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Forensic Technologist and Analyst Job Opportunities

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This is a very quick post on a Friday before a long weekend about two job opportunities with the RCMP that crossed my desk. Both these jobs close on May 22nd at midnight, so if you want to apply, you better do it really quickly:

Forensic Search Technologist – Biology
Department Name: Royal Canadian Mounted Police (Civilian Staff)
Locations: Vancouver, Edmonton, Ottawa
Salary: $53,008 to $64,491
Closing Date: May 22, 2012 – 23:59, Pacific Time Useful Information
Reference Number: RCM12J-010526-000121
Selection Process Number: 3-11-72-655
Employment Tenure: Permanent position
Vacancies: This poster will be used to meet ongoing recruitment needs

Forensic Technology Analyst – Biology
Department Name: Royal Canadian Mounted Police (Civilian Staff)
Locations: Vancouver, Edmonton, Ottawa
Salary: $53,008 to $64,491
Closing Date: May 22, 2012 – 23:59, Pacific Time Useful Information
Reference Number: RCM12J-010050-004212
Selection Process Number: 3-11-72-606
Employment Tenure: Permanent position
Vacancies: This poster will be used to meet ongoing recruitment needs

Please use the links provided above to apply online for the positions. Good luck!

Coroner Job Opportunity in the Lower Mainland

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Logo for BC Public ServiceCoroner
Department: Ministry of Justice & Solicitor General
Ministry Branch/Division: BC Coroners Service
Posting Close Date: 2012-05-29
Location: Burnaby
Job Type: Regular, Full-Time

Fill a vital role when it comes to sensitive and challenging situations and circumstances.

The BC Coroners Service is responsible, under the Coroners Act, for conducting thorough, independent investigations of all factors contributing to the unexpected, unattended or unexplained deaths of persons in BC; and for issuing related recommendations to assist in preventing future deaths and improving community safety and quality of life for all British Columbians.

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Video of Forensic Nurses from the Lower Mainland Working in Kenya

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Forensic nurses working in global sexual violence prevention in Kenya:

S.A.N.E. Kenya Trip Video from Hungry For Life on Vimeo.

A team of 11 people from the Lower Mainland travelled to the community of Seje in western Kenya in April to facilitate community education workshops on sexual violence. The team consisted of women who work either within the Abbotsford Regional Hospital, the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner program or are connected to someone who does.

The SANE (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners) team prepared educational material for primary school aged children on the topics of self-worth and self-esteem with the goal of encouraging them to treat themselves and each other well. The team also facilitated a two-day seminar for local communities to address the issues they felt were contributing to the prevalence of sexual assault in their communities. The team also helped build a room at a school in the community of Seje.

BCIT Forensic Health Sciences instructors are part of the team depicted in the video. Susan Short, Lisa Creelman and Tara Hanson are instructors in the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Core Education course which is the only classroom delivered credit course west of Ontario.  Several others in the video have taken our courses at BCIT as well.

Congratulations all on such a worthwhile endeavour.

* Postponed* Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) Workshop

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Deserted city blockCrime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) Workshop – Offered in partnership with Lions Gate Investigations Group (LGIG)

This workshop instructs participants on how to design buildings and use the physical environment to create behavioural changes that can reduce the incidence and fear of crime. These principles have been successfully applied in government and business facilities, schools, parks, community centres, apartment and housing complexes and even entire neighbourhoods.

These principles can then be used when designing new facilities and communities as well as addressing crime in existing environments.  This is a great workshop for students and working professionals who are seeking employment or currently employed at federal, provincial or local public safety agencies including positions as corporate facilities managers, architects, city planners and those involved in urban development. This workshop is also useful for those working in the private sec­tor as investigators and security practitioners.

For more information, please check out the workshop flyer, or contact our Program Coordinator, Dave McKay.

** This workshop has been postponed until the fall and new dates will be posted soon.**

June 15th Is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

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Younger woman hitting older woman with caneAccording to the Canadian Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse:

“June 15, 2006 was the debut of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD). The day is in support of the United Nations International Plan of Action which recognizes the significance of abuse and neglect of older adults as a public health and human rights issue. Throughout the world, senior abuse and neglect is largely under-recognized or treated as an unspoken problem.”

BCIT Forensic Science and Technology wants to increase this awareness and will be holding a Focus on Elder Mistreatment workshop on June 15, 2012.
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BCIT Forensics in the News!

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David McKay's appearance on Daily PlanetDave McKay, Program Coordinator for our Forensic Science program, has recently been featured in news articles in the Vancouver Province and National newspapers, and also appeared on TV for CTV and Daily Planet.

You might have heard in the news about the hang glider pilot, William Jonathan Orders, who was taken into custody on obstruction of justice charges. Orders was conducting a tandem flight with 27-year-old Lemani Godinez when she fell to her death last Saturday outside of Agassiz. Orders swallowed a memory card from a digital camera that was mounted on the glider that police deemed as evidence. The police are holding the pilot with the hope that he can “produce” the evidence (ie. the memory card) related to the fatal flight.

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Forensics at Open House

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Sorry for the long gap between posts! Open House preparation has a way of eating up all your time. At least I have a few photos, taken by our institute photographer Scott McAlpine, to show for all that effort. Over 18,000 people attended Open House, and our little displays were kept busy for the entire two days. Many thanks go to all the staff that participated and all the attendees that spent time with us. The next Open House will be in 2014.

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Forensics Will Be at BCIT’s Open House

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Logo for BCIT's Open HouseAs the graphic on the left indicates, BCIT’s Open House is coming soon. It’s a two-day event that gives you the opportunity to learn about BCIT programs, check-out student-created displays, meet current students, test-drive applied hands-on learning and win prizes by entering our Open House Challenge.

Open House 2012 will take place on Friday, April 13 from 09:00 to 16:00 and Saturday, April 14, 2012 from 09:00 to 15:00. Register to attend, and then take a look at how to get here.

Forensics will be participating in the event, and you can find us in SE2-TownSquare C, very close to the Welcome Tent in the centre of campus. Computer Crime, Forensic Health Sciences, Forensic Science and the CSI Academy will all be participating with interactive displays and activities. And when you complete 3 activities, you can enter a draw to win a $200 Metrotown gift card, so be sure to check us out!

Calgary Police Service Hiring 3 Crime Analysts

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Logo of the Calgary Police ServiceThe Real Time Operations Centre (RTOC) of the Calgary Police Service is currently looking for 3 Crime Analysts. Just to give you a little information about the Centre and these positions, the RTOC is open 24/7 to provide real-time intelligence and investigative support to both frontline patrol officers and detectives. Four teams comprised of 2 Duty Inspectors (one inside and one outside), 3 sworn positions (providing deconfliction, investigative, and directed patrol support), and 5 civilians (1 Crime Analyst and 4 Information Coordinators/Data Miners) staff the Centre.

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A Cross-Campus Dialogue: Trafficking in Children

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Child looking through a foggy windowTrafficking in Children: It happens in Canada. What can we do to stop it?

A Cross-Campus Dialogue

Presentations from local and international experts in the field of human trafficking:

Prof. Benjamin Perrin: UBC Law at Allard Hall / Author, Invisible Chains: Canada’s Underground World of Human Trafficking
Robin Pike: Former Executive Director, BC Office to Combat Trafficking in Persons
Damienne Darby: Crown Prosecutor, BC Ministry of Attorney General
Melissa Hyland: Caring for First Nations Children Society
Tara Wilke: Forensic Nurse, Surrey Memorial Hospital
Rosalind Currie: Director, BC Office to Combat Trafficking in Persons
Prof. Richard Sullivan: UBC School of Social Work
with a presentation by the Children of the Street Society

$10.00 includes lunch + materials. There is also a $1.00 online payment fee.

Event Details
Date: Saturday, March 10, 2012
Time: 10:00 to 15:00
Location: UBC Faculty of Law Forum (room 101) in Allard Hall
Event Coordinator: Megan Coyle (coyle@law.ubc.ca)

Visit the event website to register online.