CJ 327 Crime Scene Management
Civil and criminal litigation are among the most prevalent and common ways in which mankind and institutions interact. An analytical approach, used in engaging the world around us is no longer a casual pursuit but an essential element, to achieve efficacy and self determination. Crime Scene Evaluation is a multi-disciplined, forensic intensive course that will challenge the Criminal Justice student to think objectively while employing an elevated discernment of the relevance of crime scene indictors. Diluted blood stains, injury patterns, putrefactive odors, patent friction ridge imprints, DNA laden substratum and tool-mark impressions, comprise a short list of the many classes of evidence encountered by peace officers, city and state agency investigators, insurance claim adjusters and forensic nurses, to name just a few. Course material will be conveyed via a modified lecture method, guest presenters and a field trip to the New York Police Department's Forensic Identification Division.