This document provides information about a 4-day body recovery course offered by C.P.D.M.S. Ltd. The course provides both theoretical and practical training in locating and recovering human remains, as well as recovering forensic evidence from crime scenes. Students will learn surveying, geophysical, and excavation techniques, and will get hands-on experience through fieldwork using buried pig carcasses. The course is intended for crime scene investigators and managers but is open to anyone with an interest in forensics. It will be taught at the company's facility in Essex, England by academics and practitioners in the field.

1. C.P.D.M.S. Ltd
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This course provides knowledge and experience
related to the issues surrounding body location
and recovery in forensic science. It is designed
to assist in the management and resolution of
these scenes and can be physical to the mind
Four Day Body
and body. Recovery Course
Entry requirements
The main entry requirement for attending this
course is an interest in the subject matter. The
course is designed for those working in the fo-
rensic/crime scene area, including crime scene
investigators or managers, but is applicable to
those with an interest in the area. No entry
qualifications are required and the course is
ideally suited to university course personnel.
Email or Telephone for details or to check
dates and book please visit our events page on
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Discounts given to larger groups.
Farcroft Kennels
Burnham Road
Latchingdon
Essex
CM 3 6HA
England
Phone: +44 (0) 777 906 7691
Body Recovery Teams
E-mail: info@c-pdms.com
Web: www.c-pdms.com Tel: +44 (0) 777 906 7691

2. Recovery is Key...
Recovery of the dead What you study ies of pigs helps realize the skills needed to
The first half of the course focuses on methods recover human remains.
Identifying potential forensic evidence to of body location and recovery Including the use
How you learn and are assessed
be recovered with a body while protecting it of dogs from AK Search & Detection Dogs Ltd.
with a chain of continuity during analysis by This includes surveying techniques, geophysical The theory is explored through lectures and
different people can be a daunting task methodologies in addition to ways of recover- seminars. This theory is reinforced with hands-
but is extremely important in modern ing forensic evidence from the grave scene. You on practical work in the field. The fieldwork
courts of law. will spend time in the field to explore these involves the use of geophysical and excavation
This course provides theoretical and practi- approaches and subsequently try them out. techniques. All of this is underpinned with the
cal training covering body location and The second half of the course focuses on what use of forensic case study examples. The
recovery together with types of evidence information can be recovered from skeletal and course is delivered by leading academics with
such as entomology, palynology, diatomolo- decomposing remains and the grave site. Dis- practitioner experience who have complemen-
gy, archaeology anthropology and methods cussing subsequent forensic analysis and inter- tary and world-leading expertise in excavation
of identification. pretation by scientific staff. and forensic science. Emphasis is placed on
the methods and techniques which are cur-
The course is designed for those working in
the forensic/crime scene area, including Where you study rently being developed within the discipline in
crime scene investigators or managers, but The course is delivered by experienced staff order to ensure the knowledge gained is rele-
is applicable to those with an interest in from C.P.D.M.S. Ltd together with visiting pro- vant to the coming years of practice. There is
the area. fessionals from University. The course will be no assessment associated with this course.
delivered at our facility in Essex (including the
fieldwork) working with the aid of buried bod-
C.P.D.M.S. Ltd
Farcroft Kennels
Burnham Road
Latchingdon
Essex
CM 3 6HA
Phone: +44 (0) 777 906 7691
Body Recovery Our Training Area
E-mail: info@c-pdms.com