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Rising junior and seniors from Hawaii Preparatory Academy, Kihei Charter, Kamehameha Maui, King Kekaulike, Maui Preparatory Academy, Maui High, and Iolani School graduated from a C.S.I Camp on Friday hosted by the Maui Police Department. MPD photo

The Maui Police Department on Friday welcomed its 11th class of C.S.I. Camp graduates from seven different high schools.

Rising juniors and seniors from Hawaii Preparatory Academy, Kihei Charter, Kamehameha Maui, King Kekaulike, Maui Preparatory Academy, Maui High, and Iolani School completed 40 hours of instruction during the week-long program.

The goal of the C.S.I. Camp is to have a program that invites students to learn more about law enforcement-related careers while inspiring them to appreciate their continuing studies in science classes, a news release said.

Topics included crime scene photography, scene diagramming, evidence identification, documentation, and collection, testing for blood and seized drugs, fingerprints, cybercrimes, impression evidence, pathology, including witnessing an autopsy, as well as polygraph and mass casualty events.

There were 30 guest presenters, including instructors from MPD, Maui Fire Department, Maui Prosecutors Office, and the Federal Bureau of Investigationís Evidence Response Team, offered hands-on demonstrations to camp attendees.

The students also had educational opportunities with the University of Hawaii Maui College’s AAS Administration of Justice and BAS Applied Business & Information Technology programs as well as Grand Canyon Universityís Forensic Science undergraduate and graduate degree programs.

After students learned standard crime scene investigation methods and techniques, the students were tasked with processing mock crime scenes, presenting their unique crime scenes to the rest of the group, and testifying in mock court regarding their documentation and evidence-handling procedures.

The Maui Prosecutors Office coordinated sessions in the Wailuku Courthouse, which included witnessing judicial proceedings, and practicing courtroom testimony as forensic experts by having students testify on the stand in mock court fashion with questions from prosecutors relating to the crime scenes processed during the week.

To qualify for the free program, the selected 10 students submitted an application packet, including an essay, and a letter of reference from a teacher, before a 15-minute interview, the news release said. This procedure allows students to experience an admission process similar to what they may encounter throughout their working careers, including an evaluation after completing the program.

Rising junior and seniors from Hawaii Preparatory Academy, Kihei Charter, Kamehameha Maui, King Kekaulike, Maui Preparatory Academy, Maui High, and Iolani School graduated from a C.S.I Camp on Friday hosted by the Maui Police Department. MPD photo

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