Lesson 1Hidden Fingerprint Recovery: Powder, Fume Method, Light Sources, Lifting and Packing PrintsThis lesson details finding and showing hidden fingerprints with powders, fume processes, special lights, then lifting, marking, and packing shown prints to keep ridge details and court value in local settings.
Picking right fingerprint powdersFume process stepsUsing special lights for hidden printsLifting with tape, lifters, gelsMarking and packing lifted printsAvoiding mix-ups and over-showingLesson 2Tool Marks and Entry Points: Recording Broken Windows/Frames, Gathering Tool Bits, Casting and PhotosThis lesson covers spotting and recording tool marks and entry spots, including photos of damaged frames and locks, casting tool prints, gathering bits, and keeping surfaces for later matching in South Sudan.
Checking doors, windows, framesClose photos with side lightCasting tool marks with silicone or stoneGathering and packing tool bitsProtecting marked surfaces from touchRecording measures and directionsLesson 3Body Evidence Packing and Marking: Envelopes, Airy Containers for Wet Items, Swabbing vs Whole CollectionThis lesson explains picking and marking packs for body evidence, stressing airy containers, separating wet and dry, swabbing vs whole gathering, and marking for later lab work in humid South Sudanese areas.
Picking envelopes, bags, boxesAiry containers for wet itemsSwabbing vs whole item sendingStopping mold and cross-mixMarking for source, place, dangersSealing and tamper-proof tapeLesson 4Footwear and Print Evidence: Casting Methods (Stone, Silicone), Photos with Scales, Recovering Partial PrintsThis lesson focuses on finding, recording, and recovering footwear and print evidence, including photos with scales, casting with stone or silicone, lifting partial prints, and protecting from harm in outdoor scenes.
Searching for hidden and seen printsPhotographing prints with scalesCasting with stone outsideSilicone and gel for soft printsLifting dusty or partial shoe marksProtecting from weather and stepsLesson 5Questioned Papers and Document Evidence: Handling Printed Files, Securing Originals vs Copies, Avoiding Heat/Wet DamageThis lesson addresses handling questioned papers and document evidence, including securing originals, limiting touch, avoiding heat and wet, packing printed files, and recording any old damage in tropical climates.
Spotting document evidence typesMinimizing touch and using supportsSeparating originals from copiesPacking to stop folds and tearsAvoiding heat, light, wet damageRecording old marks and changesLesson 6Trace Evidence Gathering: Tape Lifts, Vacuuming, Tweezers, Particle Sampling, Avoiding Mix-UpsThis lesson details ways to gather trace evidence like fibers, hairs, particles using tape, vacuum, tweezers, while cutting mix-ups and keeping positions for understanding in South Sudanese scenes.
Prioritizing trace at scenesTape lifts: pick and useVacuum gathering and filter handlingTweezers and small tool waysPacking trace from different surfacesMix-up control and field samplesLesson 7Full Evidence List for Office Scenes: Glass, Fabrics, Shoe Prints, Tool Marks, Fibers, FluidsThis lesson gives a planned list for office crime scenes, ensuring steady spotting and gathering of glass, fabrics, shoe prints, tool marks, fibers, body fluids without missing key traces in urban South Sudan.
Pre-entry planning and gear pickRoom-by-room walkthroughList for glass and broken partsList for fabrics, papers, clothsList for shoes and tool marksList for fluids, hairs, fibersLesson 8Glass and Broken Item Evidence: Break Pattern Records, Edge Matching, Gathering and Packing PiecesThis lesson addresses spotting and gathering glass and broken item evidence, including break pattern records, force direction check, edge matching, and safe packing of pieces to keep rebuild chance.
Photographing glass in placeRadial and circle break patternsForce direction basicsEdge matching and rebuild stepsGathering and packing glass piecesSafety with sharp glassLesson 9Blood and Body Fluids: Quick Tests, Safe Gathering, Swabbing Ways, Drying, Packing and Cold StorageThis lesson explains spotting and safe handling of blood and body fluids, quick testing, swabbing and cutting ways, drying steps, packing, and cold practices to keep DNA and cut health risks in hot areas.
Scene safety and gear for dangersFinding and recording blood spotsQuick tests for blood and seedsSwabbing, cutting, scraping methodsDrying body samples before packCold planning and recordsLesson 10Evidence Storage and Moving: Evidence Rooms, Cooling for Body Items, Safe Moving of ElectronicsThis lesson covers safe storage and moving of physical, body, digital evidence, including room controls, cooling, pack choices, and steps to stop decay, loss, or change during travel in South Sudan.
Evidence room entry and loggingShort and long storage optionsCooling and freezing body itemsPacking for safe vehicle moveSafe moving of electronic devicesWatching temperature and chain
