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Where To Go For Training

Special Topics

For your personal continuing education, or for classroom use, there are a variety of videotape/CD/DVD training tools available. For example, the catalog from Insight Media offers videotape training on topics in areas such as Forensic Science, Fire Science, Legal Issues, Terrorism and Domestic Violence.

Workshops

The continuing education of forensic scientists, by attending workshops, meetings, and training for certification, is very important in this field. Obtaining exposure to related fields, and selecting some topics for expert training are important lifetime aspects of the job.

The Forensic Science Institute at Cedar Crest College in Allentown, PA is one of many institutions facilitating workshops. The 4th Annual Cedar Crest College Forensic Symposium is holding new comprehensive workshops that discuss topics concerning different apsects of forensic science.

• Mass Disaster: WTC Experience
• CSI Effect and Crime Lab Culture
• Latent Fingerprint Comparison
• Introduction of Low Copy Number DNA and Potential Application to Forensics
• An Overview of Forensic Entomology
• Forensic Ballistics and Tool Mark Analysis
• An Introduction to Forensic Odontology
• Examination of WTC Deaths by Polarized Light Microscopy

Students and Forensic Science Professionals alike are invited to attend these workshops which provide more extensive training, or serve as an unforgettable and pivotal learning experience; depending on your expertise. Click Here to be linked to the Cedar Crest College website for more information and online registration.

As a student, you may not attend many workshops, although you could. However, when you're in a forensic science position, your employer will be happy to send you for training, so you should begin to become familiar with such workshops, and know where to find them.

Graduate / Doctoral Programs

The American Academy of Forensic Sciences maintains an extensive list of higher education programs for those who wish to further pursue degrees in forensic science.

Click Here to visit the AAFS directory of graduate and doctoral programs.