Who are Reconstruction Investigators and how are they trained?
Reconstructionists are generally police officers, physicists and engineers. Engineers and physicists are educated in the laws of physics and therefore are considered experts on objects in motion and the forces acting on those objects. Police officers attaining the education needed to become a reconstructionist are highly trained investigators educated in evidence collection and interpretation, documentation of forensic evidence and specially trained in physics and engineering as it relates to traffic accidents. Police officers are highly trained and experienced in courtroom testimony and case preparation. When selecting a reconstructionist it is important to know what kind of case and case elements you are dealing with. A reconstructionist should be selected based on his or her experience, training, factual presentations, reputation and ability to handle the type of collision in question. While it is true that engineers and physicist are highly educated, they lack the on scene experien
