Intended Audience
This course is designed for sworn law enforcement officers who have demonstrated aptitude in crash investigation and who have the interest, ability, and departmental support to progress toward analytical crash investigation and, ultimately, traffic crash reconstruction.

Prerequisites
Successful completion of Fundamentals of At-Scene Crash Investigation, Basic Crash Investigation or an equivalent course.
Students are required to bring a scientific calculator, a 360-degree protractor, and colored pencils for class use. Also bring a traffic cash drawing template, if available.

Course Description
This math- and science-intensive course provides police officers with analytical tools and foundational scientific principles used in traffic crash analysis. The course serves as an intermediate yet critical step between an at-scene crash investigation and comprehensive crash reconstruction training. During this Crash Analyst–level training, students are introduced to the physics and mathematical principles that form the foundation of scientific crash reconstruction. Students will learn to interpret and identify crash evidence amenable to analytical methods and to apply accepted equations to reasonably estimate vehicle speeds, positions, motions, and interactions during collision events. The course emphasizes understanding how crashes occur, how vehicles respond to forces during impact, and how evidence can be used to assess avoidability and potential criminal recklessness. Instruction is reinforced through instructor-led demonstrations, guided problem solving, collaborative exercises, and student-completed projects.

Questions or Enrollment Assistance
Please contact Rich Maxwell at:
📧 richard.maxwell@kean.edu or rlmax@att.net
📱 (732) 567-7431