CSI Raleigh: NC State Holds National Forensic Science Workshop For Law Enforcement

Law enforcement officers from around the United States are coming to North Carolina State University to participate in a weeklong crime scene investigation workshop, which involves solving a series of mock murders while learning about state-of-the-art technology in the field of forensic science.

“Discovery and Recovery: Death in Natural Environments,” being held June 1-4 at NC State, will help law enforcement officers hone their investigative skills through a combination of classroom instruction and hands-on field exercises. The workshop – funded by a grant from the National Institute of Justice – includes lectures and presentations each morning at the NC State College of Textiles, followed by afternoon field exercises at NC State’s Lake Wheeler Road Field Laboratories.

Media wishing to attend the workshop and hone their own skills in covering crime scenes are invited to do so. Lectures will take place each day from approximately 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. in room 2221 at NC State’s College of Textiles on Centennial Campus. Field exercises will run from approximately 1:30 to 6 p.m. at the Lake Wheeler Road Field Laboratories each day, except Thursday. Media wishing to cover the workshop should contact Caroline Barnhill in the NC State News Services office in advance at caroline_barnhill@ncsu.edu or 919/515-6251 for more information.

The “Discovery and Recovery” workshop is co-sponsored by NC State, the North Carolina Program for Forensic Sciences, the N.C. Office of State Archaeology Research Center and the N.C. Justice Academy. Dr. Ann H. Ross, associate professor of anthropology at NC State, and Dr. Billy Oliver, an archaeologist and NC State adjunct professor in sociology and anthropology, are co-directors of the forensic program and are coordinating the workshop with Dr. David Hinks, professor of textile engineering, chemistry and science; Dr. Wes Watson, professor of entomology; and Dr. Jason Byrd, associate director of the William R. Maples Center for Forensic Medicine at the University of Florida.

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