IN 100 - Introduction to Crime Scene Technology

Credit Hours: 3

This course will concentrate on the investigation techniques and processes in the current criminal justice system. It is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of criminalistics relative to criminal as well as non-criminal investigations. In depth crime scene scenarios will be used to develop student decision-making skills. Finally, the course will provide students with the fundamentals necessary to pursue advance courses in criminal justice.

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of the course, the student will:

demonstrate an understanding of the role of the criminal investigator at a crime scene;
demonstrate an understanding of history of crime scene investigation, the preservation of evidence, the function of collection, and chain of custody, the function of the forensic laboratory; and
be able to enter field of crime scene investigator, with a command of his/her responsibility.

F/S (C, N)