The Evidence Technician Course is an 80 hour course. 

 Excellent teaching and student participation is guaranteed by a limited class size of 8 students per session. Officers are instructed by laboratory analysts, and are taught collection and packaging in all areas of evidence processing. A mock crime scene is used for teaching crime scene sketching and processing skills. At the end of the course, each officer is given written and practical examinations. Upon successful completion of the course, the officer becomes a Miami Valley Regional Crime Laboratory certified Evidence Technician.

This course is of no cost to member agencies.  A fee of $1000.00 for non-member agencies is required.

The following criteria have been established governing admittance of students to the course:

1. Full time Police Officer in a public agency.
2. Minimum of 3 years full time police experience.
3. Designated by agency head that the graduate will be utilized as the Department's Evidence Technician.
4. No more than three officers per year from any one agency, unless space is available.

For Certification as an Evidence Technician, the student will be required to successfully demonstrate his/her proficiency in the following areas.

Attendance, Notebook and Related Assignments:
Each student will be required to generate and maintain a notebook which will be reviewed and graded during the course. Each student will be issued a digital camera and a latent fingerprint processing kit during the term of the course. These items will be utilized for the purpose of completing specific work assignments involving a variety of situations.

1. Mock Crime Scene: 
   Students will be required to demonstrate their proficiency by successfully processing a "controlled" crime scene. Techniques of sketching, collection and preservation of physical evidence will be used to complete this requirement.
2. Written Examination:
   A comprehensive examination will be given to each student on the last day of the class. The test will include material from the lectures, handout material, and practice sessions. A score of 80% or better is required to pass.         

Sample Schedule

                        WEEK 1                                    WEEK 2

Mon                  Crime Scene                            Trace Evidence
                        Firearms/Tool Marks                Toxicology
                        Computers                               Chemistry
                                                                        Documents
                                                                        Laboratory Procedures

Tue                    Photography                          Trace Evidence
                                                                        Latent Prints

Wed                   Photography                          Coroner/Death Investigation
                                                                       Trace Evidence 

Thurs                 Photography                          DNA/Blood Spatter
                                                                       Question/Answer

Fri                      Latent Prints                          Mock Crime Scene
                                                                         Final Exam

 Application

Further information can be obtained by contacting Alee Steuer or Tim Duerr at: (937)225-4990