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Sample Syllabus
Introduction to Criminal Investigation
10-Week Course
Professor: Class Meeting Room:
Office: Class Meeting Time:
Telephone: Office Hours:
Email:
REQUIRED TEXT
Lushbaugh, Charles A., and Paul B. Weston (2016) Criminal Investigation-Basic
Perspectives 13th edition. Pearson ISBN 13-978-0-13-351440-7
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course is designed to introduce students to criminal investigation. It will provide an
overview of the evolution of policing and investigation, rules of evidence and arrest, the
crime scene, physical evidence, laboratory and technical services, development of basic
investigative leads, use of informants, interviewing and interrogation, investigating major
crime categories, and ethical awareness.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to understand:
The evolution of policing stemming from England and how the United States
modeled, reformed, and advanced policing and investigation.
The rules of evidence and arrest through the use of search warrants and
warrantless searches.
The process of controlling, investigating, and recording a crime scene.
The different types of evidence and the equipment and processing techniques used
to collect and evaluate this evidence.
The various types of investigative leads and use of informants and the importance
of them in the processing of a criminal investigation.
The difference, importance, and techniques involved in interviewing and
interrogation.
The investigation of major crime categories to include: crimes of violence, sexual
assaults, missing and exploited persons, robbery, arson, bombings, hate crimes,
property crimes, cybercrime, drugs, special investigations and terrorism.
The importance of an investigator as a witness and the ethical awareness within
law enforcement departments.
COURSE ASSIGNMENTS
Exams: There will be a cumulative mid-term and final exam that will encompass
multiple choice, true/false, and essay questions. Each exam will be worth 50 points and
will include material from the textbook and lecture.
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, Syllabi
Sample Syllabus
Introduction to Criminal Investigation
10-Week Course
Professor: Class Meeting Room:
Office: Class Meeting Time:
Telephone: Office Hours:
Email:
REQUIRED TEXT
Lushbaugh, Charles A., and Paul B. Weston (2016) Criminal Investigation-Basic
Perspectives 13th edition. Pearson ISBN 13-978-0-13-351440-7
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course is designed to introduce students to criminal investigation. It will provide an
overview of the evolution of policing and investigation, rules of evidence and arrest, the
crime scene, physical evidence, laboratory and technical services, development of basic
investigative leads, use of informants, interviewing and interrogation, investigating major
crime categories, and ethical awareness.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to understand:
The evolution of policing stemming from England and how the United States
modeled, reformed, and advanced policing and investigation.
The rules of evidence and arrest through the use of search warrants and
warrantless searches.
The process of controlling, investigating, and recording a crime scene.
The different types of evidence and the equipment and processing techniques used
to collect and evaluate this evidence.
The various types of investigative leads and use of informants and the importance
of them in the processing of a criminal investigation.
The difference, importance, and techniques involved in interviewing and
interrogation.
The investigation of major crime categories to include: crimes of violence, sexual
assaults, missing and exploited persons, robbery, arson, bombings, hate crimes,
property crimes, cybercrime, drugs, special investigations and terrorism.
The importance of an investigator as a witness and the ethical awareness within
law enforcement departments.
COURSE ASSIGNMENTS
Exams: There will be a cumulative mid-term and final exam that will encompass
multiple choice, true/false, and essay questions. Each exam will be worth 50 points and
will include material from the textbook and lecture.
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