CJA 362 Crime Scene Processing

This hands-on course focuses on the proper methods of processing a crime scene to find the physical evidence, protect it, document it, package it, and transport it to the laboratory facility. Scene security, sketching, photography, evidence packaging and fingerprint processing will be covered. Mock crime scenes will also be used as teaching aids. This course is cross-listed as FCM 362/363. 2 lecture hours and 1 three-hour lab. Prerequisite: CJA 236/237 or FCM 210/211 with a grade of 2.0 or higher

3 credit hours