Overview

This course provides a general overview of crime scene investigations for a basic understanding of how to process crime scenes. You will also learn the importance of evaluating and processing evidence to assist crime laboratory experts. You will complete assignments that will lead to success. You will apply what you are studying within each of the four sections for this course and complete discussion assignments and PowerPoint assignments which will lead to the completion of the course. This course requires time and effort to learn the course material and improve your knowledge and skills. The purpose of crime scene investigation is to help establish what happened (crime scene reconstruction) and to identify the responsible person. This is done by carefully documenting the conditions at a crime scene and recognizing all relevant physical evidence. The actions of control, preserve, record, recover, and reconstruct, are the core principles of crime scene examination. An excellent Criminal Scene Investigator is someone who has a dedication to helping others through their detective work. They have excellent attention to detail, enabling them to identify significant evidence, establish inconsistencies in suspect statements, and discover connections between suspects and victims. The golden rule for crime scenes is "Do not touch, alter, move, or transfer any object at the crime scene unless it is properly marked, measured, sketched, and photographed." This rule is to be followed every day, in every scene.

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