Training Courses

Bloodstain Interpretation by IPTM

Date & Time:
  • April 12, 2027 – April 16, 2027
Location:
Jacksonville, FL

Bloodstain Interpretation

This intensive 40-hour course equips crime scene investigators, forensic scientists, detectives, and other criminal justice professionals with essential knowledge in bloodstain pattern analysis. Combining lectures, case studies, demonstrations, and hands-on laboratory work, participants will develop practical skills in identifying, documenting, interpreting, and analyzing bloodstains using established scientific methodologies.

The curriculum explores the science behind how bloodstain patterns are created, teaches methods for determining areas of origin and convergence, and demonstrates how blood evidence contributes to event reconstruction. Additional topics address documentation procedures, blood detection and enhancement techniques, evidence examination protocols, technical report composition, and evidence-based approaches to pattern analysis. Upon completion, participants will have a solid foundation in fundamental bloodstain pattern identification and preparation for advanced coursework in this discipline.

Course Topics

  • Bloodstain pattern fundamentals and behavior
  • Pattern formation and common identification techniques
  • Impact, cast-off, transfer, and projected stains
  • Area of origin and trajectory analysis
  • Bloodstains associated with medical deaths
  • Detection and enhancement methodologies
  • Documentation and evidence preservation strategies
  • Analysis of bloodstains on clothing and physical evidence
  • Scientific case analysis approaches
  • Technical report writing
  • Practical hands-on pattern exercises

Target Audience

This course is designed for patrol officers, detectives at all experience levels, investigations supervisors, crime scene technicians, medical examiner and coroner investigators, military investigative personnel, and prosecuting attorneys. Enrollment is restricted to active sworn and non-sworn law enforcement personnel, investigators, and prosecuting attorneys employed by governmental agencies.

Course Details

Duration: 40 hours

Dates: April 12-16, 2027

Schedule: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Location: Adam W. Herbert University Center, 12000 Alumni Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32224 (IPTM - University of North Florida)

Instructor: Anna Cox

Fee: $895.00

Certification: This course is IAI Crime Scene Certification approved.

What to Bring

Required: Appropriate attire for field exercises conducted Tuesday through Thursday, which may involve bending, stooping, or lying prone on the floor while measuring and documenting bloodstains created using veterinarian-provided, preventatively tested animal blood.

Recommended: Camera and documentation equipment for field exercises