Investigate it: Forensics at BCIT
There is currently a Community Coroner position available that covers Ladysmith, Nanaimo, Parksville and Qualicum Beach, BC:
Community Coroner in Nanaimo, BC
Visit the website above to find out more about this position and how to apply. The application deadline is July 25, 2013.
Just a shout out to our lucky winner, Gwen, commenter number 11. Gwen wins the $100 VISA gift card and I’ll be contacting her shortly.
Also, a thank you goes out to all of you who entered. I appreciate the feedback about what you’d like to see on this blog and will do my best to make it happen.
** This contest has now ended and comments are closed.**
Believe it or not, the Forensics Blog is coming up on its third anniversary at the end of July, and we’d like to reward one of our readers with a $100 Visa gift card as our way of saying thanks for reading.
How do you qualify to win this giveaway? First, you have to be located in North America (the card doesn’t work outside of NA). Second, you need to leave a comment on the bottom of this post, and tell us how long you’ve been reading the blog and what sort of content you wished we featured on it that we don’t already have. Third, the giveaway closes at 11:59pm on July 9, 2013, so make sure you comment before then.
We’ll be posting the winner on July 10th, so check back to see if it’s you! Good luck to you all and thanks again for taking the time to read our blog.
Dean Hildebrand, Associate Dean of Forensics here at BCIT, wanted me to make available to our students and visitors a report that was recently prepared by the University of Toronto’s Centre of Forensic Science and Medicine titled, Forensic Science in Canada: a multi-disciplinary discussion (also known as the Hart House Report). The report represents the efforts of various forensic scientists from all over Canada that attended a 2 day meeting at Hart House at the University of Toronto in May 2012, to discuss the status for forensic science in Canada.
The report describes the activities of the major forensic disciplines in the areas of: service, education, and research. The report also includes recommendations aimed at growing and developing forensic science. The hope was that academic institutions; governments; professional associations and societies; and forensic stakeholders find the report informative and that tabling this report becomes the necessary first step in progressing and modernizing forensic science in Canada, in the 21st century.
RCMP LMD Integrated Forensic Identification Services presents the Canadian Identification Society’s Annual Education Conference.
Vancouver 2013
Focusing on processing major crime scenes.
September 23-26
River Rock Casino Resort
Visit the CIS conference website to register. It costs $350 to attend the week or $125 to attend per day.
For those of you looking for more information about BCIT Forensic Science and Technology programs, please join us at our information session on June 10, 2013 at the Downtown Campus starting at 5:30pm.
At the info session, each Program Coordinator does a general presentation about their option, giving you tips on how to apply, when to apply, and what the career prospects are in their area. After the presentation, the attendees are divided up according to the option they’re most interested in and then are given more in-depth information from their particular Program Coordinator. This is also an opportunity for you to ask questions specific to your circumstances and background, to see if your career aspirations line-up with what we have to offer.
All you have to do is visit our info session web page to sign-up. See you on the 10th!
The Western Chapter of the International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts (IALEIA) is pleased to announce an excellent two-day training session for analysts and investigators!
Course: New Open Source Intelligence Techniques 2-Day Law Enforcement Training Session
Instructor: Michael Bazzell
Date: June 10-11, 2013
Location: Justice Institute of BC
Cost: $125 (Members) / $150 (Non-Members)
We haven’t even hit summer yet, and it’s already time to start thinking about Fall courses…
I recently uploaded our Fall term 2013 course schedule to our website, so you can use it to plan your course load for September-November 2013. BCIT has recently updated the way it displays courses online, hopefully making it easier for you guys to find and enroll in them.
Some important dates to remember:
So go ahead and plan for your next semester and get ready to register before important courses fill up!
It’s also important to note that, starting today, May 13th, BCIT has changed its payment options for courses. Find out more by visiting the BCIT website.
The Forensic Health Sciences option is pleased to be offering a new course:
FSCT 7843 – Pediatric Examiner Sexual Violence Core Education
This 45 hour comprehensive course is designed to broaden the expertise of nurses and physicians who currently provide or will be providing pediatric sexual violence medical evaluation. The focus of this Canadian-based, basic to intermediate level training will be on caring for the sexually abused pediatric population. This evidence-based course will be interactive, case-based and provide practical opportunities for clinicians to obtain feedback on different practice elements including documentation..
DATE: In-class: May 21-24, 2013 and Online: May 25-July 5, 2013
TIME: 08:30 to 17:00
LOCATION: BCIT Downtown Campus, 555 Seymour Street and online
COST: $830 (CRN 62188)
The Forensic department is hosting a workshop for professionals working in the area of sexual violence adults and adolescents. The workshop will include both didactic and clinical practice in a variety of aspects directly related to the role and responsibilities of the nurse examiner in the clinical setting.
WORKSHOP DETAILS
DATE: Monday, June 3, 2013
LOCATION: Surrey Memorial Hospital, 13750 – 96th Avenue, Shirley Dean Pavilion Room A
TIME: 08:45 to 16:00
COST: $70 (CRN 60880)