Protect the Scene: Crime Scene Control and Evidence Preservation for Patrol Officers
Westminster, CO · Feb 8, 2027 · 8 hours · $125.00
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Description
A crime scene can be lost in minutes and never recovered. This 1-day course shows patrol officers how to take control of a scene, protect the evidence and hand the scene to investigators intact. It is taught through real case photos and video of scenes protected and scenes lost, by an active Colorado investigator with more than 24 years in investigations.
What your officers will learn:
- Why Scenes Are Lost: how contamination happens, and why scene integrity decides the case
- Arrival: Life First: balancing life-saving actions with scene preservation
- Taking Control of the Scene: inner and outer perimeters, a single entry point and the scene log
- Controlling People at the Scene: officers, supervisors, EMS, family members and media
- Protecting Evidence: physical, trace, digital and fragile evidence, documented and protected
- Chain of Custody: handing the scene to investigators intact
Who should attend: patrol officers of any rank, including new officers.
Instructor: Rich Rodriguez, Founder & Lead Instructor, Polished Badge.
Colorado Launch Rate: $125 per officer through June 30, 2027 (regular price $175).
What your officers will learn:
- Why Scenes Are Lost: how contamination happens, and why scene integrity decides the case
- Arrival: Life First: balancing life-saving actions with scene preservation
- Taking Control of the Scene: inner and outer perimeters, a single entry point and the scene log
- Controlling People at the Scene: officers, supervisors, EMS, family members and media
- Protecting Evidence: physical, trace, digital and fragile evidence, documented and protected
- Chain of Custody: handing the scene to investigators intact
Who should attend: patrol officers of any rank, including new officers.
Instructor: Rich Rodriguez, Founder & Lead Instructor, Polished Badge.
Colorado Launch Rate: $125 per officer through June 30, 2027 (regular price $175).
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