School of Psychology

Forensic

 

Forensic Psychology Summer Camp

About the Forensic Camp

Camp Focus

The Florida Forensics Camp is designed for adolescents (ages 13-17) to explore forensic psychology and forensic science. Television series such as "CSI" and "NCIS" have stimulated the imagination and interest of the general public and students alike. The fascination of witnessing the convergence of scientific and psychological processes to solve intriguing crimes using DNA, reconstruction, blood splatter, psychological profiling, behavioral assessment, and other psychological investigative approaches. The trouble is that no crime is solved in an hour, most complex cases may take years to solve, if ever. 

Realistic Understandings about Forensic Psychology and Forensic Science.

The faculty of the Forensic Psychology Program at Florida Tech and the Forensic Psychology Students Association strongly believe that students with a strong interest in either forensic psychology or forensic science need a realistic expectation of what each discipline is and what career opportunities actually exist. We at Florida Tech are committed to community awareness of forensic psychology and for our sister discipline forensic science. This mission is the foundation of our summer Florida Forensic Camp.

Forensic Camp Activities

The camp activities are centered around competitions, scenario training based around concepts presented in seminars and classroom presentations. Participants will have the opportunity to apply what they learn to a week long Team Investigation Competition where teams are presented a murder mystery and compete all week to solve a mystery in that concludes with a mock trial.

2009 Summer Camp

Dates

The 2009 camp will be held July 13-17 and lasts each day from 9am-4:30pm.  Campers can be dropped off anytime between 8:30am and 9:00am and picked up between 4:30pm and 5:00pm.  For lunch, campers can bring bag lunches or money for the school cafeterias.  We accept campers between the ages of 13 and 17 and our fee is $299 for the week.  To register, print out the following registration form and send it to the address indicated on the form, along with a check payable to “Florida Tech School of Psychology”.  Make sure to indicate an e-mail address and phone number on the form so we can contact you with important updates and directions closer to the actual start date of the camp.

Florida Forensics Camp Registration Form

For more information on the camp, contact Dr. Vanessa Edkins at vedkins@fit.edu, or (321) 674-8104.