Peter Massey embodies the true essence of what one strives for in an educator by combining a forensic science educational background with significant work and life experience in the practical application of his profession as a patrol officer and detective. Peter bring this training, skills and experience to his students allowing him the ability to enhance his lessons with first-hand knowledge and real-world application.
Peter Massey began his career in 1983 as a police officer with the Hamden, Connecticut Department of Police Services. Initially assigned to the Patrol Division, he rose to the rank of Detective within the Detective and Identification Divisions where he earned four Letters of Recognition, eight Certificates of Commendation and two Unit Citations. His work included the investigation of various types of crime scenes from thefts and robberies, assaults, suspicious deaths and homicides, as well as other major crime scenes. Peter has been trained as a fingerprint examiner and has extensive training and experience in the development and documentation of latent fingerprints.
After completing over twenty years of service, Peter retired to become the Training Coordinator for the National Crime Scene Training and Technology Center at the Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science. During his tenure as Training Coordinator, he was responsible for offering hundreds of advanced training courses to the law enforcement community. These courses included; Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced Crime Scene; Shooting Reconstruction; Blood Patterns Analysis; Recovery of Human Remains and Advanced Fingerprint Techniques.
A member of several professional organizations, he has been a consultant for and appeared on the “On the Case with Paula Zahn” television show as well as “Snapped Killer Couples” and “Dateline”. He has traveled to the Bahamas, Mexico, and extensively throughout the United States to various Police Departments to train their patrol officers, detectives and investigators in the proper techniques used as first responders and crime scene investigators. Other specialty topics include shooting reconstruction, blood spatter pattern analysis, trace evidence, and finger printing.
Peter has taught several investigation courses in the Criminal Justice Department and is currently a Lecturer for the Forensic Science Department, teaching Crime Scene Investigation, Advanced Crime Scene Investigation, Forensic Technology and Introduction to Forensic Science. He has also conducted training in Crime Scene and Evidence Photography.
Peter received his MSc degree from the University of New Haven in Forensic Science -Criminalistics and is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Criminal Justice. His dissertation will focus on the perceived CSI effect.
Peter has been qualified in court and is actively engaged in both criminal and civil cases throughout the United States as an expert witness in the area of crime scene reconstruction, crime scene investigation, and fingerprint comparison.
He has authored many papers and his book, which he co-wrote, The Crime Scene, a Visual Guide is now in its second printing.