Dust ‘n Bust (3 days) – Grafton PD

Course Facts

Instructor: Shawn Dolan

Date: November 3–5, 2026

Location: Grafton Police Department

Time: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm

Price: $400.00 USD (1 attendee); $375.00 per person (2 attendees); $350.00 per person (3+ attendees)

Course Overview

This intensive 3-day, 24-hour hands-on crime scene investigation program exposes participants to multiple realistic scenarios. Participants will develop proficiency in fundamental crime scene management—from initial response through evidence documentation, processing methods, and final reporting. The curriculum addresses latent impression recovery, biological evidence collection, and proper submission protocols for AFIS, DNA, drug analysis, and firearms/ballistics examination. Officers and detectives will build practical competency in processing diverse crime scenes efficiently and accurately.

Course Description

The new format of this course involves exposure to multiple crime scenes. This soup-to-nuts 3 day (24 hour) hands-on crime scene class will cover basic approach, preservation methods, documentation procedures, basic and advanced processing techniques as well as final evidence reporting and presentation of findings. This will be a highly intense course that will challenge the officer's/detective's ability to handle the scene from response to report. The goal is to equip the student with the fundamental evidentiary knowledge of crime scene investigation techniques and gain mastery of the techniques necessary to obtain latent impressions, blood and bio collection, and preparation for submission to AFIS, DNA, drug and firearms/ballistics lab analysis.

Prerequisite

This is a follow-up course to the Breaking and Entering Evidence Recovery (BEER) course, which builds on the officer/detective's skills to successfully process scenes that they most commonly encounter. Basic or Advanced Photography course and the evidentiary photography course are also helpful. Students should have general working knowledge of their cameras. Cameras can be point and shoot or DSLR.

Requirements

Students should bring cameras and any crime scene processing kits and tools assigned to their unit. Students will be supplied with ninhydrin/dye stain and all written materials and worksheets.

Additional Information

Discounts Available: Departments sending two members – $375 per person; Departments sending three or more members – $350 per person