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How do forensic investigators identify their suspects?

Learn about the state-of-the-art techniques used by modern law enforcement to match criminals to crimes through evidence found at the scene. Join our team of experts who will guide you through exhibits and lab activities to show you the real science behind CSI, and take you step-by-step through the collection, examination, and analysis of forensic evidence. These highly interactive workshops will place the investigator's tools in your hands and teach you the tricks to solve the crime. With a wide range of topics to discover, you'll keep coming back for more.

• Impressions Workshop: Learn how to collect fingerprints and shoeprints and then how match them to one of our suspects.
• Blood & DNA Workshop: Learn how to make sense of blood spatter patterns, locate hidden or cleaned-up blood, and match DNA profiles.
• Catch Me If You Can: Frauds & Forgeries Workshop: Learn how to foil check fraud and bank robberies by detecting alterations in documents and reading through ink to find hidden messages.

Activities and content are appropriate for visitors of all ages. Workshops are held in the NMCP and last for one hour. You must purchase an admission ticket in order to attend the workshop. Tickets may not be available online until 2 weeks prior to the workshop date. Please check back for availability.

Please arrive 15 minutes before the workshop. Tickets are not refundable if the patron arrives late or fails to attend the workshop. The NMCP reserves the right to cancel or change workshops at any time; should this occur, we will do our best to contact you promptly to inform you of refund or exchange procedures.