Criminal Investigation
Criminal Investigation
- Clusters: Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security
- Pathways: Law Enforcement Services
- Courses: Criminal Investigation
- Grade range: 9, 10, 11, 12, Postsecondary
- Release date: 12-14-2017
- Tags: Fingerprint, Tenprint, Classification, Recommended Prerequisites Principles of Law, Public Safety, Corrections, Security, Crime Scene Processing, Law Enforcement
Description
Criminal Investigation is a course that introduces students to the profession of criminal investigations. Students will understand basic functions of criminal investigations and procedures and will learn how to investigate or follow up during investigations. Students will learn terminology and investigative procedures related to criminal investigation, crime scene processing, evidence collection, fingerprinting, and courtroom presentation. Through case studies and simulated crime scenes, students will collect and analyze evidence such as fingerprint analysis, bodily fluids, hairs, fibers, shoe and tire impressions, bite marks, drugs, tool marks, firearms and ammunition, blood spatter, digital evidence, and other types of evidence.
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