(CRMJ 371) Criminal Investigation and Criminology
Explores the techniques, methods, science, and system by which criminal investigations are handled and presented to the courts.
Credit Hours | 3.0 Lecture |
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Prerequisites | None |
Offered | Fall, Winter |
Programs | - |
Course Outcomes
By the end of this course, the student will be able to:
- Apply critical thinking within the context of a criminal investigation.
- Understand the goals of the criminal investigation process.
- Recognize the different methods of collecting evidence.
- Understand the causes for criminal behavior.
- Understand the methods of collecting evidence from a crime scene.
- Understand the court presentation of evidence.
- Have the ability to conduct an interview.
- Understand the principles guiding the conduct of interrogations.
- Be able to write a comprehensive case report.
- Understand the resources available dependent on the nature of the crime.