LAWS 1030 — - Criminalistics I
This course surveys basic crime scene investigation methods. This course employs an active learning philosophy, where students learn by doing. Topics include and students actively participate in learning first responder duties, laws involving search and seizure of evidence, evidence collection and processing, photography, sketching, motor vehicle investigation and principles of reconstruction, impression and imprint evidence, blood spatter, and trace evidence. This course involves processing and investigating a mock crime scene. Lecture: 3 hours