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VAN NUYS, CALIFORNIA, SOUTH


The Scene of the Crime

Program #: 16038RJ
Nature, Science, & Technology
Also available without accommodations for commuters 		ACTIVITY
LEVEL:
 2

3 nights
4 days

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10/3/2010



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Based in the metropolis of Los Angeles, home to Philip Marlowe, Jack Webb and O.J. Simpson, come face to face with a challenging mix of fact and fiction. A criminal forensics expert compares real life methods of crime scene investigation to those shown on popular “CSI” television programs. In the classroom, get the inside scoop from the Los Angeles Crime Lab on tricks of the investigative trade. Learn the actual techniques used in solving a crime and meet with mystery writers to discuss literary crime scenes and the intermingling of truth and fiction and how they create their riveting stories. Explore the culturally rich and sometimes sordid cityscape of Los Angeles by bus, in hot pursuit of yet more crime scenes, both real and fictitious.



Walk 1-2 blocks during bus field trip to crime scenes in LA.



Program coordinated by Road Scholar Regional Office.



Van Nuys

Named for Isaac Van Nuys, who in 1872 built the first wood frame house in the now highly urbanized San Fernando Valley, the neighborhood of Van Nuys is a melting pot of cultures and home to the valley’s first historic district. The nearby Sepulveda Basin is home to several large recreation areas and parks, Japanese gardens and a wildlife refuge.



Road Scholar Instructors

Steve Staggs
For more than 25 years, Captain (ret.) Steve Staggs of the UC Riverside Police Department has been a crime scene investigation and forensic photography instructor, training more than 5,000 technicians for sheriff’s departments, district attorney’s offices and federal agencies. He has testified in court concerning crime scene and autopsy photography and handled high-profile investigations including a serial homicide case. Steve is the author of the “Crime Scene and Evidence Photographer’s Guide.”
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What's Included...

The Scene of the Crime


You won't find a better value. Included at no additional cost on this date...

  • 3 nights accommodations
  • 8 meals: 3 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 3 dinners
  • Expert-led lectures: 5
  • Field trips: 1
  • Hands-on experiences: 1

Plus these special experiences...

  • Lift a fingerprint from “the murder weapon” as taught by a criminal forensic specialist.
  • Revisit a famous Los Angeles murder as you eat lunch at the scene of the crime.
  • Thrill to the stories of Los Angeles mystery writers as they share their writing techniques and inspirations.
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Back to Back Adventures
Choose a nearby learning adventure to add before or after this program:

California - Southern:
Sensational Los Angeles Opera
9/27/2010 - 10/1/2010
apx. 17 miles from program

California - Southern:
Broadway Musical Fiddler to Follies, America 1964-1972: A Divided Society, Santa Paula Theater at 25
9/27/2010 - 10/2/2010
apx. 49 miles from program

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