Forensic Sciences

CJI’s Forensic Sciences and Computer Education Division (FSCED) provides training opportunities for Arkansas law enforcement personnel to enhance their knowledge, skills, and abilities through coursework and practical application in forensic science and computer applications.

 

Through CJI’s Forensic Sciences courses, the Arkansas law enforcement community acquires skills that help them to maximize the administrative and investigative benefits of forensic science technologies, enhance interagency cooperation, and ultimately assist them in solving more crime, thus enhancing the quality of life for the citizens they serve and protect. Forensic courses are designed to emphasize student participation and competency assessment through hands-on exercises and the utilization of state-of-the-art forensic, computer, and educational equipment. The quality of these courses is further enhanced by the case and law enforcement instructional experience of our instructors.

 

The forensic courses to be offered during FY12 range from introductory level classes such as Basic Crime Scene Processing and Basic Digital Photography to more specialized courses such as Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Recovery of Human Remains, and Fingerprint Comparison and Identification. The courses will provide in-class activities and mock crime scenes that duplicate the proper procedures and techniques needed in the field. Through these exercises, course instructors provide valuable feedback to assist officers with sharpening their investigative and crime scene skills.

 

 

Computer Education

In addition, as more and more agencies implement computer applications to facilitate administrative and case management functions, CJI’s Computer Education courses provide an important avenue for agency heads to ensure their officers receive the training needed to effectively utilize this technology. With proper training, computer technology can decrease the time required to prepare reports and other administrative documents needed by law enforcement personnel such as data compilation and analysis (Microsoft Excel), case management (Microsoft Excel), and communications (Microsoft Word & PowerPoint).

 

 

For more information about these courses, please contact Judy Johnson (501-570-8097) or Mira Frosolono (501-570-8072).

 

 

7723 Col. Glenn Road
Little Rock, Arkansas 72204
501-570-8000
1-800-635-6310
Fax: 501-565-3081