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Crime Scene Investigation (Csi) : Course Code: Credit Units: 03 Course Objective

This course introduces students to forensic science and its role in criminal investigations. Over six modules, students will learn about crime scene management, collecting and preserving physical evidence, blood spatter analysis, investigative techniques like criminal profiling, and examining evidence and expert witnesses in court. Assessment includes a closed book exam weighted at 70% and other coursework assignments weighted at 30%. Key textbooks referenced cover topics like footwear impression evidence, forensic science techniques, interpreting blood evidence, and an introduction to forensic science methods.

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Crime Scene Investigation (Csi) : Course Code: Credit Units: 03 Course Objective

This course introduces students to forensic science and its role in criminal investigations. Over six modules, students will learn about crime scene management, collecting and preserving physical evidence, blood spatter analysis, investigative techniques like criminal profiling, and examining evidence and expert witnesses in court. Assessment includes a closed book exam weighted at 70% and other coursework assignments weighted at 30%. Key textbooks referenced cover topics like footwear impression evidence, forensic science techniques, interpreting blood evidence, and an introduction to forensic science methods.

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CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION (CSI)

Course Code: Course Objective:


This course would introduce the students to Forensic Science and its role in the investigative system. The students would be appraised about the crime scene management using which they would gain excellent knowledge regarding the handling of different physical evidences found at the crime scene, their properties and the various investigative techniques used in processing the crime scene.

Credit Units: 03

Course Contents:
Module I: Crime Scene Management Definition and causation of crime, Types of crime scene, Crime scene survey, protection of crime scene, searching of physical evidences, Recording, documentation and presentation in the court, processing and reconstruction of the crime scene-5 Module II: Physical Evidences Definition, types (testimonial and real evidence), admissibility of scientific evidence and importance of physical evidences, Collection, preservation, packing and forwarding of different types of evidences to the laboratories 5 Module III: Blood Splatter Analysis Blood stain pattern analysis, Blood physics, dynamics of blood spattering, Hemodynamics and Blood as a medium, Impact spatter blood stains, Motion and directionality, Point of convergence and point of origin, Characteristic blood patterns. Preservation of blood evidence, procedures and precautions thereof 5 Module IV: Investigation and Interrogation Law related to interrogation, interviewing of the criminals; methods used by the police in getting information from the criminal; the ethical issues related to the same 5 Module V: Investigative Techniques Criminal profiling, portrait parley, polygraphy, narcoanalysis, brain fingerprinting. 5 Module VI: Examination in the Court Expert Testimony: The role of the expert-witness; acceptance of evidence in the court; mental disorder and acceptance of evidence in court; child witness in the court. Direct examination and cross examination of prosecution lawyer and defence lawyer. 5

Examination Scheme:
Components Weightage (%) H 10 CIE A 5 ESE CT 15 70

Text & References:


Bodziak, W., Footwear Impression Evidence (2nd Edn.) CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, 2000. DeForest, P., Gaensslen, R., and Lee, H., Forensic Science - An Introduction to Criminilastics, McGraw Hill, New York, 1983. Fisher, B., Techniques of Crime Scene Investigation (6 th Edn.) CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, 2000. James, S., and Eskerc, W., Interpretation of Blood Stain Evidence at Crime Scenes, (2 nd Edn) CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, 1999. James, S.H., and Nordby, J.J., (Eds), Forensic Science; An Introduction to Scientific and Investigative Techniques, CRC Press, London, 2003.

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