Training Opportunities
Crime Scene Photography Techniques Hosted by the SC Law Enforcement Officers Association (SCLEOA) and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED)
WHEN: April 10-12-2023
Class will begin at 8:30 A.M., Registration Sign-in: 8:00 – 8:20 A.M.
WHERE: SLED, 4700 Broad River Road, Columbia, SC 29212. Please, park in the designated Visitor Parking
REGISTRATION FEE: $425.00
This 3-day 24-hour course may be applied for re-certification purposes.
ABOUT THE COURSE:
Course Purpose:
This course is designed to teach basic and advanced photographic techniques that are required to document crime scenes and accident scenes for investigative purposes and court presentation. The following topics will be covered:
This Training Course will benefit: Any individual tasked with the investigation and documentation of crime scenes and evidence related to criminal investigations. Personnel include, but, are not limited to: General Investigators, Crime Scene Personnel, Narcotics Investigators, Patrol Officers, Coroners & Deputy Coroners, Forensic Nurse Examiners, and Fire Scene Personnel.
Please Note: There will be an evening session Tuesday April 11, 2023 to demonstrate Painting with Light techniques. Through demonstration and practical application, participants will become proficient in producing excellent photographic images of large areas in near and complete darkness.
This course will be approximately 50% lecture and 50% hands-on practical application which will greatly improve the participant’s proficiency.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTORS:
Kerri McClary retired from her full-time position as a Crime Scene Investigator and Latent Print Examiner with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department in April 2022. She maintains a part-time position as a Sheriff’s Deputy/Forensic Instructor assigned to the Training Division where she provides basic crime scene processing and evidence collection instruction to deputies with the Sheriff’s department. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice from Central State University in Edmond, Oklahoma. Her law enforcement career spans over 38 years, beginning as an Identification Technician with the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and culminating as a Special Agent with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. She was adjunct faculty at the University of Tennessee for 12 years, providing extensive training through the 10-week National Forensic Academy Training Program located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. She delivers training to the law enforcement community nationwide through her consulting company, Kerri McClary Consulting, LLC, and Forensic Training Source, LLC. Ms. McClary has an extensive background as a latent print examiner, crime scene investigator, and forensic photographer. She received additional educational training and experience in forensic photography and digital imaging from the F.B.I. Academy in Quantico, Virginia. She is a Certified Crime Scene Analyst through the International Association for Identification and most recently was recognized by the Association as achieving the status of Active Life Member. She is a past president and is currently a member of the South Carolina Chapter of the International Association for Identification. Ms. McClary is a member of the Richland County Sheriff’s Department’s Mounted Patrol Unit. She serves as a peer team member for the South Carolina Law Enforcement Assistance Program, where she assists law enforcement officers and their families with critical incident debriefings and training. She serves as 1st Lieutenant with the South Carolina State Guard Caisson Detachment Unit.s currently a Crime Scene Investigator and Latent Print Examiner with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice from Central State University in Oklahoma. Her law enforcement career spans over 34 years; beginning as an Identification Technician with the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and serving as a Special Agent with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. She provides training to the law enforcement community locally and nationwide through her consulting company, Kerri McClary Consulting, LLC along with Forensic Training Source, LLC. Ms. McClary has an extensive background as a latent print examiner, crime scene investigator, and forensic photographer. She received additional educational training and experience in forensic photography and digital imaging from the F.B.I. Academy in Quantico, Virginia. She is a certified crime scene analyst through the International Association for Identification. She is a past president and is currently a member of the South Carolina Chapter of the International Association for Identification. She is a member and supporter of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Officers Association.
John Williams has over 32 years of law enforcement experience and retired from the South Carolina Department of Public Safety, as the Section Chief of Advanced and Specialized Training in 2005. Immediately upon retiring, he opened John Williams Consulting, LLC, with a primary emphasis on providing training to law enforcement personnel. John has been teaching law enforcement and forensic courses for over 40 years specializing in forensic photography. He travels the country extensively providing training through his company, collaborating with Ms. McClary, and Forensic Training Source, LLC. He holds a Bachelors of Arts degree from the University of South Carolina. He is a member in good standing of SCLEOA, IAI, and SCIAI.
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