Ken Pomeranz is an instructor for Forza Forensics teaching courses in crime scene investigation and forensic photography. He has over 29 years of law enforcement experience serving the San Diego Police Department, the Las Vegas Metro Police Department, Adams County Sheriff’s Office (Colorado), Lakewood Police Department (Colorado) and currently the Phoenix Police Department. He is a highly decorated retired Police Officer who was shot in the line of duty. He is a Past President of the Rocky Mountain Division of the IAI and is currently a Vice-President for the Arizona Identification Council. Ken has qualified as an expert witness in bloodstain pattern analysis, wound pattern analysis, footwear impression evidence, and crime scene analysis. Ken has taught forensics and criminal justice throughout the States of Colorado, Nevada, California and Arizona. He is currently a Crime Scene Response Supervisor with the Phoenix Police Department and teaches as an Adjunct Faculty member at Arizona State University.

Certifications

  • Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst, International Association for Identification

  • Certified Forensic Photographer, International Association for Identification

Education  

  • Masters of Forensic Sciences

  • Bachelors of Arts, Social Science

  • Associates of Science, Administration of Justice; Pre-Law

Affiliations

  • Arizona Identification Council

  • Arizona Homicide Investigators Association

  • Colorado Forensic Footwear Information Network

  • International Association for Bloodstain Pattern Analysis

  • International Association for Identification

  • International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association

  • Rocky Mountain Association for Bloodstain Pattern Analysts

  • Rocky Mountain Division for the International Association for Identification

  • San Diego Police Officers Association

  • San Diego Retired Police and Fire Association

Recent Presentations

  • “Field Training and Leadership”, Phoenix Police Department

  • “Infrared Photography - lecture and workshops”, International Crime Scene Investigators Association Annual Educational Conference

  • “Infrared Photography - lecture and workshops”, Tri-Division Educational Conference

  • “Forensics and Crime Scene Management”, Midwestern University

 

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