Andover Police Detectives Host AHS Forensic Science Students

Members of AHS science teacher Lindsey L'Ecuyer's Forensic Science classes recently took from the high school over the Andover Police Department to learn more about how the skills they are developing in class are used in the applied in the field.  Andover police detectives Kevin Aufiero and Peter Reming hosted three classes of students during the course of the day.

Detective Aufiero presents a short presentation of the different applications of forensic science in police work

The program for students began with a short presentation by Detective Aufiero on the various ways in which forensic science is used in police work.  He discussed different kinds of specialties within the field of forensics and shared experiences he had had in the field.

Det. Aufiero emphasizes the importance of technique and following protocol when processing evidence at a crime scene.

After the forensics presentation, students were given a tour of the police station's booking room and got to see a demonstration of the automated fingerprinting equipment, the booking room, and the holding cells.

Detective Aufiero points out some of the characteristic patterns found analysts look for when identifying fingerprints 

The tour of the station concluded with a view of the evidence room and a chance to have an up close look at the equipment found inside police vehicles.

Andover Police Department Detective Peter Reming shows AHS forensic science students some of the equipment carried in the back of a police cruiser 

For a more detailed story of this forensic science field trip, one can read a story about it in the Andover Townsman here