Gov. Beshear, Department of Criminal Justice Training Announce 21 Officers Graduate from the Kentucky Criminalistic Academy – Crime Scene Technician Course

On October 13, Gov. Andy Beshear and the Department of Criminal Justice Training (DOCJT) announced that crime scene investigators (CSIs) from across the commonwealth have graduated from the 2023 Kentucky Criminalistics Academy (KCA) Crime Scene Technician Course Class 7. 

“Thank you for your continued efforts to make yourselves better law enforcement officers,” Gov. Beshear said. “The skills you’ve learned through this course will not only benefit you and your agencies, but they will also benefit the communities throughout the commonwealth.”

KCA is made up of two, five-week, 200-hour courses that DOCJT instructors developed for full-time and newly appointed CSIs and patrol officers who serve as CSIs for their agencies. In addition to sworn officers, the KCA is open to civilian CSIs who work for law enforcement agencies.

“The completion of the crime-scene investigation academy shows that you have the dedication to make our citizens safer,” DOCJT Commissioner Nicolai Jilek said. “Take what you’ve learned and return to your agencies knowing that you will make a difference in people’s lives. I wish you nothing but continued success in your careers.”

The entire KCA certification includes training in: 

  • Digital photography

  • Advanced latent print development

  • Evidence collection and documentation

  • Latent fingerprint recognition and identification

  • Shooting scene reconstruction

  • Bloodstain pattern recognition and documentation

  • Post blast investigation

  • Forensic mapping

  • Computer crimes investigations

  • Forensic anthropological recovery course (University of Tennessee) 

GRADUATIONMichael MooreKCA, Kentucky Criminalistics Academy