Forensics for Adults - Past Workshops
Why should kids have all the fun?
The Vancouver Police Museum is proud to announce its newest workshop series: Forensics for Adults. Running in January 2011, these one-hour evening workshops each focus on a different area of the forensic sciences in a definitively adult-oriented way. (Because of the (occasionally) graphic nature of the material we will be presenting, adults only please.)
The schedule announced so far includes:
Wednesday
Friday
Week 1
Jan 5, 2011
Fingerprints
This hour-long workshop will look at how we collect, analyze and store fingerprints.
Jan 7, 2011
Blood Spatter
This hour-long workshop will look at the messy (and precise) work of bloodstain pattern analysis.
Week 2
Jan 12
Forensic Pathology
This hour-long workshop will explore, in detail, how autopsies are performed and how information can be gathered from a body to determine cause of death or solve a crime.
Jan 14
Coroner's Court
This hour-long session will explore the unusual history of the building that is now home to the Vancouver Police Museum.
Week 3
Jan 19
Ballistics
This hour-long workshop will look at the kinds of evidence investigators use when a firearm may have been involved in a crime.
Jan 21
Forensic Pathology
This hour-long workshop will explore, in detail, how autopsies are performed and how information can be gathered from a body to determine cause of death or solve a crime.
Week 4
Jan 26
Material Evidence
This hour-long workshop will explore, in detail, the main kinds of material evidence found in crime scenes, from broken glass and fibre samples to tool marks.
Jan 28
Blood Spatter
This hour-long workshop will look at the messy (and precise) work of bloodstain pattern analysis.
Week 5
Feb 2
TiBiA
Although we're not ready to announce the topic of this workshop yet, rest assured that it'll be fascinating!
Workshops run twice each evening, at 6:30pm and at 8:00pm; the museum and gift shop will be open to workshop participants for a half-hour before and after their session. Reservations are required and are non-transferable; ticket sales will only be available online.no tickets will be available in-person at the museum or by phone.
For more information, or to buy tickets, visit our Online Store.
Group Bookings
This program is also available for school, day camp, ESL and other groups. Advanced booking is required.
Please contact the museum for more information on this popular program.