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Crime Scene Documentation - Sketching & Diagramming
Thu, Jun 25
|Santa Monica Police Department
This intensive 16-hour course provides comprehensive training in crime scene documentation with a primary emphasis on sketching and diagramming.


Time & Location
Jun 25, 2026, 8:00 AM – Jun 26, 2026, 5:00 PM
Santa Monica Police Department, 333 Olympic Dr, Santa Monica, CA 90401, USA
About the event
This intensive 16-hour course provides comprehensive training in crime scene documentation with a primary emphasis on sketching and diagramming. Designed for forensic students, new Crime Scene Investigators, and newly assigned Detectives, this course builds the essential skills needed to accurately capture and represent crime scenes for investigative and courtroom purposes. Through a combination of lecture-based instruction, hands-on practice, and real-world application exercises, participants will learn how to properly document scenes using sketches, measurements, and factual diagramming techniques. Students will gain proficiency in creating clear, accurate, and to-scale representations of both indoor and outdoor scenes. In addition to foundational sketching skills, the course provides instruction in advanced measurement methods used for large or complex scenes, including Triangulation, Baseline Measurements, Polar Coordinates, and the use of Perspective Grids. By the conclusion of the course, attendees will be able to confidently produce crime scene sketches and diagrams that meet professional forensic standards and…
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