Recent ProfessorsNot yet assignedRecent SemestersNo scheduled sections on recordClass SizeNot publishedCredits3PrerequisiteLimitation on Enrollment: Special Admission - must be admitted to program. Transfers ToCSUDescriptionStudents learn advanced applications of the principles of criminal investigation including the analysis of investigative techniques, criminal patterns and modus operandi, interviewing and interrogation strategies, collection and management of evidence, surveillance, and crime scene investigation. The course covers theories, philosophies and concepts related to suppression of crime. Students learn practical approaches to evidence identification; documentation of the location of evidence; crime scene sketching; and the collection and handling of evidence from the crime scene to the crime laboratory, and to presentation in court. The course includes lab exercises designed to reinforce important investigative skills. This course is intended for upper division students majoring in Public Safety Management. 