Kyprianos Georgiou and
Kalisa
Hadji Editors
From the Editors
Dear members,
We would like to wish
you and your loved ones
a very Happy New Year
and we hope you had a
wonderful Christmas. We
are now in 2017 which
(amongst other things)
we have the conference
in Phoenix to look
forward to (save the
dates 6
th –
8
th June
2017).
Let’s make 2017 a year
of helping each other
and helping ICSIA move
forward!
As you may be aware, it
has been decided that
from now on, we will be
having quarterly
newsletters as we
believe this will enable
us to incorporate a lot
more articles and themes
into the newsletter. We
hope you find some
interest in sharing an
article or two with the
rest of the ICSIA
family. It is great to
have different people
from all over the world
sharing common practice
and techniques they use
within their own police
forces.
In this edition of The
Examiner, we are
introducing 7 reporters
from different parts of
the world sharing
information about what
their roles entail in
law enforcement.
If you have any
questions/comments or if
you would like to become
a reporter or contribute
any articles in future
newsletters, please do
not hesitate to contact
us through the following
links
K.Georgiou@tees.ac.uk or
Kalisa@hadji.co.uk
Director's Letter
Greetings!
May 2017 bring you
all health and
happiness!
We begin the new
year with changes in
the Newsletter that
I think you will
find worthy of your
time. We welcome the
new ICSIA
International
Reporters and value
what they will be
sharing with you now
and upcoming issues.
Please keep in mind
it is up to the
membership to make
ICSIA what it is.
Without your input
and support ICSIA
will fail.
I have sent out
emails to all the
members about an
opening in the Board
of Directors. Please
give it
consideration and if
interested after
reading the email
then submit your
resume to us (hbb@icsia.org)
for consideration.
The deadline for
receiving your
resume is the end of
this month. We may
be selecting more
than one person for
past and current
openings.
Mark your calendars
for the 2017 CSI
Conference in the
Phoenix, AZ area. June
6, 7 & 8, 2017.
I hope to see all of
you there!
We are no longer
using the Yahoo
Groups for
communication and
forums for the
members and those
groups will be
deleted shortly.
Currently, we are
using Facebook and
Linkedin for ICSIA
Postings.
The ICSIA Training
Committee is still
in its infancy stage
and working on
identifying a
baseline for crime
scene investigation.
The issue is that we
are an international
group and what we do
in the USA may not
apply elsewhere.
While I am a firm
believer that we all
work similar and for
the same goal, how
we get there may
vary by agency.
Hopefully by the
next issue we will
have something to
share with the
members.
We are always
looking at the
technology side of
communications and
training so if you
have experience in
creating web sites,
blogs, or providing
online training we
would like to hear
from you to help us
in the 21st Century!
Our current online
course for the
Patrol Officer as a
1st Responder
at crime scenes has
been a success and
continues to receive
extremely good
evaluations and
comments. I wish
every agency would
make it mandatory
for all the
uniformed officers
to complete. We
receive nothing from
it so it is not a
financial gain for
us. I am hoping in
2017 we will be able
to produce more free
ones PLUS a couple
of courses that will
require a small fee.
If you have not
considered being
“Certified” by ICSIA
as a CFCSI,
Certified Forensic
Crime Scene
Investigator please
consider it. We have
a few currently
going through the
process. Once you
have gone through
the process you will
be a better CSI for
it. I can guarantee
it is not an easy
task but one that
will make you stand
out from the rest.
Please review it
here, http://icsia.org/FCSI/index.htm
The world is getting
to be a rough place
so be careful out
there, watch your
back and stay safe
….. we need you!
Thanks,
Hayden B Baldwin,
Executive Director
International Crime
Scene Investigators
Association
www.icsia.org
hbb@icsia.org
ICSIA's 2017 Conference
Phoenix, Arizona.
6th, 7th and 8th June 2017
To those planning on attending the
conference this year and you wish to
give a presentation at the conference
please let us know ASAP.
Book your place now for another great
conference.
Please click
here for
a link to our conference page.
Our reporters*
Christian C. Ferretti (Italy): Christian
C. Ferretti, also known in the world of
triathlon as "mac" for his passion for
Scotland, aged 43, father of two. After
serving in the Army Special Forces
(Airborne Brigade "Folgore"), with
international experience, as during 1992
United Nation Mission in Somalia, joined
the Italian State Police.
Please click
here for
the full article
Fernando Picoli (Brazil): In
July 2016 I was in Italy on a
sightseeing trip. Interested in learning
how the Italian CSI work, I searched for
some Italian colleague who could show me
how the work is done there. After
posting in the ICSIA´s Facebook page, I
was promptly answered by CSI Christian
Ferretti, who showed me a little of the
work performed in the Padua region. As I
noticed the similarities and differences
between Italy and Brazil regarding the
job, I realized how much better
understanding the realities in other
countries can improve forensic sciences
both locally and globally.
Please click
here for
the full article
Kalisa Hadji (United
Kingdom): Hello
from the UK. My name is Kalisa Hadji. I
graduated from Teesside University in
2012 with a 1st Class Honours in BSc
Crime Scene Science. After graduating I
was offered a job with Key Forensic
Services as a DNA analyst which I
carried out for 9 months before being
made redundant. From there I joined West
Yorkshire Police as a Designated
Examiner where I examined exhibits for
blood and swabbed/mini-taped for DNA. I
was there a year before moving onto my
current job as a Forensic Laboratory
Officer (FLO) for Cambridgeshire Police,
UK where I have been for the last two
years.
Please click
here for
the full article
Marcus Bastien (Virgin
Islands): Police
Constable # 776 Bastien joined the Royal
St. Lucia Police Force on September 12,
1994 and served for a period of nine (9)
years. He worked at the Beat and Patrol
Department, and Traffic Unit before
moving to the Royal Virgin Islands
Police Force. He was re-enlisted in
Royal St Lucia Police Force in 2009 and
has been attached to the Scenes Of Crime
Office for a period of five (5) years.
During his stint in the RVIPF, he
pursued a number of studies in the areas
of Forensic Science, Crime Scene
Investigation and Criminal Justice.
Also, during his tenure at the RVIPF, he
acted in a supervisory position on
numerous occasions.
Please click
here for
the full article
Shernadine Peters (Belize):
My name is Shernadine Peters and I am
hailing from the beautiful country of
Belize, Central America. Belize is a
tropical country, very diverse in
culture, marine life and land creatures.
We are well versed in many languages
because of the multicultural nature of
our country. Belize is serene in nature,
best-kept secret as the travel agencies
would advertise but like any other
paradise around the world, Belize also
has high numbers in crime.
Please click
here for
the full article
Salar Jadoon (Pakistan): After
the assassination of former Prime
Minister Benazir Bhutto, her crime scene
was washed with water, when this
incident was spread on international
media some of international law
enforcement agencies and organizations
has focused on Pakistan regarding
importance of scene of crime.
Please click
here for
the full article
Wendell Ballantyne (Virgin
Islands): Wendell
Ballantyne was born in St. Vincent and
the Grenadines on 2nd June 1973. He is
married and has one son. He attended the
Fancy Government School. In July 1992 he
graduated from the Emanuel High School,
Kingstown. In July 1994 he enlisted in
the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Police Force and successful completed
six months of police training in
December of the same year. He serves on
the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Police Force for six years.
Please click
here for
the full article
*Please note that English
may not be the first
language of some of our
reporters. If you have any
questions regarding any
articles, please do not
hesitate to contact our
newsletter editors for
clarifications.
History of the Police
by
Wendell
Ballantyne
The history of the British Virgin
Islands Police Force stretches back
to the end of the 19th Century when
the British Virgin Islands became a
member of the Leeward Islands Police
Force. Also included were Antigua
and Barbuda, Montserrat, St. Kitts,
Nevis, and Anguilla, with the
administrative Headquarters in
Antigua. Because the serve police
officers, were mostly demanded in
the other countries only the minimum
of staff was stationed in the
British Virgin Islands.
Please click
here for
the full article
Research papers
A
methodology used for
fingerprint
depletion and
development: Following
a focussed and
structured
procedure, should be
the primary
objective of any
fingerprint
research. This
allows the
researcher to follow
a set of pre-planned
guidelines but it
also enables other
researchers to carry
out different
experiments
following the same
procedures used in
the research.
Please click
here for
the full article
Timeframe
required to develop
latent fingerprints
using Wet Powder
Suspension: During
the experimental work of
this project, some tests
were carried out
assessing the quality of
the developed marks,
using various chemical
development techniques.
When the chemical
treatment “WPS-B”
was used, it was noticed
that it did not develop
freshly deposited latent
marks. WPS-B was
utilised in this
experiment, to
investigate the
effectiveness of this
technique and the time
it requires for the
development of latent
marks.
Please click here for
the full article
Crime Scene First
Responder for the
Patrol Officer
As you may be aware,
ICSIA has developed a
FREE online
entitled "Crime Scene
fIrst responder for the
patrol officer". In this
short course, we will
review the steps
involved at the scene
for the uniformed first
responder and
demonstrate the
importance of this task
by actual case work.
Students who complete
the course will receive
a certificate from the
International Crime
Scene Investigators
Association.
Please click
here to
sign-up for the free
online course.
The next edition of "The Examiner" will be
in April 2017
If you would like to contribute any
papers/articles/stories from your
experiences about any of these themes,
please do not hesitate to
contact
us here with your papers in order to
include them in our future newsletter.
Thank you
