Middle and high school students can now experience crime scene investigation first hand with the annual Forensic Science Day Camp at West Virginia University.

Hosted by the Department of Forensic and Investigative Science and the Next Generation Forensic Science Initiative, the camp runs June 22-26 for middle and high school students. Middle school and high school camps will run concurrently, but separately. Camp hours are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.

The camp fee is $345, which includes lunch daily, a T-shirt and a certificate of attendance.

Topics in the classes include fingerprint identification, footwear impression evidence, DNA, crime scene investigation, digital evidence, firearm identification, and bloodstain pattern analysis. Students then will use this skills to process crime scenes at the Forensic Science Crime Scene Complex.

“Everything learned in the camp is directly applicable in the forensic world,” said Chris Bily, instructional coordinator for forensic science, “If these kids were going to work in a crime lab tomorrow everything that they learned would be skills that they use on the job.”

The deadline to register is May 1. Registration is on a first-come, first-serve basis, and is limited to 20 students for each group of middle and high school students.

To register, go to wvu.augusoft.net, click on the “Browse Courses” button and follow the instructions.

For more information, please contact Chris Bily at 304-293-9496, or by email at Chris.Bily@mail.wvu.edu.

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CONTACT: Devon Copeland, Director of Marketing and Communication, Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, West Virginia University, 304-293-6867, Devon.Copeland@mail.wvu.edu

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