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Physical Evidence Comparison Course

Course detail

Program area: Forensic Identification

Course code: PECC

Register
2024
Course registration details
Session(s) Location Start date End date
24-02 English Ottawa 2024-06-17 2024-06-21
Cost
Tuition
$2,750.00

Notes

  • Accommodations are offered to course participants. Our rooms are subject to availability and the request must be indicated on the course registration form
  • Meal plans are offered to course participants. The specific meal plan must be indicated on the course registration form
  • Travel grant funding is available to our non-federal law enforcement agencies

Description

Physical evidence is any object or impression of an object that can establish that a crime has been committed, can provide a link between a crime and its victim, or can provide a link between a crime and its perpetrator. The examination of physical evidence by a forensic investigator is usually undertaken for identification and comparison purposes. The objective of identification is to determine the physical or chemical identity of a substance with as near absolute certainty as existing analytical techniques will permit. The objective of a comparison is to determine whether or not the suspect specimen and a control specimen have a common origin, by subjecting them to the same examinations and tests.

The Physical Evidence Comparison Course is designed to provide forensic identification personnel with the knowledge and skills that are essential to crime scene examination, forensic evidence gathering processes, and the structured methodology of forensic evidence examination.

Format and delivery

Length of course
5 days
Class size
maximum 20 students
Delivery setting
theoretical components are delivered in classroom; practical components may take place indoors and outdoors in varying weather conditions

Learning outcomes

Eligibility and mandatory requirements

Assessment

Contact

For more details or other information about the course, please email cpc_registrar-registraire_ccp@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.

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