CJ 201: Criminal Investigations

Class Program
Credits
5
Clinical Hours None
Weekly Contact Hours
5
Course ID
092405
Meets Degree Requirements For
Restricted Elective
Description

Origins and development of criminal investigation. Emphasis on the scientific method, interrelationship of criminal investigations with criminalistics; recognition, documentation and collection of physical evidence; rules of evidence including admissibility, chain of custody and hearsay. Case studies will be used to illustrate the methodology of criminal investigation.

Course Learning Outcomes

Core Topics

 

  1. Chronological documentation
  2. Evidence collection
  3. Interview and interrogation
  4. Comparing physical evidence to verbal statements
  5. Suspect identification
  6. Developing probable cause
  7. Statute of limitations