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Recognising, Excavating & Recording Clandestine Graves – Law Enforcement
1 Day
This one-day course is designed to provide an understanding of the role of Forensic Archaeologists and Anthropologists have at the crime scene and the techniques used in the excavation of clandestine graves as part of an investigation.
This course is approved by the Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences for CPD Certification.
Our upcoming course dates:
- More dates will be announced soon!
Get in touch with our training team at training@forensic-access.co.uk to book your place.
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**Please note that we can only take instruction via a Barrister or Solicitor, we do not take instruction directly from private individuals.
We are always interested in talking to experienced forensic scientists with a minimum of 5 years of forensic science work who are interested in working as Consultants to undertake ad-hoc work for us.
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01235 774870
Email us
science@forensic-access.co.uk
Who is this Course for?
- Crime Scene Managers
- Crime Scene / Forensic Investigators
- Police Search Advisors
- Licensed Search Officers
- Major Crime Investigation Team
Course Topics
- To provide an awareness and overview of the techniques used by Forensic Archaeologist and Anthropologists to find, excavate and record clandestine graves
- To give those in the police who deal with clandestine graves and other crime scenes the ability to understand what role Forensic Archaeologists and Anthropologists have at a crime scene and how to use this to its full potential.
Course Modules
- Narrowing the search area: use of aerial photographs, maps and intelligence
- Landscape Interpretation: recognising clandestine graves in the landscape, using changes in the vegetation and topography of the terrain to identify them
- Techniques used in the excavation of clandestine graves: use of mechanical excavators, hand excavation and excavation strategies
- Digital and manual recording of clandestine graves: GPS Survey, drawing plans, profiles and sections, establishing a baseline etc
- Awareness of soil sampling and entomology
Course Location: Wantage, Oxfordshire (OX12 9FA)