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Dubai Police's International Center for Forensic Sciences and Underwater Criminal Investigators® have joined forces to provide professional standardize law enforcement underwater criminal investigations training to the world's law enforcement community!

 

The ICFS goal is to support cross-disciplinary research with national

and international research bodies, as well as to offer world-class

training courses across a range of forensic science disciplines. The

courses they offer are delivered in partnership with some of the

leading forensic specialists from around the globe; their courses are

available to regional and international delegates from government,

industry and academia.

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UCI is the world's leader in providing professional Underwater Criminal investigations

training and has written the standards in this field that are now recognized and used by

professional law enforcement dive teams from around the world. UCI has bridged the

gap between land criminal investigations and underwater criminal investigations by

training divers to respond as an extension of their law enforcement agencies 

criminal investigation team. These highly trained criminal investigators are called upon

when the criminal case leads to the water's edge.  

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The ICFS and UCI's partnership is offering a 4-day Underwater Criminal Investigator's

Academy.

 

The Underwater Criminal Investigators Course

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This course is the 4-day Underwater Criminal Investigator course which builds a solid foundation in underwater criminal investigations and certifies your divers as Underwater Criminal Investigators. Topics include:

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• Overview of Underwater Criminal Investigations

• Diver Readiness

• Equipment Readiness

• Information Readiness

• Establishing your Crime Scene

• Interview Techniques

• Crime Scene Photography and Sketching

• Advanced Underwater Communications

• Medical Aspects

• Search Patterns

• Location and Marking Evidence

• Evidence Recovery and Preservation

• The Oxidation Process

• Metal Preservation

• Non-Metal Evidence Preservation

• Submerged Fingerprints

• Touch DNA

• Body Movement and Body Recovery

• Underwater Body Bagging Techniques

• Chemical and Polluted Water Diving

• Light and Heavy Salvage

• Vehicle Recovery

• Case Preparation

• Courtroom Testimony

 

Out of the four days devoted to this course, three involve intensive in-water training designed to build your divers' skills and underwater comfort level. The objective is not only to teach your divers the knowledge and skills needed to participate as an underwater criminal investigator, but to actually mold the diver into a professional investigator who specializes in the underwater environment. 

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​Certification

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Students receive two certifications for every course taken, a UCI certification and a PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors) certification. The purpose of this procedure is to enhance each divers professional as well as personal recreational diving portfolio which will contribute to their diving certification level long after they leave public safety diving. PADI is the largest dive-training agency in the world and UCI is the recognized world leader in law enforcement dive training. The certifications are recognized worldwide and never expire.

 

At the completion of the training program, your divers will be certified as UCI and PADI:

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• Underwater Criminal Investigators

 

Cost of the 4-day UCI Academy

 

To attend the 4-day UCI Academy, the cost is $2,100.00 USD per student. This price includes all training, books, training material, certifications and diplomas. Students must supply their own scuba gear to include full wet suit (or dry) with hood, gloves and tanks. Students are also responsible for their own travel, meals, accommodations, etc. All search and recovery equipment will be provided by UCI.

 

Prerequisites

 

The prerequisites are: must be 18 years or older, be an Advanced Open Water Diver or equivalent with any nationally recognized diving agency, be a current member of any police, fire, or rescue department, military, government or security agency and those in a position to offer these services to their community. 

 

CEU Credits

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All UCI training programs are approved for CEU credit (Continuing Educational Units). The Underwater Criminal Investigator course offers 32-hours of CEUs including 4-hours of liability training.

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2023 Training Dates

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The 2023 training dates are set for September 4-7 for the 4-day UCI course.

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Registration

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To register for an upcoming ICFS UCI Academy, follow this link to the ICFS registration page. Lodging, flights, and other needed travel information will be provided by the ICFS for registering students.

 

The ICFS and UCI looks forward to the opportunity to help train your divers in becoming true professional Underwater Criminal Investigators!