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Investigation

Methodologies
Crime Scene Investigation This course employs lecture/discussion and extensive
practical exercises.
CICP Accredited Course
Course Requirements
Attendance of 100% is required at all class sessions.
Who Should Attend
Patrol offi cers, investigators and other persons responsible Students are required to participate in all practical
for crime scene processing, evidence collection and exercises. A minimum score of 75% must be achieved on
evidence submission. the written fi nal exam.
Special Concerns
Course Goal
To provide the knowledge and skills necessary to process Bring comfortable clothing for both inside and outside
crime scenes for physical evidence. This will include activities. Class will begin at 8:00 a.m. unless otherwise
the basic procedures necessary for the protection of the directed by the instructor. Students are requested to
crime scene, location of physical evidence, collection of bring their department-issued digital SLR format camera,
the evidence and submission of the evidence to the crime tripod and off-camera fl ash for photography exercises.
laboratory. In addition, students are encouraged to bring a fl ashlight
and alternate light/forensic light source that they currently
employ.
Course Objectives
The student will be able to:
➤ Secure and protect the crime scene. Course Coordinator
➤ Document a crime scene through sketching and Michael S. Glenn LIMIT 3 STUDENTS
photography. PER DEPARTMENT.
➤ Collect, package and transmit various types of Length of Course
physical evidence to the crime laboratory. Ten days (80 hours)

➤ Identify the difference between an interview and an
interrogation.
Criminal Investigation: ➤ Identify legal considerations when conducting an
Interviews and REVISED interview or interrogation of an adult and of a juvenile.
Interrogations ➤ Describe strategies and techniques for planning and
conducting successful interviews and interrogations.
CICP Accredited Course ➤ Explain methods to detect deception.
➤ Discuss the motives, social and ethical stimulants
leading to confessions and the law enforcement
This course is open only to SWORN law enforcement misnomers leading to false confessions.
offi cers.
Methodologies
Who Should Attend This course will employ lecture, class discussions,
Law enforcement offi cers involved in criminal practical exercises, and case studies. The course will
investigations. incorporate use of video clips and PowerPoint slides.
Course Goal
This basic course is designed for law enforcement offi cers Course Requirements
assigned to the investigations section of their agency or for Attendance is required at all sessions and participation in
those tasked with the responsibility of conducting criminal all practical exercises. Students must achieve a minimum
investigations, interviews and interrogations. score of 70% on a written test which will be given at the
conclusion of the course.
Course Objectives
At the completion of this course, the student will Course Coordinators Length of Course
successfully achieve the following objectives in Jessica Bullock Five days (40 hours)
accordance with the information presented during class: Scott Tyson
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