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Module I (a) Fingerprinting/Pattern Identification/Sequencing
Team Members: Castro, Dunne, S.I.D. Division, LAPD
44 Hours

Day Date Time
Friday February 1 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Saturday February 2 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday February 3 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday February 9 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday February 10 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM

Abraham Lincoln - the 16th U.S. President

Presidents Holiday
No Class February 16 and 17

 

Module II (b) Narcotics
Team Member: Gossage - Long Beach, PD
4 Hours

Day Date Time
Friday February 22 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
 

Module I (b) Ethics/Dusting/Lifting/Map Reading
Team Members: Castro, Dunne, S.I.D. Division, LAPD
10 Hours

Day Date Time
Saturday February 23 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
 

Module II (a) Report Writing & Resume Writing
Team Members: Fuller, Cavanaugh
Fuller - Supervising Evidence Technician - Riverside PD
Cavanaugh-Program Manager - La Puente Valley ROP
10 Hours

Day Date Time
Sunday February 24 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM

Module III Forensic Photography
Team Members: Fuller, Gossage
Fuller - Supervising Evidence Technician - Riverside PD
Gossage - Criminalist - Long Beach PD
44 Hours

Day Date Time
Friday February 29 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Saturday March 1 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday March 2 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday March 8 11:30 AM - 10:00 PM
Sunday March 9 6:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Module IV - Basic Crime Scene Investigation
Team Members: Miranda, Fuller
Miranda - Crime Scene Investigator - Pasadena PD
Fuller - Supervising Evidence Technician - Riverside PD
40 Hours

Day Date Time
Saturday March 15 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday March 16 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday March 29 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday March 30 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM

Easter Break - No Class March 22 & 23
Easter Chicks

 

Module V - Friction Skin/Fingerprint Comparison
Team Members: Castro, Dunne, S.I.D. Division, LAPD
40 Hours

Day Date Time
Saturday April 5 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday April 6 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday April 12 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday April 13 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM

Module VI (a) - Advanced Technology in Crime Scene Investigation/DNA & Biotechnology
Team Member: Armenta, City of Hope
24 Hours

Day Date Time
Friday April 18 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Saturday April 19 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday April 20 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM

Module VI (b) - Advanced Technology in Crime Scene
Investigation/Chemical Processing
Team Members: Gossage, Armenta
Gossage - Criminalist- Long Beach PD
Armenta - City of Hope
20 Hours

Day Date Time
Saturday April 26 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday April 27 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM

Module VII - Advanced Crime Scene Investigation
Team Members: Miranda, Fuller
Miranda - Crime Scene Investigator - Pasadena PD
Fuller - Supervising Evidence Technician - Riverside PD
40 Hours

Day Date Time
Saturday May 3 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday May 4 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday May 10 11:30 AM - 10:00 PM
Sunday May 11 6:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Module II (b) - Deception Awareness & Gangs
Team Members: Levsen, Osborn
Levsen - Whittier PD (Retired)
Osborn - CIA Institute
14 Hours (4 hrs. - Deception Awareness, 10 hrs. Gangs)

Day Date Time
Friday May 16 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Saturday May 17 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM

Module VIII (a)- Case Study: Night Stalker/Polygraph Examination
Team Members: Carrillo, Youngblood
Lt. Gil Carrillo - Los Angeles Sheriff's Department
Youngblood, Polygraph Examiner - LAPD
10 Hours

Day Date Time
Saturday May 18 7:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Saturday May 18 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Memorial Day Weekend - No Class - May 24 & 25
Honoring Our Veterans on Memorial Day

Module VIII (b)- Forensic Lighting Techniques
Team Member: Cheeseman - Microbiologist
10 Hours

Day Date Time
Saturday May 31 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM

Module IX- Death Investigation
Team Members: Harvey, Campbell, Corral, Elias, Miller
Chief Harvey, Captain Campbell, Lt. Corral, Dr. Miller, Investigator Elias
LA County Coroner's Office
40 Hours

Day Date Time
Saturday June 7 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday June 8 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday June 14 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday June 15 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
 

Module X (a)- Courtroom Testimony
Team Members: Bernal, Mitchell, Rada
Bernal - Superior Court Judge
Rada - LA District Attorney
Mitchell - Superior Court Judge
24 Hours

Day Date Time
Friday June 20 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Saturday June 21 (Class at LA Superior Court) 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday June 22 (Class Picture) 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
 

Module X (b)- Comprehensive Test/Interview Preparation/Graduation
Team Members: Castro, Cavanaugh
Castro - S.I.D. Division, LAPD
Cavanaugh - Program Manager - La Puente Valley ROP
20 Hours

Day Date Time
Saturday June 28 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday June 29 (Expo Center Graduation Begins at 4 PM) 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
     
  Students: You must attend all modules of training to receive your large certificate.  
Forensic scientist testing chemicals in lab.
Rolling fingerprints
Glass with bullet hole.