Footwear Impression Workshop
Law Enforcement Officers Regional Training Commission
Presents
Footwear Impression Workshop
This one-day hands-on course is designed for crime scene investigators, police officers, evidence technicians, and other personnel, who have the responsibility to properly document and collect footwear evidence at the crime scene. This course is geared toward both experienced evidence collection personnel as well as personnel with limited experience in footwear evidence processing. Participants will learn how to locate, collect and preserve footwear evidence.
Course outline:
- Footwear Introduction
- Manufacturing Footwear
- Footwear Examination
- Awareness and detection of footwear evidence
- Documenting footwear (general photographs and sketch)
- Footwear Enhancement
Hands-on Portion:
- Collection and preservation of various types of footwear impression
- Two dimensional, positive/negative impressions, dust impressions
- Three-dimensional various soil types, unusual surfaces, snow impression (if applicable)
Required Equipment for this training: Digital Signal Lense Reflux (DSLR) cameras, and a tripod that will securely attach to the above camera and the camera owner’s manual
Date/Time: Tuesday, September 14, 2027, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Location: Flint Township Police Department, 5200 Norko Drive, Flint, 48507
Class Size: Limited to 25
Cost: LEORTC Member Licensed Officer Prepaid
LEORTC Non-Licensed Personnel $65.00 p/p
Non-Member Agencies $130.00 p/p
Instructor: Forensic Scientist Keith LaMont, Director/MSP Bridgeport Laboratory, has been with the Trace Evidence Unit for 25 years and has experience in: Footwear & Tire Tracks, Crime Scene Processing, Arson, Paint, Glass, and Explosive Residue. He has extensive crime scene experience, processing over 225 suspicious death crime scenes. He has a Bachelor of Science from MSU with a major in Forensic Science.
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This training is registered as, “Agency Elected Continuing Professional Education (CPE).”