Outcomes
In order to successfully complete this course, the student will:
1. Explain basic investigative techniques.
2. Recognize major goals of criminal investigations.
3. Identify the work processes of the individuals involved in the criminal investigative process: Law enforcement and scientific.
4. Examine investigator responsibilities from the following perspectives: professionally, legally and ethically.
5. Identify, differentiate, and interpret the investigative value of evidence related to criminal Investigations, including physical evidence, people, and records
6. Assess and explain procedures for proper investigation, such as but not limited to, searches, photography, note taking, report writing, search warrants, identification processes and interviewing and/or interrogation of victims, leads and suspects.
7. Relate knowledge of the public and legal environment in which criminal investigations must take place.
8. Apply the elements of criminal law and investigation procedures to guide evidence collection and crime scene analysis.
9. Describe the basic techniques of forensic analysis.