Developer Profile
Tim Hanavan
Five years ago, Tim Hanavan was approached by the Maryland Natural Resources Police to assist in putting together a training course to train first responders along with search and rescue personnel in how to preserve a crime scene. Reserve Officer Hanavan along with the Special Operations section of the Maryland Natural Resources Police put the course together and implemented it in Maryland. Along with the contributions of Cristin Treaster, a prosecutor in Maryland and a search dog handler, this program was developed to assist first responders, search and rescue personnel and volunteers in the appropriate behavior when discovering a potential crime scene.
Tim Hanavan is a Reserve Officer with the Maryland Natural Resources Police Special Operations section. He is the primary instructor for the Crime Scene Preservation course provided by the Maryland Natural Resources Police. In addition to being an instructor for the MNRP Crime Scene Preservation course, he is also an instructor for ICS, Woodland Tactical Operations, and Search Management with agency. In addition to his instructional duties, Tim works as a search manager for the MNRP and has been involved in over 200 searches in the Mid Atlantic region.