Forensic center teaches crimefighting

Aug 1, 1998 12:00 PM, AC&SSI Staff

Crime-scene and fingerprinting examiners throughout the United Kingdom and other countries are improving their skills at the new Scientific Support College at the National Police Training College in Hendon, north London. The college uses the latest equipment and facilities, including scene-of-crime examination sets, photographic studios and forensic equipment. Other facilities include an area for students to learn the intricacies of vehicle examination, a building for examining fire scenes and a mock-up room featuring a "dead body," complete with blood, bottles, clothes and ransacked drawers. The college's technical courses are validated by King's College, London, enabling participating officers to gain a diploma in fingerprinting expertise and scene-of-crime examination.

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