Gap Science x Sievers Forensics
You asked, we answered. Gap Science with Sievers Forensics have produced an entirely online Bloodstain Pattern Identification and Interpretation e-course! Check out https://gapscience.teachable.com/courses/enrolled/2420857 for more details and to register. Complete with reference guides and materials for you to take away. Don't miss out on making BPA fun again!
June-July 2024
Cost: $25/student per webinar
Time: 12:00 PM-2:00 PM EST
June 14: Testimony for the Bloodstain Pattern Analyst
-Testimony can be an inundating part of forensic work, especially when testifying on a niche area or expertise. Join Dr. Sievers to discuss tips, tricks, do's, and don'ts of courtroom testimony geared specifically towards testimony of bloodstain patterns and moving towards expert testimony.
June 21st: When Transfer Looks Like Spatter: Examination of Transferred Stains on Various Textiles
-Examine research conducted by Dr. Sievers and her team to work through one of the biggest challenges in BPA: examining fabrics and textiles. This session dives in to common observations of spatter and transfer on various surfaces as well as instances where transfer patterns may have the initial physical appearance of spatter.
July 5th: Identification of Bloodstain Patterns on Complex Surfaces
-Expand your knowledge further regarding bloodstain pattern identification to take complex, difficult, and unique surfaces into consideration as to the changes in pattern distribution, appearance, or consistency.
July 12th: Bloodstain Experimentation and the Scientific Method
-This webinar focuses on advanced BPA topics that include the need for experimentation within the discipline, in both case-specific examples as well as the need of expansion of knowledge within the field overall. The course reinforces the scientific methods and provides students with the proper approach to crafting a bloodstain experiment.
Registration: Complete the linked document and email Heidi Sievers at [email protected]. If paying by check, a check should be mailed to the address provided on the registration form. If paying by credit/debit card, a subsequent link will be sent to the financial party email on the form with payment instructions. A registration confirmation and link with the webinar link will be generated once the webinar tuition has been paid. Sievers Forensics Training WEBINAR Course Enrollment Form.pdf
Sievers Forensics and Gap Science - 4 Part Series
Elements of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis: Required Knowledge for the Bloodstain Pattern Analyst
IAI APPROVED – 16 Hours
This training has been approved for 16 hours of continuing education credits for Certification and Re-Certification by the Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Certification Board.
This course is being offered as a 4-week series, with one live webinar occurring each week. When registering, you will have the option to register for the entire series or to register for individual weeks only.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Students attending this course will walk away with increased knowledge of bloodstain pattern analysis fundamentals, pattern identification, crime scene interpretation, and the mathematical components of area of origin calculation and determination.
This course is also designed to help prepare any individual who seeks to specialize in bloodstain pattern analysis with the aim of testing for the Certified Bloodstain Pattern Analysis certification. The course will focus on lecture instruction, practical exercises, and case studies to promote the aforementioned components of the practice of bloodstain pattern analysis.
The individual weeks and their content will be as follows:
Week 1 – Friday, July 19th, 2024:
Week 1 will focus bloodstain pattern analysis fundamentals and composition of blood, principles and theories, proper terminology, and bloodstain characteristics based on variables of height, angle variance, and surface. Students will be exposed to the historical components of the field of bloodstain pattern analysis as well as wounds that are associated with bloodletting events.
Week 2 – Friday, July 26th, 2024:
Week 2 will focus on the proper identification, description, and interpretation of bloodstain patterns. Students will have the opportunity to practice properly describing bloodstain patterns utilizing the criteria of size, shape, distribution, appearance, and location.
Week 3 – Friday, August 2nd, 2024:
Week 3 will focus on the foundations of bloodstain pattern interpretation as
well as the detriments of the improper interpretation of patterns and bloodstained scenes.
Week 4 – Friday, August 9th, 2024:
Week 4 will focus on the mathematical fundamentals for calculating angle of impact, area of convergence, and area of origin. Students will be provided with numerous exercises to practice calculations as well as the steps for both trigonometric and stringing methods of area of origin.
COURSE LOGISTICS
Instructor: Dr. Heidi Sievers
Dates:
Week 1 – Friday, July 19, 2024
Week 2 – Friday, July 26, 2024
Week 3 – Friday, August 2, 2024
Week 4 – Friday, August 9, 2024
Times: 12:00pm – 4:00pm EDT
Location: Wherever you can login!
Tuition Cost: $175 per class or $475 for the entire series!
WEBINAR PLATFORM
Attendees must be able to access the Demio webinar platform to attend the course and Google Forms to complete the final exam. Please note that the Demio platform is only supported on Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari, and Microsoft Edge (Internet Explorer is NOT supported). If you are using a work computer, you may also want to check with your IT department to ensure there are no firewalls for Demio or Google Forms.
Once you have registered for the webinar, you will receive an email containing your unique link to access the live webinar. If payment is not received within 24 hours of the webinar, your unique access link will be deactivated.
ATTENDANCE POLICYThis webinar can only be attended by the individual that has registered for the course. Gap Science LLC does not permit the watching, listening, broadcasting or distributing of this webinar to any individuals that are not registered for this course.
For more information, or to register, visit:
June 19-20, 2024 12-4 PM EST
Tuition: $100 for both sessions
12-4 PM EST both days
The death investigations course is designed for forensic investigators, law enforcement personnel, detectives, death investigators, or others who routinely are required to engage in death investigations. Students will learn how to document death scenes and evidence, recognize and understand different manners and causes of death, and how to use bloodstain pattern analysis and shooting reconstruction as an investigative tool.
Instructors: Heidi Sievers, PhD, CBPA, CCSA and Holly Kane, MSFS, CCSA, CFE
Registration: Complete the linked document and email Heidi Sievers at [email protected]. If paying by check, a check should be mailed to the address provided on the registration form. If paying by credit/debit card, a subsequent link will be sent to the financial party email on the form with payment instructions. A registration confirmation and link with the webinar link will be generated once the webinar tuition has been paid. Sievers Forensics Training WEBINAR Course Enrollment Form.pdf
Tuition: $25
Join us throughout July for Webinar Wednesdays! From 12-2 PM EST, join us to discuss all things BPA with these exciting webinars, only $25 each:
7/3: Analysis of the Bloodstained Scene
In this webinar, we will discuss the approach the bloodstained scene. From preservation, to documentation, and evidence collection, we will explore the methodical and sequential approach to the bloodstained scene.
7/17: Tackling the Mathematics of BPA
Here, we will address the visual angle differences, proper measurement of bloodstains, and calculating impact angle, determining area of convergence, and mathematically calculating area of origin using trigonometry. Attendees will be sent materials prior to the webinar to follow along with practical exercises, if they wish.
7/24: Bias in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
It's there. Cognitive, contextual, and confirmation bias can drastically alter our ability to come to objective conclusions in bloodstain pattern analysis, and forensics in general. Explore how these forms of bias exist in the field of BPA, how to identify them, and how to minimize their effect.
7/31: 3D Webinar: Describing, Differentiating, and Determining Bloodstain Patterns: An Interactive Webinar
Prepare to enhance and expand your ability to not only identify bloodstain patterns, but properly describe and differentiate them from others. Here, we will explore the common question, "but, how do you know?" You will be able to not only provide an identification of a pattern, but explain how you came to that conclusion.
Registration: Complete the linked document and email Heidi Sievers at [email protected]. If paying by check, a check should be mailed to the address provided on the registration form. If paying by credit/debit card, a subsequent link will be sent to the financial party email on the form with payment instructions. A registration confirmation and link with the webinar link will be generated once the webinar tuition has been paid. Sievers Forensics Training WEBINAR Course Enrollment Form.pdf
