CRIM 130 - Criminal Investigation3 Credit: (3 lecture, 0 lab, 0 clinical) 3 Contact Hours:
This course covers the basic principles of modern criminal investigation techniques including crime scene search, collection and preservation of evidence, follow-up investigation, police criminalistics, and court preparation and testimony.
OFFERED: spring semesters
Course Goals/ Objectives/ Competencies:
Goal 1: Describe processes used by law enforcement related to basic crime scene investigation.
- Describe methods in protecting a crime scene.
- Describe different types and methods of collecting evidence.
- Determine victims, witnesses and suspects within investigations, and the processes thereof.
- Summarize documentation of a crime scene.
- Summarize the criminal justice process regarding legal paperwork and filings.
Goal 2: Describe processes used by law enforcement after an initial crime scene investigation.
- Describe investigative activities and available external resources for different violations of law.
- Evaluate the admissibility of evidence for specific crimes.
- Understand different tests a crime lab can perform on an item of evidence.
Goal 3: Describe appropriate investigative techniques for specialized investigations.
- Outline the investigator’s responsibilities in a death investigation.
- Outline the investigator’s responsibilities of various property and violent crimes.
- Summarize the investigator’s responsibilities explaining evidence seized as it relates to the elements of a crime and case law.
Goal 4: Perform crime scene evidence collection techniques.
- Demonstrate the use of fingerprinting kits.
- Demonstrate the use of plaster to cast footprints.
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