The third session focused on the work of the traffic unit and how they investigate and document accident scenes. Officers discuss DUI offenses and ask students to demonstrate standard sobriety tests and the breathalyzer. The next session includes a tour of our 911 facility where members see how 911 operators handle and dispatch emergency calls. The class then elects representatives to investigate a simulated DV call acted out by officers. These representatives must determine what actually happened and which party should be arrested.
Detectives teach the next several classes.
They discuss fingerprints, techniques for obtaining prints at a crime scene, and fingerprint identification. Several class members are fingerprinted, then one leaves his or her prints at a simulated crime scene. At the next session, a video of an actual homicide is shown and the class learns how evidence was gathered and a successful investigation and arrests were conducted. The medical examiner follows this presentation with slides showing how evidence is gathered from a body after death. D.A.R.E. and high school resource officers tell the group about their experiences with students from elementary to high school.