Garda Technical Bureau Detective Sergeant Kevin Brooks

Garda Technical Bureau

Detective Sergeant

Kevin Brooks

Technical Bureau

• Fingerprints• Earprints• Criminal Records• Photography• Compufit• Forensic Archaeology• Documents• Mapping

• Forensic Firearms• Bombs• Shoeprints• Toolmarks• Physical Fits• Serial Number

Restoration

Technical Bureau

• Scenes of Suspicious Deaths

• Rape Scenes

• Robberies

• Explosives Finds/Explosions

• Fire Scenes.

Divisional Crime Scene Investigation Unit

Recent Development

Ongoing project

Training

Fire Investigation-Garda

• Crime

• Common Good

• Coroner

Fire Investigation

• Report

• First Member……………Report

• Arson/Undetermined/Fatal/large

• Divisional Team…….Assistance

• Technical Bureau

• Forensic Science Laboratory

• Report/Prosecution

Fire Investigation

• Approach• Recording• Witnesses• CCTV• Fire Brigade• Services• Physical Examination

• Investigation Skills

• Interviewing Techniques

• Law/Evidence/Procedure

• CSI Skills..Trace

• Fire Scene/Patterns/Contrast/Indicators

• Reports

Fire Investigation

• Figures/Stats

• Huge Difference between Fire Service and Gardai on Arsons

• Interagency Co-operation

• Training

• Meetings