June 25, 2011 12:43 am

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Have these latex dummies been stabbed, shot or throttled? Welcome to the NPIA Forensic Centre, where officers are trained in the art of crime scene investigation. Photographs by Kalpesh Lathigra. Click to read the article by Alice Fishburn

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Phil Grieveson and Peter Boyd, forensic trainers at the NPIA Forensic Centre run through a mock exercise that students in the facility would be expected to undertake in the Practical Training Block. This is a mock-up of a travel agency.

Phil Grieveson and Peter Boyd, forensic trainers at the NPIA Forensic Centre run through a mock exercise that students in the facility would be expected to undertake in the Practical Training Block. This is a mock-up of a travel agency.

A shotgun prop used for training exercises

A shotgun prop used for training exercises

Demand sheet, asking for money. The sheet of paper can provide forensic clues

Demand sheet, asking for money. The sheet of paper can provide forensic clues

Detail of a shotgun blast on a car

Detail of a shotgun blast on a car

A shotgun blast at a mock-up of a travel agency

A shotgun blast at a mock-up of a travel agency

A fingerprint analysis exercise

A fingerprint analysis exercise

Door to the Scene Module room. The Practical Training Block has 12 rooms, which are all used for different exercises

Door to the Scene Module room. The Practical Training Block has 12 rooms, which are all used for different exercises

View into the training mortuary, where latex dummies are used

View into the training mortuary, where latex dummies are used

A latex dummy head used for forensic training. Each dummy is individually made to reflect a particular crime scenario

A latex dummy head used for forensic training. Each dummy is individually made to reflect a particular crime scenario

A latex dummy used on a practical training exercise. The life-like dummies are weighted and can be designed to suggest a variety of specific injuries to support virtually any mock crime scene

A latex dummy used on a practical training exercise. The life-like dummies are weighted and can be designed to suggest a variety of specific injuries to support virtually any mock crime scene

Fingerprint analysis on 'The Collator II', a fingerprint comparator used alongside computer technology

Fingerprint analysis on 'The Collator II', a fingerprint comparator used alongside computer technology

Trainers Grieveson and Boyd run through an exercise in a mock Domino's pizza outlet

Trainers Grieveson and Boyd run through an exercise in a mock Domino's pizza outlet

Props used for training

Props used for training

Mock-up of an office crime scene just before being examined by forensic students

Mock-up of an office crime scene just before being examined by forensic students

Street scene with a telephone box and car inside the Practical Training Block

Street scene with a telephone box and car inside the Practical Training Block

Mock-up of a burglary scene

Mock-up of a burglary scene

Inside this cabinet, superglue is used to develop latent fingerprints on suitable surfaces

Inside this cabinet, superglue is used to develop latent fingerprints on suitable surfaces

Crime scene inside a mock-up of a Domino's pizza outlet

Crime scene inside a mock-up of a Domino's pizza outlet

During a mock exercise, trainers inspect a car that has been involved in a shooting

During a mock exercise, trainers inspect a car that has been involved in a shooting

Burglary scenario inside the training facility

Burglary scenario inside the training facility

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