecturer: Matt Kaplan
2:00 - 2:10
Transition Break - Walk to the Keating Building
2:10 - 2:50
Tour of the Genomic Analysis and Technology Core Facility and the Human Origins Genotyping Laboratory at the U of A, Guide: Matt Kaplan
2:50 - 3:10
Transition Break - Walk back to (Drachman B111)
3:10 - 4:45
 Role of the Prosecution and Defense Counsels (Drachman B111), Lecturer: Shawn Jensvold
4:45 - 5:00

Debriefing. Students are dismissed from the Keating Building parking lot.

NOTICE: PICKUP LOCATION IS DIFFERENT

Students living on campus or parked on campus will take the Cat Tran Shuttle back to the regular meeting area.

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Guest Lecturers:

  • Court Personnel
Law and the Court System
7:45 - 7:55

Meet at the DESIGNATED MEETING PLACE - Marley Building 1145 E 4 ST/Santa Rita, to check in.
8:00 - 8:30
Forensic Discussion Session (Marley 230)
8:30 - 8:50
 Trip to Arizona Superior Court in Pima County 110 W. Congress St.
8:50 - 9:00
 Briefing - Dave Ricker, Arizona Superior Court in Pima County
9:00 - 12:00
Superior Court - Morning Calendar, Criminal Trials, Assigned Courtroom
12:00 - 1:15
 Lunch - Downtown Tucson - (students responsible for lunch, stay with assigned groups)
1:15 - 1:30
Return to the Assigned Courtroom
1:30 - 4:15
 Superior Court - Criminal Trials
4:15 - 4:30
Cat Tran Shuttle Loading
4:30 - 4:50
Return to the U of A, CHMSB, debriefing at dismissal site
5:00
 Students Dismissed

Thursday, June 26, 2008

Guest Lecturers:

  • Susan Kelly, Pima County Public Defender's Office
Expert Witness Testimony Training
7:45 - 7:55

Meet at the DESIGNATED MEETING PLACE - Marley Building 1145 E 4 ST/Santa Rita, to check in.
8:00 - 9:20
Forensic Discussion Session (Marley 230)
9:20 - 9:30
Break
9:30 - 10:00
Plan for Court (Marley 217, 218)
10:00 - 10:50
 Data Analysis (Marley 217, 218)
10:50 - 12:00
Pre-certification Process I
12:00 - 1:00
Lunch - Student Union - (student responsible for lunch)
1:00 - 2:20
 Mock Expert Witness Testimony Training I (Marley 230), Lecturer: Susan Kelly
2:20 - 2:30
 Break
2:30 - 3:50
 Mock Expert Witness Testimony Training II (Marley 230)
3:50 - 4:00
 Break
4:00 - 4:40
Pre-certification Process II (Marley 230)
4:40 - 5:00
Debriefing and Students Dismissed

Friday, June 27, 2008

Guest Lecturers:

  • Law Expert (TBA)
Mock Expert Witness Testimonies and Final Certification
7:45 - 7:55

Meet at the DESIGNATED MEETING PLACE - Marley Building 1145 E 4 ST/Santa Rita, to check in.
8:00 - 8:30
Forensic Discussion Session (Marley 230)
8:30 - 11:30
Final Prep for Court (Marley 217, 218)
11:30 - 12:20
 Lunch - Student Union - (students responsible for lunch)
12:30 - 12:50
 Trip to AZ Superior Court
1:00 - 3:00
Mock Expert Witness Testimonies, Lecturer: TBA, Courtroom: To Be Assigned
3:00 - 3:30
Trip back to the U of A, CHMSB
3:30 - 5:00
CERTIFICATION, Course Evaluation and Social (Marley 230)
5:00
Students Dismissed

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