Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst (CSCSA)
Credential: Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst (CSCSA)
Credentialing Agency: International Association for Identification (IAI)
Renewal Period: 5 years
The Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst is an advanced-level certification. The Senior Crime Scene Analyst supervises, leads, and participates in the most complex and difficult work of investigating crime scenes and collecting/evaluating evidence. A minimum of six years of experience in crime scene related activities is required. Additional requirements include meeting the minimum hours of mandatory training or coursework and documentation of advanced professional experience.
More information can be found on the certifying agency's website.
Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst (CSCSA)
The following DOD Civilian Occupations provide training and/or experience that contributes to attaining this credential:
The following Federal Occupations provide training and/or experience that contribute to attaining this credential:
| Federal Occupation | Related As | |
|---|---|---|
| 0083 Police |  Some |
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Eligibility Requirements (View Details)
- Credential Prerequisite
- Experience: 6 years
- Education: Semester/Course Hours
- Training: 144 course hours
- Membership
- Other
- Fee
Note: This credential may have multiple options for becoming eligible. Listed are the minimum requirements based on the minimum degree required. To view other options, see the Eligibility tab.
Exam Requirements (View Details)
- Exam
- Written Exam
- Oral Exam
- Practical Exam
- Performance Assessment
RECERTIFICATION SUMMARY
Renewal Period: 5 years
AGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION
International Association for Identification (IAI)
2131 Hollywood Blvd
Suite 403
Hollywood, FL 33020
Phone: (954) 589-0628
Fax: (954) 589-0657
Contact Page
Experience REQUIREMENTS
Must have a minimum of six (6) years in crime scene related activities.
Education and/or Training REQUIREMENTS
Must have completed a minimum of 144 hours of Crime Scene Certification Board approved instruction in crime scene related courses within the last five (5) years.
Other REQUIREMENTS
The Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst (CSCSA) credential has the following other requirements:
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Applicants must have completed one of the following:
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- Authored or coauthored an article on some phase of crime scene investigation published in a professional journal OR;
- Made a presentation on some phase of crime scene investigation to a professional organization, OR;
- Be an active instructor in some phase of crime scene investigation who is currently teaching at least once a year, OR;
- Submit a court transcript from an actual case in which the applicant gave testimony on some phase of crime scene investigation.
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Written Exam Crime Scene Photography
- Composition and Cardinal Rules
- Basic Exposure Concepts
- Focus, Depth of Field, and Lenses
- Electronic Flash
- Crime Scene Photography
- Ultraviolet, Infrared and Fluorescence
- Digital Imaging
- Special Photography Situations
- Digital Image Processing of Evidentiary Photography
Written Exam Crime Scene Processing
- Understanding the Nature of Physical Evidence
- Actions of the Initial Responding Officer
- Processing Methodology
- Assessing the Scene
- Crime Scene Photography
- Crime Scene Sketching and Mapping
- Narrative Descriptions
- Basic Skills for Scene Processing
- Shooting Scene Documentation and Reconstruction
- Applying Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
- The Body as a Crime Scene
- Special Scene Considerations
- Role of Crime Scene Analysis and Reconstruction
Written Exam Forensic Science
- The Crime Scene
- Physical Evidence
- Physical Properties: Glass and Soil
- Organic Analysis
- Inorganic Analysis
- The Microscope
- Hairs, Fibers, and Paint
- Drugs
- Forensic Toxicology
- Forensic Aspects of Arson and Explosion Investigations
- Forensic Serology
- DNA: The Indispensable Forensic Science Tool
- Fingerprints
- Firearms, Tool Marks, and Other Impressions
- Document and Voice Examination
- Computer Forensics
- Forensic Science and the Internet
Exam Preparation Resources
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RECERTIFICATION
Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst (CSCSA)
Renewal Period: 5 years
Additional considerations for the Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst (CSCSA) include:
- Upon approval by the Crime Scene Certification Board, an agency's structured training program hours may be reciprocated for portions of or for the amount of required hours of instruction for the applied Level.
- The topics that qualify in the area of crime scene approved training are as listed below. The Crime Scene Certification Board, on request, will consider other topics:
- Alternate Light Source Training
- Arson Investigations
- Blood Pattern Analysis
- Clandestine Lab Training
- Collection & Preservation of Evidence
- Courtroom Testimony
- Crime Scene Documentation
- Crime Scene Investigations
- Crime Scene Photography
- Crime Scene Reconstruction
- Death Investigations
- Evidence Photography
- Footwear and Tire Tread
- Forensic Anthropology
- Forensic Archeology
- Forensic Odontology
- Latent Print Detection/Comparison
- Post Blast Investigations
- Report Writing
- Rules of Evidence
- Sex Crime Investigations
- Traffic Accident Investigations
- Underwater/Subsurface search and recovery
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