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In 2000 Loci Forensics B.V. was founded by 2 forensic crime scene investigators ( Martin and René ). Together they have over 50 years extensive experience in this field. This has led to new, innovative products such as Forensic Sil, FAB-Swab, DNA-Stub, Lumiscene and the Casing Container. Today Loci’s products range covers the full spectrum of forensic disciplines including crime scene investigation kits, evidence collection kits, fingerprint kit and personal protection. Since 2007 we also provide forensic training in several subjects and up till now we have trained hunderds of crime scene investigators, lab technicians, medical personnel and law enforcement personnel of 26 different countries! These English spoken courses are held in our institute or can be hosted. We are also distributor of Forensic Source products, ARRO SupraNano and Forensic Touch Gloves for The Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. Bloodstain pattern analysis (BPA) is defined as the examination of the shapes, size, locations and distribution patterns of bloodstains, in order to provide an objective analysis of the physical events that gave rise to their origin by application of concepts of biology, biochemistry, physics and mathematics. Not only can these concepts help to define and reconstruct events associated in a bloodletting event but also may provide investigative leads/information. They can lead to new information, as well as supportive or non-supportive evidence for victims, suspect’s and witness statements. Besides this they give investors a better understanding in collection of relevant blood samples for DNA analysis. After giving several years of training at different facilities outside The Netherlands to; investigators, crime scene technicians, forensic scientists, attorneys and medico-legal investigators from Norway, Germany, England, U.S.A, Canada, France, The Netherlands, Estonia, Swiss and Denmark we will start giving bloodstain courses at our new forensic facility in The Netherlands (September 2011). This new Institute includes several training facilities such as laboratories, mock rooms for BPA, chemical enhancement and bloodstain rooms. Our Staff Trainers, Martin Eversdijk and René Gelderman represent more than 50 years working experience in law enforcement, of which 40 years forensic working experience as; crime scene investigator, crime scene coordinator and staff trainer/examiner at the National Police Academy. Martin and René have contributed numerous new forensic techniques to the field: New chemical blood enhancement techniques as Sulva dyes and Titanium dioxide dye, spraying luminol with the use of special compressors, air breathable swabs, collection of blood from a gun barrel etc. With this extensive background in Forensics and our unique Institute we feel our BPA training represents the most comprehensive and updated study plan for Bloodstain Pattern Analysis offered in Europe. All our courses are divided into both lecture and laboratory sessions. The theoretical and fundamental principles related to Bloodstain Pattern Analysis or the chemical searching and enhancement techniques for latent bloodstains will be illustrated in the various lectures segments. These principles will then be reinforced in the laboratory segments where participants will have an opportunity to utilize the methods ( e.g. experiments, simulated field situations) discussed in lecture. Therefore these courses will provide the participants first-hand knowledge of how and when to employ Bloodstain Pattern Analysis and/or searching and enhancement techniques to locate and visualize latent bloodstains. Participants will acquire first-hand knowledge of the benefits as well as the limitations of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis our commonly utilized chemical searching and enhancement techniques.