Purpose: To develop a basic understanding of the discipline of bloodstain pattern analysis.
Objectives:
Demonstrate knowledge of the development, history and advancement of bloodstain pattern analysis.
Define the inherent limitations of bloodstain pattern analysis as a forensic discipline.
Identify key bloodstain patterns using a taxonomic classification system and understand the mechanism by which they are created.
Determine impact angles and area of origin for spatter patterns.
Describe proper protective measures to follow in a bloodstained scene.
Demonstrate an ability to evaluate a basic bloodstain pattern scene.
Demonstrate the ability to properly document a bloodstained scene in photographs and written reports.
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