Breaking and Entering Evidence and Recovery (BEER)
2-Day Hands-On Course
Course Description
This 2-day (16-hour) hands-on course will enable newly assigned investigators or first responding officers to handle evidence at common crime scenes, including housebreaks, commercial breaks, stolen/recovered motor vehicles, drug crimes, and assaults. Participants will gain fundamental skills in processing evidence using a systematic approach to document, preserve, process, and collect items at the crime scene.
Key Focus: Learn basic techniques for developing latent prints and processing evidence, with participants demonstrating proficiency in these methods under the guidance of the course instructor.
Prerequisite: This course is a prerequisite for the secondary Dust ‘n Bust course, which covers advanced latent print/DNA recovery techniques.
Topics Include:
- Property and evidence collection
- Transportation
- Storage
- Disposal
- Challenges associated with management of evidence
- Physical and electronic security
- Personnel issues
- Policies and procedures
- Required record keeping
- Inspection, inventory, and audits
Additional Information: Each participant will receive a BEER kit. The cost of the training, including the BEER kit, is $459.00, which can be allocated from either an agency training budget or equipment budget.
Instructor: Shawn Dolan, CLPE
Time: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Price: $459.00
Upcoming Dates & Locations:
- March 2 & 3, 2026 - Wilmington PD
- March 17 & 18, 2026 - Lowell
- April 1 & 2, 2026 - Falmouth PD
- April 15 & 16, 2026 - Hudson PD
- April 28 & 29, 2026 - Southborough PD
- May 5 & 6, 2026 - Hopkinton PD
- May 28 & 29, 2026 - Lenox
- June 23 & 24, 2026 - Taunton
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