The Berks County District Attorney’s Office is committed to assisting police personnel in Berks County, by hosting several law enforcement related training sessions annually. If you have any questions relative to training or would like to schedule a training session that would be beneficial for law enforcement in Berks County, please contact Lieutenant Harold Shenk at hshenk@countyofberks.com, or at 610-478-7171 ext 6041.

The Forensic Services Section recently moved into a state of the art facility at the Berks County Agricultural Center. Included in this facility is a 25 seat computer training center funded by Verizon Communications.

 

 

Berks County Agricultural Center
Basement
1238 County Welfare Road
Leesport, PA 19533-9710

Past Training

In 2008, the Forensic Services Section hosted several courses in a variety of disciplines, to enhance the officers’ abilities to manage and process crime scenes in their respective jurisdictions.

Bloodstain Pattern Analysis

 

The course was sponsored by the Berks County District Attorney’s Office and the University of Tennessee, in conjunction with the National Forensic Science Institute. This course explored the development, history and advancement of bloodstain pattern interpretation. Participants were taught to recognize, document, collect, preserve and examine bloodstain pattern evidence. Successful graduates of this course are now eligible for admission into the International Association of Bloodstain Pattern Analysts (IABPA).

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Evidence Technician

 

The District Attorney's Office, with assistance from the Wyomissing Police Department and in conjunction with the Berks County Chief's of Police Association, sponsors a 40 hour evidence technician course. The course is offered free to police officers in Berks County. The course is held yearly at the Berks County Fire Training Center.

Evidence Technician Refresher

In 2008, Sergeant Robert Johnson taught a 16 hour evidence technician refresher course for county law enforcement officers that have previously completed the 40 hour course. The course also taught officers how to manage a shooting scene, by instructing officers to track the trajectory of a bullet.