CRIM 2330 - Introduction to Forensic Crime Scene Investigation

4.5 Credits

This course provides an overview of the basic concepts of forensic crime scene investigations. The course reviews the basic principles used by crime scene investigators. Topics include protecting the crime scene as a first responder, processing and establishing evidence, and understanding personnel disciplines that aid in the investigation to include special physical evidence handling.

Prerequisites: (1) CRIM 1010

Lecture Hours: 4.5
Lab Hours: 0.0
Internship Hours: 0.0
Clinical or Practicum Hours: 0.0

Course Objectives

Learn through practical focus and applications; topics are arranged to integrate scientific methodology with actual forensic applications.
Read case studies and discuss cases of notoriety to demonstrate actual applications of forensic science to real investigations.
Discuss the role of the crime scene investigator at the actual crime scene.
Learn the step-by-step process of a crime scene investigation, and the collection methods based on the type of evidence.
Review complete coverage of forensic science, which includes crime scene procedures and processes, and the fundamentals of forensic science techniques in the crime lab.
Describe the forensic science applications; such as, document examination and computer forensics.

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