Traffic Homicide Investigation - THI
Tue, Jan 21
|Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Traini
This course will arm you with the necessary skills to conduct a thorough traffic crash investigation and properly document your findings for courtroom presentation.
Time & Location
Jan 21, 2020, 8:00 AM – Jan 24, 2020, 5:00 PM
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Traini, 3500 Happy Hollow Lane, Fultondale, AL, USA
About the Event
Cost $80.00
Items to be provided
1. A 1 inch 3 ring binder ( 1 per student)
2. Legal note pad paper ( 2 per student)
3. Traffic accident template (1 per student)
4. Printer paper ( for the scale diagrams (1 pack) and to print off all the material to put into the
Binders)
Items that the student needs to bring
1. Scientific Calculator
2. 12 inch ruler
3. Pens
4. Pencils
5. Classroom Compass
You will learn the proper procedures for measuring, scale diagramming, and photographing in order to record physical evidence and essential facts available only at the crash scene. You will learn the fundamentals of mathematics, physics and engineering as they pertain to crash investigations and the proper mathematical equations to apply for the type of crash being investigated. Finally, you will learn to analyze the information to determine what happened before, during, and after the collision.
Topics Include
- Physical evidence from the roadway
- Physical evidence from the vehicle
- The human element and occupant kinematics
- Mathematical principles and equations
- Skid marks and vehicle speeds
- Crash scene photography
- Traffic templates
- Measuring and scale diagramming
- Driver and witness interviews
- Information analysis and case preparation