[ARCHIVED CATALOG] 2013-2014 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

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[ARCHIVED CATALOG] 2013-2014 Undergraduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

CRM 342 - Evidence Collection and Preservation

3 credits

Prerequisite(s): POL 123 - Introduction to Law and the Legal System, CRM 220 - Survey of the Criminal Justice System, and CRM 230 - Introduction to Crime Scene Investigation
This course covers the methods associated with evidence collection and preservation of evidence. Upon successful completion, the student will be competent in the recording of the crime scene through photography and videotaping as one of the many methods of preserving evidence; the use of the many evidence development and recovery kits; the use of light energy to locate invisible trace materials; crime scene safety; the presentation of scientifically sound information in the courtroom; and the correct methods to collect questioned, known, and control samples related to hair standards, DNA, soil, fire debris, accelerants, and biological fluids.