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Teaching and instructing on subjects related to forensic art is also very important to Sharon. She has developed a comprehensive training program with John Demand of Observation on Demand, for improving facial recognition skills, called Face Wise. More information on this course is available if you click on the tabs below.You can also read Sharon's blog "Cop Art" here. |
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Our research has found that police officers and security personnel, with few exceptions are not much better than the general public at identifying faces; and, for the most part, the general public does not do that well at all. All you need to do is look at the statistics of eye-witness accounts given over the years from victims and witnesses, to know that they are an unreliable way to prove someone's guilt.
When you are shown a photograph of a missing person, suspect, perpetrator, or fugitive can you instantly identify them? What if they’ve disguised their looks by changing their hair color or hairstyle? Do you know what to look for in a face in order to make a correct identification? Conversely, if you had to give describe someone, would you be able to give an accurate description? Could you provide details that would help identify the person in question?
The reason you may not be as good at identification as you need to be, is that you haven’t been trained to know the structure and features of the face the way an artist does. O2D has teamed up with forensic artist Sharon Blanchard to present a training program that will give you the skills to become a master at facial recognition.
Look at the drawing below that was created by Ms. Blanchard from her interview of the victim, then look at the booking photograph of the perpetrator when he was arrested, just a few days later. Face Wise will teach you a process to see details like you’ve never seen them before. We will train you to elicit better descriptive information from victims and witnesses through relaxation and interviewing techniques and how you can provide more descriptive details yourself, should the need ever arise.
Facial Recognition Training teaches the observer to use newly learned skills to correctly identify facial features of suspects, missing persons and other individuals by changing their mindset to look at the features in a human face from an artist’s perspective. By the conclusion of the course the student will have practiced observational and motor skill exercises that also help to increase their cognitive facial recognition skills. Participants will be trained how to relax and interview a victim to increase descriptive information and how they themselves can learn to give effective and definitive descriptions.
This course is offered in a 4 hour block of instruction or an 8 hour advanced course (recommended for law enforcement and security). The difference between the two courses is the amount of detail and practice provided.
In addition to our Law Enforcement and Security Professional offerings this course is ideal for private sector employees at: banks, casinos, pharmacies, hospitals and other medical facilities, shopping centers and malls, independent retail shops, outlets and boutiques, convenience stores, citizen groups and any other company or organization that might be required to identify a person or give more accurate personal descriptions.
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