By SALINA POST
LINDSBORG - Fingerprinting and blood-spatter analysis aren't normally thought of as the stuff of summer camps but don't tell that to the Bethany College Criminal Justice Department.
High school students from throughout the area gathered at Bethany College last week for the Criminal Justice Department's third annual Crime Scene Investigation Summer Camp.
Rande Repp, Criminal Justice Department chair, told Salina Post that this summer's camp focused on ethics, report writing, chain of custody, fingerprinting, and blood spatter analysis.
"Students conducted a variety of hands-on exercises to practice identifying and preserving latent fingerprints. They also practiced 'stringing,' a technique used to identify the origin of a projectile or a fluid," Repp noted.
The camp included high school students from across central Kansas. In addition to Repp, camp faculty included Laura Hultquist, assistant professor of criminal justice, and Jessica Patterson, student support services specialist.
Repp also announced that the department plans to host a similar event on the Bethany Campus this fall and another camp in the summer of 2023. Persons interested in the upcoming events are asked to contact the Bethany College Admissions Office at 800-826-2281 ext. 8113.