Forensic Anthropologist - Oklahoma Office of the Chiefl Medical Examiner
Professional Short Courses Previously Offered
Short Course in the Identification of
Human Versus Non-Human Bone
Sat. Aug. 10, 2019
Location: Idaho State University - Pocatello, ID
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Time: 8:30am – 4:30pm
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Cost: $100
Fee includes course manual, lunch, 7 hours of instruction, and certificate of completion
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Continuing Education: Approved for 7 ABMDI
and Idaho POST
CE credit hours.
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Course Description: This one-day course will familiarize law enforcement and medicolegal professionals with human and non-human skeletal remains frequently encountered in forensic contexts. Emphasis will be placed on identifying whether items are bone and, if so, determining if they are human or non-human.
The course provides 2.75 hours of lecture-based instruction with 4.25 hours of structured hands-on laboratory training with real human and non-human bone. Registration fee includes lunch, course manual, and certificate of completion.
Proceeds from this course will be used to support operating costs of the ISU Forensic Anthropology Laboratory to allow for continued access by coroners and law enforcement to free and low-cost services.
Learning Objectives:
After completing this course, participants will be familiar with the:
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names and appearance of the major bones of the human skeleton
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primary characteristics that distinguish human from animal bones
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bones most commonly confused with human remains in forensic settings
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contact information for specialists to confirm bone identifications, deal with historic/archaeological remains, and perform forensic anthropological analyses
Click on the PDF icon to download a course flyer and syllabus.
**Photos simulated by the ISU-FAL using non-human bone and teaching specimens. No case photos are shown.**
Planning and Executing Searches for Human Remains
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Course Description: This two-day course will familiarize law enforcement and medicolegal professionals with the components of effective outdoor searches for human remains. Emphasis will be placed on developing skills for search planning and execution that can immediately be put into practice. The course provides 3.75 hours of lecture-based instruction with 8.25 hours of structured hands-on laboratory and field exercises with real human and non-human bone. Outdoor field exercise will include daytime pedestrian searches in two environments and a nighttime search using hand-held alternate light sources.
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Course fees are used to support operating costs of the ISU-FAL and to allow for continued access to free and low-cost services.
Learning Objectives: After completing this course, participants will be familiar with:
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types of pedestrian search patterns and the pros and cons of each
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factors that structure search planning (e.g., purpose of search, manpower, expertise, scale, vegetation, terrain, time, equipment)
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contributions of technology and other resources in a search (e.g., forensic anthropologist, cadaver dogs, probes, heavy machinery, ground penetrating radar)
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appearance of the major bones of the human skeleton
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common dispersal patterns of human remains
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taphonomic bone modifications that influence the appearance of human remains
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the use of a hand-held forensic (alternate) light source in nighttime searches
Schedule:
April 10-11, 2020
Canceled due to COVID-19.
Location: Idaho State University - Pocatello, ID
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Time: Fri. 11:30-9:30pm
Sat. 8:30am-2:30pm
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Cost: $150
Fee includes course manual, lunch, 12 hours of instruction, and certificate of completion
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Max. enrollment: 16
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Continuing Education: Approved for 12 hrs. Idaho POST and ABMDI credit.
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Registration Link:
Printable Course Information
Click on the PDF icon
to download a course
flyer that includes the
syllabus and schedule.