Certificate Course in
FORENSIC BALLISTICS
The first professional certificate course in Sri Lanka to offer a deep and engaging exploration of the science of ballistics, how discharging firearms produces evidence at crime scenes, and how to interpret and use firearm evidence in legal, medical, forensic and other professional practices.
FOR WHOM
- Police officers
- Legal professionals
- Medical professionals
- Prison officials
- Custom and wildlife officers
- Any other officers associated with the criminal justice system
- Criminology/ criminal justice graduates and final year law, medical and criminal justice
undergraduates
(All participants need to provide the proofs of the professional state / studentship at the registration)
COURSE CONTENT INCLUDES
Introduction to ballistics and forensic ballistics, firearms, ammunition & mechanisms, firearms evidence at shooting scenes, firearm evidence in courts, firearm injuries & wound interpretation, fundamentals of shooting incident reconstruction, and other important topics and live firing demonstrations/ practicals at a shooting range.
COURSE DETAILS
- Starting Date: 2/8/2025
- Course Fee: Rs 45,000
- Duration: 3 Months
- Saturdays 9 AM to 2 PM
CONDUCTED BY
Col (Dr) Bandula Nishshanka
PhD (Forensic Science), MSc (Forensic Ballistics), CSOFS (UK), Technical Advisor to the Association of Firearms & Tool Mark Examiners (USA) for Bullet Ricochet-related Criminal Investigations