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- Exposure to Infectious Materials
- Secure a Crime Scene from Contamination
- Contamination
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- Biological Evidence
- Double-gloving
- Retaining Evidentiary Value
- Protective Gear
- Standard Implements
- Fragile Evidence
- Fragile Evidence (continued)
- DNA Evidence
- Plastic Bags
- Collect & Package
- Absorbent Surface Procedures
- Alternative Procedure
- Non-absorbent Surface Procedures
- Packaging Procedures
- Cleaning Re-usable Implements
- Dry Stains on Absorbent Surfaces
- Dry Stains on Non-absorbent Surfaces
- Sample from a Smear
- Cross Contamination
- Considerations for Blood Evidence
- Air-dry Evidence
- Refrigeration
- Dried Saliva
- Dried Saliva (continued)
- Liquid Saliva
- Sexual Assault
- Sexual Assault (continued)
- Collection Kits
- Sexual Assault Evidence
- Stains on the Victim
- Procedures for Sexual Assault Evidence
- Collection of Hair Evidence
- Collection of Tissue, Organs, or Bones
- Collection of Fingernail Scrapings
- Sealing Packages
- Store & Transport
- Sources, Locations, and Limitations
- Elimination and Reference Samples
- CODIS
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- Burglary
- Violent Crime
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Additional Online Courses
- What Every First Responding Officer Should Know About DNA Evidence
- Collecting DNA Evidence at Property Crime Scenes
- DNA – A Prosecutor’s Practice Notebook
- Crime Scene and DNA Basics
- Laboratory Safety Programs
- DNA Amplification
- Population Genetics and Statistics
- Non-STR DNA Markers: SNPs, Y-STRs, LCN and mtDNA
- Firearms Examiner Training
- Forensic DNA Education for Law Enforcement Decisionmakers
- What Every Investigator and Evidence Technician Should Know About DNA Evidence
- Principles of Forensic DNA for Officers of the Court
- Law 101: Legal Guide for the Forensic Expert
- Laboratory Orientation and Testing of Body Fluids and Tissues
- DNA Extraction and Quantitation
- STR Data Analysis and Interpretation
- Communication Skills, Report Writing, and Courtroom Testimony
- Español for Law Enforcement
- Amplified DNA Product Separation for Forensic Analysts
Date Created: June 12, 2023