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Prepared by Magali Bernard Crime scene and physical evidence awareness training delivered to police officers in Western Africa Vienna, 25 September 2009 35 police officers from The Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone participated in a crime scene and physical evidence awareness course hosted by the Nigeria Police (National Central Bureau) in Lagos from 8 to 11 September 2009. The course was opened by Mr. Israel Ajao, Head, Nigeria Police Force Criminal Investigation Department. In his opening address, he emphasized the importance of first actions at crime scenes to ensure successful investigations and the need for the establishment of specialized crime scene investigation units. INTERPOL and the UNODC, through its Laboratory and Scientific Section, jointly organized and delivered this pilot course sponsored by the INTERPOL Operational Assistance, Services and Infrastructure Support to African Police Forces (OASIS) Programme. The course delivery format included lectures, case studies and some practical sessions. Based on the end of the course evaluation, the participants demonstrated an increase in their knowledge of good practices in crime scene investigations and the nature and relevance of physical evidence and felt better prepared to respond to the challenges of their daily work. The course delivered is based on a forensic awareness and crime scene investigations training programme being developed by the UNODC. Its development included expert group meetings and contributions of a number of individual experts and international organizations, namely the International Association for Identification (IAI), INTERPOL, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC). The training in Nigeria will be followed by a second course in Côte d’Ivoire from 5 to 8 October 2009, which will target French speaking countries from the region.

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Page 1: Crime scene and physical evidence awareness training ... · Prepared by Magali Bernard Crime scene and physical evidence awareness training delivered to police officers in Western

Prepared by Magali Bernard

Crime scene and physical evidence awareness training delivered to police

officers in Western Africa Vienna, 25 September 2009

35 police officers from The Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone participated in a crime scene and

physical evidence awareness course hosted by the Nigeria Police (National Central Bureau) in Lagos from 8 to

11 September 2009.

The course was opened by Mr. Israel Ajao, Head, Nigeria Police Force Criminal Investigation Department. In his

opening address, he emphasized the importance of first actions at crime scenes to ensure successful

investigations and the need for the establishment of specialized crime scene investigation units.

INTERPOL and the UNODC, through its Laboratory and Scientific Section, jointly organized and delivered this

pilot course sponsored by the INTERPOL Operational Assistance, Services and Infrastructure Support to African

Police Forces (OASIS) Programme. The course delivery format included lectures, case studies and some

practical sessions.

Based on the end of the course evaluation, the participants demonstrated an increase in their knowledge of

good practices in crime scene investigations and the nature and relevance of physical evidence and felt better

prepared to respond to the challenges of their daily work.

The course delivered is based on a forensic awareness and crime scene investigations training programme

being developed by the UNODC. Its development included expert group meetings and contributions of a

number of individual experts and international organizations, namely the International Association for

Identification (IAI), INTERPOL, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the

International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC).

The training in Nigeria will be followed by a second course in Côte d’Ivoire from 5 to 8 October 2009, which will

target French speaking countries from the region.

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Prepared by Magali Bernard