| The lack of
background knowledge, insufficient funding, and the need
for specialized equipment had made teaching Forensic
Firearm Identification a difficult, if not impossible
task. Because of this, it is often glossed over when
teaching Forensic Science.
In an effort to provide teachers with the necessary
materials to give their students the full experience of
evidence analysis, Precision Forensic Testing has
developed several educational resource kits. Each of the
laboratory exercises included in the kits are tailored
to equipment commonly found in high school/college
laboratories. To make them economical, they are 100%
reusable.
Precision Forensic Testing (PFT)
is a forensic supply company started by Chris Monturo, a
full time Forensic Firearm Examiner. He has a degree in
Forensic Chemistry from Ohio University. In addition to
training in-house, he has received Firearm
Identification training from the Federal Bureau of
Investigation in Quantico, VA.
Additionally, he has completed
courses in Serial Number Restoration and Tool Mark
Identification put on by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
and Firearms.
Mr. Monturo is a distinguished
member of the Association of Firearm and Tool Mark
Examiners (www.afte.org).
He serves on several committees in AFTE and attends
annual training seminars to help maintain current in the
field of Firearm and Toolmark Identification. He is also
a member of SWGGUN (Scientific Working Group for
Firearms and Toolmarks)
www.swggun.org. |
Mr. Monturo's teaching experience includes monthly
instruction of the Evidence Technician Training course where police
officers are taught to document, collect and preserve evidence for
submission to the crime laboratory. He has guest lectured at Sinclair
Community College, Ohio University and The Ohio State Coroners
Association. He has also assisted the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and
Firearms in the instruction of Serial Number Restoration in Mexico City,
Mexico. In the preparation of the Forensic
Educational Kits, local, state, and federal Firearm Examiners are
consulted with to provide the best laboratory exercises. All of the
exercises used in the labs are based on actual casework and methods
currently used in crime laboratories. The combined decades of experience
is passed along in each lecture and laboratory exercise.
To further enhance the lecture, the Power Points
include short video files from actual firearm and tool manufacturing
plants.
In addition to the information included with each
kit, further assistance is available to purchasers of these kits via
e-mail.
No other supplier of forensic supplies can offer
this experience, value, or customer support.
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