Property & Evidence Management

Date: Thursday, August 01, 2024 | 08:30 AM to 12:00 PM

This half day seminar is designed for persons who are responsible for overseeing their department’s property or evidence rooms and individuals who are assigned to the evidence function.  The purpose of this class is to provide consistent training to all Morris County law enforcement individuals who have been in the evidence function for some time and would like new ideas to improve their property and evidence function. 

Topics to be covered during this program include:

• Audits and inventories
• Facility design and requirements
• Storage issues
• Packaging and labeling
• Paper vs. computerized evidence systems and bar codes
• Chain of custody
• Evidence destruction, disposal, purging
• Policies and procedures
• Issues related to money, weapons, controlled substances, biohazards and found property

Particular attention will be placed on the Morris County uniform destruction of evidence form and policies regarding the destruction of firearms and controlled dangerous substances will be included. 

 Conducted by the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office, Agent Terry O'Grady 

When

Location

Morris County Public Safety Academy, 500 West Hanover Avenue, Morristown, 07963, View Map

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500 West Hanover Avenue , Morristown 07963

Morris County Public Safety Academy

500 West Hanover Avenue , Morristown 07963

Property & Evidence Management