2026 Q2 Iowa IAI Training Day: Staged Crime Scene Investigations
This course is open to all Active Iowa IAI members who are currently employed by a crime laboratory or law enforcement agency or Lifetime Members at no cost. Non-Members are welcome to register for a fee of $50.00 per registrant, and Iowa IAI Student Members may register for a fee of $20.00 per registrant.
If you'd like to become an active member of the Iowa IAI in order to partake in the quarterly free trainings, please go to the homepage and click Join Us to fill out a membership application and pay the membership fee.
Class Date: Wednesday, June 17th, 2026
Class Time: 8:00 AM-4:00 PM (lunch will be from 11:00 AM-12:00 PM on your own)
Class Location: Urbandale Police Department, 3740 86th Street, Urbandale, IA 50322
Class Topic: Staged Crime Scene Investigations
This training day will cover crime scene staging across burglary, homicide, suicide and accident scenes. Attendees will learn about staging characteristics and indicators, processing of staged scenes, interview technique suggestions, and crime analysis. Registrants will finish the training with mock staged scene processing in order to apply knowledge gained during the training.
This training is designed for patrol officers, detectives, investigators, crime scene investigators, medico-legal death investigators and prosecutors.
Required Equipment for Attendees to Bring:
- DSLR Camera
- Standard Lens (18-55mm focal length or higher)
- Macro/Micro Lens (a fixed length lens for a 1:1 ratio shot. This can be 50, 90, 100, or 105mm)
- Tripod and adapter
- Remote Shutter
- External Flash and Flash Cord
- Flashlight
- Alternate Light Sources *not required, but recommended if your agency can spare them for a day
If the above equipment is not brought or shared with another, you will not be able to fully participate in this training and will not receive a certificate.
Interested in hosting the next Iowa IAI Quarterly Training Day? Hosts get four spots reserved and get to pick the training topic! Please email iowaiaiorg@gmail.com to indicate your agency's interest.
