Florida Law Enforcement Canine Association
Cadaver Detection Certification
Certification Rules:
Five total hides
One miss will be allowed for certification. 90%
A total of three different distractions will be used throughout the certification. One distraction in each area of testing. Examples of distractions, (food, animal odors, clean reward toys, etc.)
Basic odors for certification:
- Aged blood
- Body fluids
- Other aged bone and tissue
The substances should be over thirty days old. Two of the same aged substances can be used in separate testing areas.
All substance weights will be at least fifteen grams.
All substances must be placed out 30 minutes prior to testing.
Indications must be obvious to the certifying officials and called by the handler before moving onto the next search area.
The agency requesting a certification should supply the detection odors or make arrangements with the certifying officials before certification.
The testing will be judged on a pass or fail.
If a canine team fails:
The team must wait 24 hours before attempting the re-test.
Vehicle Search:
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Five vehicles will be used. Three hides and two blanks.
The vehicles may be of any type or model and may include automobiles, trucks, buses, airplanes, boats, etc.
No two hides will be placed on the same vehicle.
The substance will be placed on the exterior of the vehicle where scent is available to the canine.
The substance must be placed 30 minutes prior to testing.
Total allotted time to complete the vehicle testing will be eight minutes.
Interior Room Search:
Three rooms will be used. Two hides and one blank.
The rooms must be at least 200 square feet.
Large rooms can be sectioned off with a makeshift or temporary barrier to reduce it to the 200 square foot minimum.
No two hides will be placed in the same room and no hide may be higher than six feet from the ground or floor.
The substance must be placed 30 minutes prior to testing.
Total allotted time to complete the interior room testing will be ten minutes.
Outdoor Search:
Two outdoor hides will be completed.
The outdoor area must be at least 1000 square feet.
This area must have brush, trees and foliage covering the area.
Items (suitcases, boxes, containers, etc.) may be used to hide one of the two substances as long as a minimum of five containers are within the testing area.
The substance must be placed 30 minutes prior to testing.
Buried substances will be no deeper than one foot and three other holes will be dug and covered for discrimination.
Care should be taken to camouflage digs with leaves or ground cover to prevent an obvious location.
No hide may be higher than six feet from the ground or if buried no deeper than one foot.
Total allotted time to compete the outdoor testing will be 15 minutes.